â–ş Listen Live

MNRF studying if black bears return to familiar grounds

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is studying how many black bears return to familiar surroundings year after year and which ones are new to a particular area.

Using the bear’s strong sense of smell, the MNRF is putting down sardine traps in several parts of the province with the hope the bears will catch a whiff of the fish and show up to eat it.

The ministry is placing the sardines close enough to barb wire so that to get to the meal, the bear has to rub its body against the prickly wire.

The rubbing should be enough to leave behind some hair particles from which the MNRF can get DNA samples.

The study is going on this month and the data will be collected over several weeks.

The ministry says by amassing the data, it can tell over time which bears are regulars to the area and which are newcomers.

Rocco Frangione
Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.

Continue Reading

cknr Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Town of Espanola hosting open houses focusing on economic diversification

Espanola is hosting open houses to focus on economic diversification locally, and in the LaCloche Region.

EPR Minister visits Espanola firefighters

The Minister of Emergency Preparedness & Response, Jill Dunlop, and Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg visited firefighters in Espanola on Wednesday to present several pieces of equipment.

Spending money to find money – Elliot Lake hires company to find funding for the arena

Elliot Lake council has given its approval to hiring a company to find funding for the Rogers Arena.

Sudbury police switching up online reporting system

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is introducing a new online reporting platform next week.

Foundation work nearly done on Rogers Arena in Elliot Lake

The City of Elliot Lake says the foundation work on Rogers Arena is nearing completion.
- Advertisement -