Is Garbage A Food Group For Wild Bears?
I had the fortune to photograph some baby bear cubs a few weeks ago while on a trip in northern British Columbia. The Muncho Lake – Liard Hots Springs area has been a hot spot for wildlife every time I have been there. Buffalo, caribou, mule dear, stone sheep, moose and bears live in abundance.
I was photographing a Black Bear for a few minutes when a little cub poked his head above the grass. He was very leary of me, but with Mom there he decided to take a good look . Mom was watching me closely but did not appear too concerned. As they became accustomed to me they went on with their feeding and moved along a little.
As I was trying to get a good shot of Mom and Cub together, baby bear dissappeared for a minute. When he popped up again he had a paper drinking cup in his mouth. Mom came over quickly as if to say “Yuck, we don’t eat those Baby Bear!” 
I was shocked. Here I am, out in the middle of no where, photographing bears in the wild, and they happen upon a paper cup. I am well aware of the garbage dump bears found around many city dumps, but I thought that there really were places that wildlife could live without contact with humans. Where bears really could be ‘wild’.
Well maybe I am wrong. I wish more people would respect the wild, our environment and the creatures that live here with us. It would certainly be a nicer place to live.
And to ‘Baby Bear’; I hope you live a long, full, ‘wild’ life with minimal human contact!!!
Happy Shooting!!
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September 5th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Yes you are so right some people are peluting too much now and are wild life are sffering.