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Black Bears - Columbia Metropolitan Magazine.

 

The number of "nuisance" bear reports along the coast each spring and summer to the S. Department of Natural Resources seems on the increase, and the agency is now issuing guidelines on how state residents can avoid misadventures with these usually harmless, but curious mammals. As the human population continues to increase on the coast and development encroaches on bear habitat, the public will be more likely to see bears.

The key to coexisting with bears is understanding and respecting them, and following the rules and regulations aimed to protect the public and bears. Black bears are usually shy, evasive and non-aggressive toward people. There has never been a human fatality or even an attack attributed to a black bear in South Carolina. Only two human fatalities attributed to bears have occurred in the last years in the eastern US.

The coastal black bear population, centered in Horry and Georgetown counties, has already begun its wanderlust searching for fruits and berries. This movement produces bear sightings by the public. The mere presence of a black bear does not necessarily represent a problem. Most are just passing through, but if there is an easy meal lying around, they will take advantage of it. The key to dealing with bears is not giving them a reason to hang around.

Store pet food indoors and keep garbage securely contained. If your neighborhood has open dumpsters, encourage managers to install locking lids. The increased movement can be detrimental to bears.

With some regularity, bears fall victim to highway collisions, particularly as more roads are built and more cars utilize existing roads. According to Dozier, at least 25 bears were killed on Horry County and Georgetown County roads in If you hit a bear or see one that has been hit by a car, please call your local DNR office or the DNR Radio Room in Columbia, which is toll-free and available hours-a-day at Remember that it is illegal to possess or remove any part of a bear so do not attempt to pick up a dead animal.

In the rare instance that the bear follows you face the bear and walk slowly backwards. Do not make eye contact. Make yourself look as big as possible and make as much noise as possible. No garbage: Keep garbage in tightly shut or bear-proof trash cans; garbage left in the open or in the back of a truck is an open invitation for a bear. Clean grills: Keep charcoal and gas grills covered and clean to keep food odors from attracting bears. Or install the feeder on a rope or cable so it can be raised and lowered.

 

How many black bears in south carolina.Learn to Cope with Bears as Encounters Increase

  But never trust a bear to turn down a free meal it smells at a campsite. Preferred Habitat Typically, black bears require large expanses of forest dominated by a diversity of mast-producing hardwoods and shrubs intermixed with early successional vegetation such as blackberries, pokeberries, etc. They are not provided. Only then does it attach to the wall of the uterus. Food Habits Black bears are opportunistic and will feed on whatever is readily available.