A question on the mind of many home-owners in the Kennebecasis Valley is what should I do if I run into a black bear?
A close to 400-pound animal has been spotted the past several weeks eating out of garbage and compost bins recently in French Village.
Kevin Craig, a bear management biologist with the Department of Natural Resources says DON'T PANIC.
Most bears fear people and will leave when they see you.
However, if a bear woofs, snaps its jaws, slaps the ground or brush, or bluff charges, then you are too close.
You should back away slowly, get into your home or vehicle and wait until the animal leaves the area.
DNR has set up a pair of traps for the bear that has been roaming around the past couple of days in the French Village area but no luck yet in snagging it.
