Bears are dying in British Columbia as spring turns to summer. I’d like to have a cute, chipper way of introducing this interview, but that’s the sad fact. Largely due to poor attractant management, bears wander into communities in search of easy meals, an inconsistent response from various residents results in their ongoing presence in the community, and, eventually, it often leads to conservation officers killing the bear for alleged habituation. It doesn’t need to be this way. Luci Cadman of the North Shore Black Bear Society in British Columbia works tirelessly to educate communities and push for enforcement of existing by-laws regarding attractants and human behaviour that leads to these conflicts.  She joined Defender Radio to discuss the reality of living near bears, the things individuals and whole communities can do to stop the killing, and why this isn’t a bear issue, but a human one. North Shore Black Bear Society: www.northshorebears.com Defender Radio Patreon: www.patreon.com/DefenderRadio Sign Up For Emails from Defender Radio & The Fur-Bearers: www.thefurbearers.com/updates Defender Radio on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/HowieMichael Defender Radio on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/DefenderRadio Defender Radio on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DefenderRadio