Bears live primarily in the forest and they have a remarkable way of adapting to people moving in to their territory. Black bears eat berries, nuts, tubers, roots, honey, worms, buds, leaves, fruit, twigs, grubs, fish, insects, and small mammals. In the spring, black bears even eat the inside layer of young trees. They must eat between 11 and 18 pounds of food each day to stay healthy. Black bears hibernate during the winter months.
Water should be boiled for at least 3 to 5 minutes to sanitize it. Some agencies recommend boiling for 10 minutes just to be safe. If you live at high altitudes, add a minute for every 1000 feet above sea level.
1 Boiling can be used as a pathogen reduction method that should kill all pathogens. 2  Water should be brought to a rolling boil for 1 minute. 3  At altitudes greater than 6,562 feet (greater than 2000 meters), you should boil water for 3 minutes. Methods that may remove some or all of viruses from drinking water are: 2  Boiling (Rolling boil for 1 minute minimum) has a very high effectiveness in killing viruses; 3  Filtration is not effective in removing viruses; 4  Disinfection with iodine or chlorine has a high effectiveness in killing viruses;