Black Bear Problem? Trappeur de Ville Is the Solution!
Black bears live in our forests but may occasionally approach homes when household waste and other food attractants are not properly secured.
Black bears live in our forests but may occasionally approach homes when household waste and other food attractants are not properly secured.
The primary concern with black bears is that they may approach cottages and other seasonal homes too closely.
Bears can damage property by overturning garbage bins, breaking fences and searching for food in gardens.
Black bears are generally shy and avoid people, but they may become aggressive if threatened or accompanied by cubs.
Quebec's wildlife ministry strictly regulates the capture of this reportable species. Bear trapping is permitted only from May 15 to June 30 and October 25 to December 15.
Relocating black bears is prohibited; captured animals must be humanely dispatched as required by law.
Black bear gestation lasts about 220 days, or just over seven months. Females generally give birth to one to four cubs during winter or early spring.
Females prepare dens in hollow trees, rock crevices, brush piles or abandoned burrows where they give birth and raise their cubs.
Cubs are born blind, hairless and weighing only a few hundred grams. They nurse for several months in the protection of the den and grow rapidly, reaching over two kilograms within a few months.
Female black bears are highly protective and may become aggressive if they perceive a threat to their cubs. Black bears play an important role in forest ecosystems.
