Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell says that when he was working at Wells Gray Park, installing bear-resistant bins impacted the number of human-bear interactions.

Source: https://www.clearwatertimes.com/community/bear-in-mind-how-to-keep-bears-out-of-the-trash-this-summer/

FWP says property owners need to store garbage in bear-resistant cans, and keep from leaving food and other attractants out, including pet food, chicken feed, and BBQs.

Source: https://realnewsmontana.com/ixp/117/p/bear-spray-montana/

Once the one-year pilot is complete, Sparks says the city will provide city council with a summary of findings and recommendations to potentially expand the bear-resistant organic cart program city-wide.

Source: https://www.radionl.com/2023/07/11/105662/