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'Have A Good Day’: B.C. Man Politely Asks Family of Bears To Leave His Yard
iAV - Antelope Valley Digital Magazine
By Jeff Lawrence
attached to the mama bear’s leg,” Cote told CTV Vancouver. “[The dog] didn’t leave the deck area and the bears never approached her. They kept their dis- tance.”
“I hope you enjoyed my yard,” he contin- ues. “Have a good day.”
A British Columbia man asked a family of bears to leave his property in maybe the most Canadian way possible.
Cote posted the video to a “Meanwhile in Sooke” Facebook group Thursday with the caption: “How a Canadian responds to wildlife.” Sooke is a community just west of Victoria, B.C.
When Jordan Cote heard his tenant’s dog barking outside on Monday, he walked out onto his deck to find a black bear with two young cubs just metres away.
Cote took the dog inside and then returned to film the bears.
“I didn’t even realize what was going on until I walked around the corner and the two cubs were
“I need you guys to go,” Cote can be heard saying to the unwanted visitors in his video, followed by a “thank you” when the bears begin to turn around.
The video has more than 2,000 shares and 1,200 likes since it was uploaded on Thursday.
Cote, who has lived on the rural property for two years, said he’s never seen bears in his yard before. He said he
was
shocked at how calm the mother remained.
casual. I’m like, this is Canada,” he said. “If you remain calm, the bear remains
“The whole encounter is so