Bear activity prompts areas of Coquitlam park to close
Parts of Mundy Park in Coquitlam are closed to the public due to bear activity.
The City of Coquitlam is reminding residents to keep their distance if a bear is spotted, remain calm, and back away slowly.
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“Never leave food or backpacks or bags containing food out in the park,” the city said in a statement.
The city has also provided a map showing areas in red, where the park has been closed off to the public.
Mundy Park bear activity/ City of Coquitlam
A list of bear safety tips and advice is available on WorkSafeBC’s website.
If you want to know about the bear activity in a park before you go, use this interactive map, courtesy of the British Columbia Conservation Foundation, (BCCF).
The maps give people an idea of where a bear encounter could potentially take place – and take the necessary precautions as a result. Search results can also be filtered by date, location, species, attractants, the type of encounter, the outcome, and the group/agency.
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