Those bear incidents are happening with some regularity down here in Jersey, too. Most are in the western part of the state, nearer to Pennsylvania, but they are headed towards the eastern portion of the state as well.
We had a terrible time with raccoon getting into our garbage. No matter what we did, they found a way in. The squirrels helped them out by eating through the tops of the bear cans!
So, we got a huge plastic trash box thing. No more squirrels, no more raccoons. They sure did try, though. I still see little footprints on my car (which gets parked right up against the garbage cans) every little morning.
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