Video footage shows the bear rolling around the trash can and making futile attempts to pry it open in Anchorage, Alaska.

A resident in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded a bear attempting to pry open a trash can to get a snack.

The bear tips the can, rotates it, pushes it, and climbs on top of it in a desperate - yet entertaining - attempt to get it ...

Animal-proof garbage cans do exist and often feature a screw-on style lid that can deter the critters. The problem? First, raccoons are smart, and over time many have figured out how to twist off ...

A black bear’s snack run was thwarted in early June when it was bested by a trashcan in an Anchorage neighborhood.

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Instead, you can use a motion-detection sprinkler, raccoon-proof trash cans, or repellents like ammonia to keep raccoons out of your yard. Doggy Dare Trash Can Lock This simple bungee cord is all ...

Soon, they can become habituated to garbage. They return and cause more problems trying to get food. Ultimately, the bear is tagged a “nuisance bear” and eventually euthanized. Individual communities ...

GARDINER, Mont. — Bear Awareness Gardiner and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition helped install three new bear-proof trash cans to Gardiner Public Schools. Gardiner Public Schools are in prime ...

Bear-proof trash cans benefit wildlife The majority of people in Colorado love our wildlife. As our state’s population is growing, there will be more human-animal contact. Honestly, you would ...