NEW MEXICO BEARS ARE ON THE MOVE…LOOKING FOR FOOD SOURCES AS DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN ACROSS THE STATE. TRISTANNA BICKFORD WITH THE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE ON THE INCREASE. AND SHE SAYS THEY’RE SHOWING UP IN MORE URBAN AREAS.
LAST WEEKEND IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST, A MAN WAS BITTEN BY A BEAR THAT WAS ATTRACTED TO THE AREA BY FOOD THAT HE WAS KEEPING IN HIS TENT. BICKFORD SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP FOOD SOURCES STOWED AWAY SO BEARS CAN’T GET TO THEM…WHETHER ON CAMPING TRIPS OR AT HOME.
