Overview
- MLIT is accelerating tree and brush removal on riverbanks and riverbeds to eliminate cover used by bears.
- Heavy machinery will be deployed to knock down vegetation at priority sites identified by recent sightings.
- Permit procedures for installing box traps on river corridors will be simplified to speed capture operations.
- Related costs are included in the government's 2025 supplementary budget proposal to fund expedited work.
- Officials say bears frequently move from mountains into towns along wooded river margins, guiding where operations will focus.