Securing Bird Feeders from Florida Black Bears
Emergent growth of East Indian hygrophila. Figure 1 from publication SS-AGR-411/AG413: East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson. Credit: Lyn Gettys, UF/IFAS.
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Keywords

Bears
Wild Birds
UW430

How to Cite

Noel, Ethan T., and Elizabeth F. Pienaar. 2017. “Securing Bird Feeders from Florida Black Bears: WEC385/UW430, 3/2017”. EDIS 2017 (2). Gainesville, FL:3. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw430-2017.

Abstract

The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is the only species of bear in Florida, with an estimated population of approximately 4,030 bears. Bears are excellent climbers and can access bird feeders that are suspended from trees. This 3-page fact sheet explains how to secure bird seed from bears so that they don’t become reliant on human food sources, a condition that puts them at greater risk of being killed from vehicle collisions, illegal shooting, or euthanasia. Written by Ethan T. Noel and Elizabeth F. Pienaar, and published by the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, March 2017.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw430-2017
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References

Pienaar, E.F. 2014. Conflicts between People and the Florida Black Bear. WEC344. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw389 https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw389-2014

Giuliano, W. M., H. K. Ober, L. Watine, E. Hellgren, R. Boughton, and D. Telesco. 2014. Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Bears. WEC351. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw396 https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw396-2014

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