ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN HUMANS AND BEARS ARE PRETTY RARE IN NEW MEXICO, BUT THEY CAN HAPPEN…ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. KARL MOFFATT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH SAYS IT’S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO REMOVE FOOD SOURCES FROM OUTSIDE YOUR HOME…AND THAT MEANS PUTTING AWAY YOUR BARBECUE GRILL AFTER USING IT.
MOFFATT SAYS MALES AND YOUNG INDEPENDENT BEARS ARE NOW EMERGING FROM HIBERNATION…AND THE MOTHERS AND YOUNG CUBS WILL SOON FOLLOW.
