Bears Fort Frances

Black bears not expected to go into hibernation for at least another month and Fort Frances residents are being warned to watchout for prowling bruins.

Bylaw enforcement officer Arlene Byrnes says numbers are on parwith last year.

By the time bears started going into hibernation last October, the town had received a total of 40 reports.

Byrnes says residents should avoid attracting bears to their property by doing things such as picking apples have fallen off trees and can attract bears.