The Bear Wise reporting line is available from April 1 to November 30th. Should you need assistance beyond these dates, please contact your local District Ministry of Natural Resources office.
The Bear Reporting Centre is in place to:
- Help educate people about bears and how they can prevent problems.
- Give the public access to a live call taker who can provide advice and information on dealing with problems.
- Enable the public to report:
- bear problems
- bears killed in defence of property
- tagged bears that have been killed for the purpose of human consumption.
If your call results in an occurrence a Bear Wise representative will:
- Help you determine what attracted the bear to your property and provide advice on how you can prevent problems.
- Provide a record of your call to local MNR District Offices.
Most bear problems can be averted by people. Remove or control things known to attract bears. This will keep people safe and bears wild. Trapping, relocating or killing bears does not keep bears out of your neighbourhood. As long as attractants are present, bears will come.
If your personal safety is threatened, you are urged to call your local police or 911.
IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY:
contact your local police force or dial 911
TO REPORT BEAR PROBLEMS: contact the Bear Reporting Line at:
1-866-514-2327 (TTY) 705 945-7641
