It always amazes me that people who are nervous when they encounter wildlife move to rural areas and leave their garbage around. Black bears normally don’t attack, exception — a female with cubs or sick.

Urban sprawl is becoming a huge challenge for our magnificent neighbours with them having to find food sources and dwelling when humans clear cut masses of land for side-by-side housing.

I live in a rural area and would love to see more wildlife, guess I would have to leave my garbage out.

S. Morgan

Sooke