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fmgate · 06-23-2008, 10:10 AM

The Winnipesaukee area is not unlike much of the northeast in that it has experienced an increase in its bear population over past several years. For example, in Massachusetts, the bear population doubled over the past 10 years.

Bear/human interactions will increase as bear populations grow, human development enters more bear habitat, and conservation/hunting behaviors change.

Perhaps it would be beneficial to discuss the pros/cons of feeding birds in the summer (either in this forum, or some other forum). NH Fish and Game strongly urges birders to take their feeders in during the summer. And in Alaska, the legislature even attempted to include a bird feeder provision in a recent bill that would fine birders for feeding birds in the summer (the provision was ultimately left out of the bill).

06-23-2008, 10:10 AM	#7
fmgate Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 43 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 4 Posts	The Winnipesaukee area is not unlike much of the northeast in that it has experienced an increase in its bear population over past several years. For example, in Massachusetts, the bear population doubled over the past 10 years. Bear/human interactions will increase as bear populations grow, human development enters more bear habitat, and conservation/hunting behaviors change. Perhaps it would be beneficial to discuss the pros/cons of feeding birds in the summer (either in this forum, or some other forum). NH Fish and Game strongly urges birders to take their feeders in during the summer. And in Alaska, the legislature even attempted to include a bird feeder provision in a recent bill that would fine birders for feeding birds in the summer (the provision was ultimately left out of the bill).