Just got back from guarding a bear again. It's getting to be a full time job, night and day :( It's been estimated that at any one time in the village there are about ten bears. Most people are just letting the bear pass through their gardens, but when someone can't leave their house, or there's a hoard of kids harassing them, we are called in. The last week and a half has seen an increase in the amount of on-lookers too. The situation is getting pretty hairy with near rioting by those who don't want the bears shot and those who do. The Bear Watch members are right in the middle getting abuse from both sides :( Throw in those who just want to be part of the drama, and the media guys, it's a circus. Don't know how long this is going to go on for, the conservation guys have told us that because of our extrememly hot and dry summer that there's not enough berries for the bears. A rough time :( Sharon on Vancouver Island
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