[NatureNS] black bears vs. backwoods cabins

Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:14:41 -0300
From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
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 Hi all,
   recently I re-read Bud Inglis' 1990 classic "Backwood Cabins of Nova Scotia." He writes that black bears fear and avoid broken glass....for obvious reasons. Apparently they break into empty camps through doors and shuttered windows, never by breaking glass windows.
   He mentions an incident when a bear broke into a cabin --through a wooden door-- and punctured and drained every single tin can there. All food-containing glass containers were left untouched. 
   Is Bud Inglis' observation correct in general ? Or true only for a specific animal or area? Any comments?
   Dusan Soudek

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