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Originally Posted by peter12
I was bluff charged by a black bear in the field last year. I bet it was a problem bear feeding on improperly disposed garbage around the site. Bear finds a food source, bear becomes territorial, bear eliminates threat.
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Encounters with wildlife is relatively common at the oilsands plants. These facilities are carved out of the boreal forest, and the perimeters are not secured by fencing where there are no near by roads, hence animals can roam fairly freely. Coyotes and foxes have been fed with camp food (by morons) over the years which has caused problems from time to time. People used to drive down to the dump and toss rocks at scrounging bears back in the day. Cheap thrills I guess. And there's been lots more wildlife lost in the tailings ponds than just a few ducks here and there.