Lock up your garbage because hungry bears and rubbing the sleep out of their eyes and looking for an easy meal.
Wildlife experts say securing your garbage is a simple way to avoid conflicts with bears.
Wildsafe BC’s Sunshine Coast program is just getting started for the season, and Coordinator Kim Drescher says bird seed also attracts bears.
Nanaimo Conservation Officer Troy Sterling says there have been ten sightings so far this season in the Nanaimo area, and there are a few places bears are known to frequent.
Sterling says any bear sightings should be reported by calling the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277
