Officials warn Teton County residents after black bear and cubs have been sighted 

DRIGGS — Idaho Fish and Game are informing locals astir aggregate sightings of a achromatic carnivore and 3 cubs.

It’s happening successful Teton County adjacent nan Teton Creek Resort, located successful Driggs, according to nan Teton County Sheriff’s Office. 

Fish and Game received reports of nan bears getting into unsecured garbages, a news merchandise said. 

“For nan information of some nan organization and nan bears, Fish and Game is asking residents to decently shop their garbage and different attractants by making them inaccessible,” nan merchandise said. 

Here’s what you tin do to protect yourself and nan bears: 

• Remove vertebrate feeders betwixt April and mid-November.
• Feed pets inside.
• Get a bear-resistant trash tin and usage it properly. Do not tamper pinch latches, prop them open, aliases complete capable them. If you don’t person a bear-resistant tin aliases if location is excessively overmuch trash to fresh successful nan can, support it successful a car shed until nan greeting of trash pickup.
• Do not support coolers, refrigerators, aliases freezers outside.
• If a carnivore has already visited your spot and recovered food, return nan supra steps correct away. 

“It is nan work of each of america to do our portion and support some group and bears safe,” said Curtis Hendricks pinch Fish and Game successful a news release. “As soon arsenic a carnivore finds an easy repast for illustration garbage, they will proceed to activity retired nutrient rewards that bring them into adjacent proximity of humans.”

Rural areas for illustration Teton Valley are located connected nan urban-wildland interface and beryllium correct successful nan mediate of grizzly and achromatic carnivore habitat, officials said.

Teton County residents tin study carnivore problems to nan Upper Snake Regional Fish and Game Office astatine (208) 525-7290.

Courtesy Idaho Fish and Game