![]() ![]() The most bear sightings and most bear-human conflicts occur around the Farmington Valley, where most towns are already heavily developed. In just the past six weeks, there have been several heavily publicized incidents: A mother bear and cubs broke into a Canton home, another broke into several Salisbury houses, still another broke into an Avon bakery and dragged out several dozen cupcakes, and a bear was euthanized after barging into a Bloomfield house. (Courtesy of state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection) A map shows the frequency of black bears entering homes between 20. DEEP reported that 2022 was a record year, with bear house entries up about 50% over 2020, the second highest year. It happened only five times in 2014, compared to 67 times last year. One of the most alarming statistics is the increase in reports of bears getting into houses, either through doors and windows left open or by forcing their way in. Along with that, human-bear conflicts are up steeply: Reports of such encounters numbered fewer than 500 in 2015, but shot up to more than 3,100 last year. “That means the population is both increasing in density where you have bears and spreading into new areas that haven’t had bears in the past.”ĭEEP statistics have shown the black bear population growing since the 1980s, with especially heavy increases in the past decade. “Certainly any habitat that is lost is less for bears and other wildlife to use, but what is happening in Connecticut is that your bear population is growing and growing rapidly now,” Wattles said. “Then new developments that go into established bear range are certainly going to have bears around them - and if people that move there provide foods for bears, the bears will exploit it. Children may or may not notice these minor cracks in an otherwise sharp retelling.“The bears are moving into both newly developed and historically developed areas to take advantage of the plentiful human-associated foods around modern towns, neighborhoods, and residences,” Wattles said. Why, for example, did the bear think a cactus was a chair if he had chairs in his own woodsy cottage? Why was Goldilocks's luxury apartment unlocked? Even in a fairy-tale world, stories need logic to suspend disbelief. The humor will likely overpower the illogical aspects of the story, but some sharp children may still point out flaws. The story is rich with contrast: rural and urban, animal and human, child and adult. Librarians will find this book an excellent addition to fairy-tale units, especially since the narrative invites so much discussion. Older children will enjoy reading humorous street and shop signs ("This Way," "No This Way Actually" and "Wolf's Clothing Boutique"). Hodgkinson assembles urban street scenes with whimsically asymmetrical buildings. The snappy, British-flavored language is perfectly paired with jazzy mixed-media illustrations in mustard yellow, teal, lime, and magenta. The triumph of this book is the brilliant moment in which Goldilocks and Baby Bear recognize each other and begin reminiscing about their previous encounter and Goldilocks apologizes for her previous behavior. ![]() ![]() He also sits on a cactus and reclines in a bathtub before finding his way to a comfortable chair and bed. K-Gr 2-In this clever spin-off, Baby Bear (now grown up) breaks into Goldilocks's family's condo in "Snooty Towers." As he searches for porridge, he ends up consuming water from a fishbowl and the cat's food. ![]()
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