Two Bears Walked Into B.C. Stores. More Than 33 Were Killed This Year.
Conservation officers in British Columbia have killed more than 33 bears this year, CBC reports, including two that entered stores through automatic sliding doors in Hope and Squamish. Those two are the detail that reframes a nuisance complaint: these were animals that strolled in through a shop entrance. The pressure has produced creative solutions aimed at keeping hungry bears away from attractants, up to and including a motion-activated zombie posted near the garbage. Deterrence at the bin is at least aimed at the right end of the problem — the attractant is what keeps bringing the bears back.
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A motion-activated zombie standing guard over the garbage is a wonderful escalation, and I mean that sincerely.
Charming, but it's a fix at the wrong end. As long as attractants are sitting out, the bears keep coming, and the zombie is a scarecrow with better hours.