We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bears toppling trash cans to gorge on the contents can be seen as almost comical -- unless it is your trash can. Unfortunately ...

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About a dozen smarter-than-your-average bears have learned how to burglarize the bear-resistant garbage bins used by residents in Tofino and Ucluelet, according to wildlife officials. Bob Hansen ...

I would have resorted to keeping the garbage cans on my enclosed porch, were it not for fear of a determined bear coming along and simply letting himself into my home. At last, I started ...