Although the bear season isn't officially over, here are some preliminary results of the 2010 Bear Sighting & Incident data. For a more detailed recap of the 2010 bear season, go here.
BY THE NUMBERS: There have been 1,104 reports of bear sightings and incidents in 2010.The highest months for reports were June: 145, July: 401, August: 308 and September: 109. (see graph below).
• There were 38 reports of bears in homes or attempting to get into homes, 67 reports of bears in garages, on decks or in yards and 10 reports of bears breaking into vehicles.
• 883 of the reports involved human foods. 846 of those were bears getting into trash and 768 of the 846 were bears getting into trash in the city.
MAPS: A quick preliminary plot of sightings and incidents in 2010. The maps are a good representation of where sightings and incidents occurred, but not representational of the level, or severity, of sightings and incidents. (click photos for a larger view).
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