Bear caught feasting on birdseed at Huron County cottage | 24CA News
Lynda Mackey had an surprising visitor present as much as her cottage alongside the shoreline of Lake Huron on Monday. One that she’s by no means seen in her 20 years of proudly owning the place.
It was a Black bear, who’s on the transfer between by Huron County, between Bayfield and St. Joseph’s, Ont.
“I received a call from a neighbour saying that there was a bear heading our way, so my husband and I took a quick peek outside and lo and behold, there was the bear on our next door neighbour’s front lawn,” Mackey informed CBC’s Afternoon Drive on Wednesday.
“We quickly ran inside and watched from our window as it worked its way around lakeside.”
Mackey believes the bear was on the hunt for some meals and located a spot to dine after discovering a fowl feeder hanging on her entrance garden, she mentioned.
“The bear had no interest in humans, it was just looking for food, so it stuck around for about 45 minutes to an hour just having a lovely meal on the bird feed that we have,” she mentioned.
Don’t maintain meals or rubbish out, OPP say
Although Mackey has heard of bear sightings within the space through the years, she and her household by no means thought they’d be this shut to 1, she mentioned.
She describes the animal as a typical Black bear, which did not look too large in measurement whereas it was on all fours. That modified when it stood up, she mentioned.
“When they stood on their hind legs they were easily probably between give and six feet tall and it was a little bit more intimidating for sure,” she mentioned. “We were glad we were inside.”
After the bear left, Mackey mentioned she took the fowl feed down and was informed by a bear sighting hotline that for the reason that animal discovered meals at her cottage, there is a excessive probability it can return for seconds.
Huron Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are additionally conscious of the bear they usually’re advising residents to safe rubbish cans and fowl feeders, and to scrub their barbecue grills for any residue that will entice them to return again.
The OPP are reminding the general public to report sightings to the Ministry of Natural Resources and to name 9-1-1 if their security is threatened.
<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HuronOPP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#HuronOPP</a> is making the general public conscious of a bear that has been seen a number of instances within the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bayfield?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Bayfield</a> to <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/StJosephs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#StJosephs</a> communities previously few days. Secure rubbish cans, fowl feeders, and report sightings to the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MNRF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#MNRF</a> for monitoring functions. Call 911 if security is threatened. ^cs. <a href=”https://t.co/BwCO6xE1CE”>pic.twitter.com/BwCO6xE1CE</a>
—@OPP_WR
“They don’t want the bears to feel like this is an OK space to be, they just want them to continue to move along and go to wherever it was that they were heading to,” Mackey mentioned.
LISTEN | Lynda Mackey tells Afternoon Drive in regards to the bear she noticed at her cottage:
Afternoon Drive4:34Black bear noticed in Huron County
A black bear has been noticed in Huron County in latest days, alongside the shoreline of Lake Huron between Bayfield and St. Joseph’s. Lynda Mackey lives within the space, and met the bear herself. She shares extra with host Allison Devereaux.
