The Hunting & Gathering team captured another photo of a black bear on the Swinomish Reservation last week.

Remember that most bears are inherently scared of people and will usually run from human encounters. We have no reason to think this bear will behave any differently. We have not had any reports of conflict (bear getting into garbage, etc.).

Please review information from the Washington Department Fish and Wildlife website below on how to prevent conflict with black bears and help us keep this bear out of trouble.

Primarily, manage garbage, pet food, compost bins, bird feeders, etc. so t...