Korkeasaari’s bears got to test the durability of reinforced waste bins. Photo: Annika Sorjonen / Korkeasaari
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Two brown bears at Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo were enlisted to test bear-resistant waste containers in a trial led by the Finnish Wildlife Agency. The goal is to reduce bear encounters in residential areas by making refuse inaccessible.
The test follows a rise in bear incidents across rural Finland, where animals have been increasingly attracted to domestic waste bins. This year alone, multiple regions reported bears returning repeatedly to the same yards, drawn by food scraps and other household waste.
“Bears are intelligent and quick to learn. Once they find an easy food
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
