Bear Wise Program
Keep Bears out of your neighbourhood
What to do if you encounter a bear:
- IN AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY: Dial 911.
- To REPORT BEAR PROBLEMS: Contact the MNRF Bear Reporting Line: 1-866-514-2327 (TTY) 705-945-7641.
- VISIT THE BEAR WISE WEBSITE provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. (OMNRF). Seeing a bear is not an emergency or is it a bear problem.
If you feel you are in an emergency situation you may opt to call 911 for the Ontario Provincial Police.
NOTE: If a bear is rummaging through your garbage or eating seed out of a bird feeder, this is not an emergency. After the bear leaves the area, clean up the garbage and put the bird feeder(s) away until the snow flies.
