The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to remind residents and tourists regarding bear sightings around residences, cottages, campgrounds and while hiking.

Emergency Situations

Call 911 or your local police if a bear poses an immediate threat to personal safety and exhibits threatening or aggressive behaviour, such as:

• enters a school yard when school is in session,
• stalks people and lingers at the site,
• enters or tries to enter a residence,
• wanders into a public gathering,
• kills livestock/pets and lingers at the site.

Police will respond only to emergency situations.

Non-emergency Situations

Call Bear Wise, the toll-free reporting line, at 1.866.514.2327 if a bear:

• roams around or checks garbage cans,
• breaks into a shed where garbage or food is stored,
• is in a tree,
• pulls down a bird feeder or knocks over a barbecue,
• moves through a backyard or field but does not linger.

For more information visit the Bear Wise website.

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source: Grey Bruce OPP