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keep bears away.
Bears have made an astounding comeback from their low point around the turn of the last century, when they had been reduced to remnant populations in the most remote parts of Virginia. Today, the Blue Ridge and adjacent Piedmont is the epicenter of a bear population which now touches nearly every county in the Commonwealth.
“Greatly overlooked is the privilege of living in an area that supports a healthy bear population,” said Sajecki.
But writh that privilege comes the responsibility to ensure that our actions keep bears wild. It is much easier to prevent a bear from ever associating human dwellings and farms with food than it is to break a bad bear habit once it has started.
According to Sajecki, that will take tolerance and minor lifestyle adjust
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