Bear Wise: Ministry of Natural Resources

Bear Wise - Bears in your schoolyard. What you can do.
1) If you see a bear on or around school property:
GO INSIDE the school right away
TELL the first adult you see
2) If the bear sees YOU:
DON'T APPROACH the bear
SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
BEAR WISE
3) If the bear MOVES TOWARD you:
SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school while MAKING NOISE
Remove and drop your backpack if it contains food
YELL at the bear to GO AWAY!
DO NOT "play dead"
DO NOT turn and run
GET INSIDE the school as soon as you can, without running
4) Help keep bears away:
Keep your lunch inside the school
Do not leave food, wrappings or lunch bags in the schoolyard. Take them inside the
school to throw away
Tell your teacher if you see food or garbage left in open bins or in the schoolyard
IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: contact your local police force or dial 911

TO REPORT BEAR PROBLEMS: contact the Bear Reporting Line at
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
52067
ISBN 978-1-4249-3142-2 (Print)
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
www.bears.mnr.gov.on.ca
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Bear Wise - What You Should Know About Black Bears

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals. They are, however, opportunistic omnivores.
In other words, they will eat practically anything that is easy to get at. Admire them.
Respect them. But please, don't feed them.
Black bears are large, powerful animals. Adult males can weigh between 120-280 kg
(250-600 lbs). Adult females can weigh between 45-180 kg (100-400 lbs)
Black bears are actively feeding from mid-April to late fall in most parts of the
province
Black bears feed mainly on summer berry crops such as raspberries and blueberries,
as well as mountain ash acorns and beech nuts in the fall
In late summer and early fall some bears actively feed for 20 hours a day, ingesting as
much as 20,000 calories
During the summer bears typically double their body weight while preparing for winter
hibernation
If natural foods are not readily available, black bears will travel up to 100 km to find
other food - primarily your garbage
Once they know where to find a non-natural food source they will return again and
again
In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In
central Ontario, bears usually enter their dens by early November
Ontarios bear country

Where do you live?

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Bears will travel more than 100 kilometres to a known food source
and will keep returning until the food source is gone.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
Help the bear find his lunch
Black bears are not normally dangerous animals.

They will eat practically anything that is easy to get at.
Admire them. Respect them. But please, don't feed them.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
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MAZE SOLUTION

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Bears may climb trees to eat fruit and berries or because

they have been frightened by people or dogs. If they are left alone, they will
eventually come down from trees on their own.
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Black bears are opportunistic meaning they will eat anything that is easy to get.
They are omnivores which means they eat both plants and animals, including fish.
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9. You can braid this.
10. Friends should _ _ _ _ _.
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Rhymes With BEAR Answers
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Bears have a keen sense of smell more than seven times better than a bloodhound!
They can smell food up to 1.6 kilometres away.
Beehives, bird feeders, pet food, farmers crops and garbage
are some things that will attract bears.
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BEAR WISE Word Scramble Answer
BEAR WISE Crossword
(from BEAR WISE eBook)
HABITAT
Forested areas
where bears live
HONEY
BROWN
How much do you know about what attracts bears into human communities?
A sweet food that

bears like and they
find protein in the same
place
A small number of
Ontario black bears
are this colour
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CUBS
Baby bears
DANDELIONS
A bear food more
nutritious than spinach
GRUBS
FUR
Bears dig for this

living protein often
found in or under logs
A bears hair
isnt hair
HIBERNATE
CLAWS
Bears go into
dens in winter
On a bear, these are

sharp and curved,
and dont retract
ANTS
BLUEBERRIES
A patch of these offers a
main meal in mid-late summer
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A plant that bears like
to eat for the protein
and the sweet flowers
A keen sense helps

bears find food up to
1.6 kilometres away!
NUTS
CLIMB TREES
They eat plant material

and also eat meat
Bears get protein from

eating these insects
OMNIVORES
JANUARY
The month cubs are
usually born in Ontario
Cubs can do this very

well at up to 10 feet
per second! (2 words)
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A black bears
favourite fall food
ACROSS
2. Compost bins should not contain _____ products.
6. Left uncleaned, this will attract bears it is where you cook meat outdoors.
7. Since bears are strong-muscled, they are __________.
8. Bears are omnivores and are attracted to both meat and ______ for food.
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1. This is the most common cause of human-bear conflicts.
3. Bears find food using this sense.
4. Be sure that this has no dairy products in it as it can attract bears.
5. If bears find food, they will remember to _______ to the same food source again
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BEAR WISE Crossword Answer
BEAR WISE Word Scramble
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Forested areas
where bears live
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Baby bears
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A bear food more
WASCL
Bears go into
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sharp and curved,
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SNAT

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Bears dig for this

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The month cubs are

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A sweet food that

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A bears hair
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A keen sense helps

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well at up to 10
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A black bears
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BEAR WISE Crossword Answer
BEAR WISE Word Scramble
TBIAATH
Forested areas
where bears live
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Baby bears
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NADDELINOS
A bear food more
WASCL
Bears go into
dens in winter

sharp and curved,
and dont retract
SNAT

MOOVINERS
and also eat meat
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
Bears dig for this

HAIRBENTE
The month cubs are

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A small number of
Ontario black bears
are this colour
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A sweet food that

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A keen sense helps

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well at up to 10
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A black bears
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BEAR WISE Word Scramble Answer
BEAR WISE Crossword
HABITAT
Forested areas
where bears live
HONEY
BROWN
How much do you know about what attracts bears into human communities?
A sweet food that

bears like and they
find protein in the same
place
A small number of
Ontario black bears
are this colour
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CUBS
Baby bears
DANDELIONS
A bear food more
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FUR
Bears dig for this

