NEW MEXICO'S BEARS ARE WAKING UP … AND AFTER SUCH A DRY WINTER, IT'S POSSIBLE THE FOOD SOURCES IN THEIR HABITAT ARE SCARCE. RICK WINSLOW WITH STATE GAME AND FISH TELLS US THEY DON'T KNOW YET HOW MUCH THAT FOOD SUPPLY HAS BEEN AFFECTED … BUT EXPECT TO SEE BEARS IN CITIES SOMETIME SOON. WINSLOW TELLS US NEW MEXICO'S BEAR POPULATION IS LARGE, SO WE CAN BET ON SEEING THEM IN CITIES AND TOWNS THIS SUMMER, WHEN THEIR FOOD IS SCARCE.
WINSLOW SAYS PICK UP ANY FRUIT FROM TREES IN YOUR YARD … KEEP PET FOOD INDOORS … AND BRING IN BIRD FEEDERS. HE SAYS A COUPLE POUNDS OF BIRD SEED PROVIDES 3-OR-4 THOUSAND CALORIES … A VALUABLE MEAL FOR A BEAR.
