More bear sightings prompt police to advise people be "Bear Wise"

black bear North Bay Police are advising people to be Bear Wise after several reports of bears on the Education Centre trails on Tuesday.

Meantime, another report of a mother bear and cubs in the Laurentian Escarpment Conservation Area.

This time, the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority says the encounter resulted in the bear bluff charging the man.

Officials say a man was running along the Hydro Line when he surprised the bears.

That’s when the mother bear snorted and bluff charged him, coming within 8 ft of him before stopping and banging her front paws on the trail.

Signage has been posted to let people know about the bear sighting.

In a release, the Conservation Authority says for information on being “bearwise”, visit the Ministry of Natural Resources Bearwise website.

For more information on bears, bear encounters, and how to deal with an encounter with a bear.

They also say if you see a bear in an NBMCA Conservation Area, please advise NBMCA at 705 474-5420. In a life threatening emergency, please call 911.