UM Todaybear safety – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CBC Manitoba: Bear-proof bins would be worth the investment in Manitoba provincial park, expert says https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-bear-proof-bins-would-be-worth-the-investment-in-manitoba-provincial-park-expert-says/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-bear-proof-bins-would-be-worth-the-investment-in-manitoba-provincial-park-expert-says/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:49:44 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=204298 Bear-proof bins would be worth the investment in Manitoba provincial park, expert says]]> A professor at the University of Manitoba says it’s shocking that larger commercial bear-proof containers haven’t been installed in Whiteshell Provincial Park, where black bears have been seen breaking into garbage bins to get food.

Garbage containers near Falcon Lake in southeastern Manitoba used to be stored in wooden structures that helped to protect the bins and prevent wildlife from eating what’s inside, residents say.

The province replaced the enclosures a few years ago with metal bins that have plastic lids.

“If you can open the container with a crowbar, it’s not bear-proof.… That is basic bear smart 101,” said Michael Campbell, Professor of environment, earth and resources at the U of M.

To read more about this story, please visit CBC Manitoba.

]]> https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-bear-proof-bins-would-be-worth-the-investment-in-manitoba-provincial-park-expert-says/feed/ 0 CBC Manitoba: How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-how-to-keep-your-campsite-bear-safe-for-you-and-for-them/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-manitoba-how-to-keep-your-campsite-bear-safe-for-you-and-for-them/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:11:42 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=200237 How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them]]> Professor of Environment and Geography, Michael Campbell talks with guest host Chloe Friesen about how humans can keep their environments safe for bears. He gives tips and tricks so you are not leaving any trace of your presence when camping.

To listen to their full conversation, please visit CBC Manitoba. 

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