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Tips for composting when bears are active

BEARS CAN BE drawn to backyard composters. Vermont Fish & Wildlife has a number of recommendations to keep them away.
Photo y John Hall, VTF&W
June 13, 2024
Many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes — bears on decks, tearing down bird feeders, wrecking beehives, killing chickens, and getting into trash, compost and garbage containers.
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