A bears hair
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HIBERNATE
CLAWS
Bears go into
dens in winter

sharp and curved,
and dont retract
ANTS
BLUEBERRIES
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CLOVER
A keen sense helps

NUTS
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and also eat meat

OMNIVORES
JANUARY
The month cubs are

well at up to 10 feet
per second! (2 words)
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
A black bears
favourite fall food
ACROSS
2. Compost bins should not contain _____ products.
6. Left uncleaned, this will attract bears it is where you cook meat outdoors.
7. Since bears are strong-muscled, they are __________.
8. Bears are omnivores and are attracted to both meat and ______ for food.
DOWN
1. This is the most common cause of human-bear conflicts.
3. Bears find food using this sense.
4. Be sure that this has no dairy products in it as it can attract bears.
5. If bears find food, they will remember to _______ to the same food source again
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Rhymes With BEAR Answers
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Bears have a keen sense of smell more than seven times better than a bloodhound!
They can smell food up to 1.6 kilometres away.
Beehives, bird feeders, pet food, farmers crops and garbage
are some things that will attract bears.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
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Fill in the words that rhyme with BEAR:
Black bears are opportunistic meaning they will eat anything that is easy to get.
They are omnivores which means they eat both plants and animals, including fish.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
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5.
A rip
Not here, but _ _ _ _ _.
A female horse
A fruit
A shape
6. A _ _ _ _ of shoes
7. A rabbit
8. Fresh _ _ _
9. You can braid this.
10. Friends should _ _ _ _ _.
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MAZE SOLUTION

1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
Colouring Pages
Bears may climb trees to eat fruit and berries or because

they have been frightened by people or dogs. If they are left alone, they will
eventually come down from trees on their own.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
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Colouring Pages
Bears will travel more than 100 kilometres to a known food source
and will keep returning until the food source is gone.
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
Help the bear find his lunch

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Bear Wise - What You Should Know About Black Bears

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals. They are, however, opportunistic omnivores.
In other words, they will eat practically anything that is easy to get at. Admire them.
Respect them. But please, don't feed them.
Black bears are large, powerful animals. Adult males can weigh between 120-280 kg
(250-600 lbs). Adult females can weigh between 45-180 kg (100-400 lbs)
Black bears are actively feeding from mid-April to late fall in most parts of the
province
Black bears feed mainly on summer berry crops such as raspberries and blueberries,
as well as mountain ash acorns and beech nuts in the fall
In late summer and early fall some bears actively feed for 20 hours a day, ingesting as
much as 20,000 calories
During the summer bears typically double their body weight while preparing for winter
hibernation
If natural foods are not readily available, black bears will travel up to 100 km to find
other food - primarily your garbage
Once they know where to find a non-natural food source they will return again and
again
In northern Ontario, most black bears move into their winter dens by mid-October. In
central Ontario, bears usually enter their dens by early November
Ontarios bear country

Where do you live?

1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
Bear Wise - Bears in your schoolyard. What you can do.

1) If you see a bear on or around school property:
GO INSIDE the school right away
2) If the bear sees YOU:
DON'T APPROACH the bear
SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
BEAR WISE
3) If the bear MOVES TOWARD you:
SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school while MAKING NOISE
Remove and drop your backpack if it contains food
YELL at the bear to GO AWAY!
DO NOT "play dead"
DO NOT turn and run
GET INSIDE the school as soon as you can, without running
4) Help keep bears away:
Keep your lunch inside the school
Do not leave food, wrappings or lunch bags in the schoolyard. Take them inside the
school to throw away
Tell your teacher if you see food or garbage left in open bins or in the schoolyard

1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641
52067
ISBN 978-1-4249-3142-2 (Print)
1-866-514-BEAR (2327) (TTY) 705 945-7641

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Bear Wise - Bears in your schoolyard. What you can do.

1) If you see a bear on or around school property:

GO INSIDE the school right away

TELL the first adult you see

2) If the bear sees YOU:

DON'T APPROACH the bear

SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school

TELL the first adult you see

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

3) If the bear MOVES TOWARD you:

SLOWLY BACK AWAY toward the school while MAKING NOISE

Remove and drop your backpack if it contains food

YELL at the bear to GO AWAY!

DO NOT "play dead"

DO NOT turn and run

GET INSIDE the school as soon as you can, without running

TELL the first adult you see

4) Help keep bears away:

Keep your lunch inside the school

IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: contact your local police force or dial 911

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Bear Wise - What You Should Know About Black Bears

Ontarios bear country

IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: contact your local police force or dial 911

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Word Search Solution

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BEAR WISE Word Search

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Help the bear find his lunch

Black bears are not normally dangerous animals.

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Black bears are not normally dangerous animals.

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Bears may climb trees to eat fruit and berries or because

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Rhymes With BEAR

Fill in the words that rhyme with BEAR:

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Rhymes With BEAR Answers

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BEAR WISE Word Scramble Answer

BEAR WISE Crossword

(from BEAR WISE eBook)

(from BEAR WISE eBook)

A sweet food that

Bears dig for this

On a bear, these are

A keen sense helps

They eat plant material

Bears get protein from

Cubs can do this very

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BEAR WISE Crossword Answer

BEAR WISE Word Scramble

(from BEAR WISE eBook)