Since 1980, 63 grizzlies have been hit by trains and killed along a section of railroad near Glacier National Park. Many died because they got drunk on fermented grain spilled from railcars and couldn’t move fast enough to outrun the trains.
My neighbors used to have a crabapple tree in front of their house; the number of drunken deer I’ve seen has been both hilarious and extensive. Sidebar excluded, bear will still cross the tracks and so the issue is better addressed at the train level. I hate the idea of fences, so I’d opt for sound and visual deterrents
Oh, I’m very aware of animals getting drunk on fallen apples. That’s what I assumed this story would be. It’s not, though. It’s about bears getting drunk on grain that has fallen off of trains to ferment. So it’s an entirely different issue.
My neighbors used to have a crabapple tree in front of their house; the number of drunken deer I’ve seen has been both hilarious and extensive. Sidebar excluded, bear will still cross the tracks and so the issue is better addressed at the train level. I hate the idea of fences, so I’d opt for sound and visual deterrents
Oh, I’m very aware of animals getting drunk on fallen apples. That’s what I assumed this story would be. It’s not, though. It’s about bears getting drunk on grain that has fallen off of trains to ferment. So it’s an entirely different issue.