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best option is to either invest in a bear-resistant garbage can or make your existing can bear proof.

Residents are also advised to wait until the morning of trash pickup to put garbage cans out for collection. The less time garbage is out, the less time bears will have to find it and reinforce their association between a neighborhood and easy food sources.

Simply tying down a garbage can lid is not enough to stop the behavior. The

Contact the Vermont Fish and Wildlife department at (802) 828-1000 or fwinformation@vermont.gov for more information. Bear incidents can be reported at www.anrweb.vt.gov/FWD/FW/WildlifeBearReport.aspx.