It's not about which term to use, but which products are effective at deterring bears and other animals.

Something smells fishy! It may be your trash. Being bear smart may be the answer. By that, I mean understanding what bears want, and what they do may be the key to avoiding bear encounters. As the forests and natural habitats for bears are shrinking along with their sources of food, bears are likely to seek food in other places.

Nothing is considered bearproof anymore. The industry used to consider something bearproof if it would take a bear more than 2 hours to breach the can or enclosure. If a bear is determined enough, they are big and strong enough to tear into just about anything. So today, the term bearproof has been replaced with bear-resistant, meaning it won't permanently keep bears out but it can and will deter them from getting into them.

More and more often we hear of bear sightings in residential areas, town streets, and neighborhoods. They've broken into cars, homes, and most often into trash cans and dumpsters searching for food.

If you live in or near bear country, you need to understand when bears are searching for food and more importantly what attracts them to populated areas. It's food, specifically the scent of food usually from open or unsecured trash cans or dumpsters. Bird feeders and pet foods are other things that ring the dinner bell for bears.

So what can you do to deter bears from coming into your property for food? Bear-resistant cans, enclosures, and dumpsters have been proven to deter bears and other animals from ransacking your trash. Bears are smart, especially when it comes to finding food.

Did you know that bears are thought to have the best sense of smell of any animal on earth? For example, the average dog's sense of smell is 100 times better than a human's. A bloodhound's sense of smell is 300 times better. A bear's sense of smell is 7 times better than a bloodhound's or 2,100 times better than a human's.

Understanding that you can take proactive steps like removing birdfeeders, and dog or animal foods outdoors, putting your trash bags in airtight, bear-resistant containers, and keeping those cans or containers inside a garage, shed, or enclosure until trash pickup day.

Bearicuda Inc has been a leader in the industry for over 25 years and has a large variety of bear-resistant trash cans, metal enclosures, and dumpsters. Bearicuda bins have been helping customers keep bears, animals, and critters out of their trash for a long time. It's what we do.

We offer a variety of bear and animal-resistant containers, in different sizes, colors, and materials.