What鈥檚 better than a glass of wine at the end of the day?

Not much, really. But what if you could drink wine, save the bears and donate money to the BC SPCA all in one go?

The Bear, a Pinot Gris-style wine from Prince George鈥檚 Northern Lights Estate Winery, does just that.

The wine is made using surplus apples from local properties that could otherwise attract bears into urban areas or people鈥檚 yards.

The winery will also donate $2 from each bottle sold to the BC SPCA.

As bears venture more and more into populated areas, said BC SPCA CEO Craig Daniell said, it鈥檚 extra important that a fed bear doesn鈥檛 become a dead bear.

鈥淎s urban development expands into wild animal habitats, bear encounters have become a normal part of life, with tragic consequences for the bears,鈥� he said.

鈥淥ver time, bears may lose their natural fear of people and start to associate people with food. Sadly, hundreds of 鈥榩roblem鈥� bears end up being killed by conservation officers in B.C. every year.鈥�

The SPCA recommends that people collect ripe or fallen fruit, and secure garbage, compost, outside pet food storage, outdoor fridges, bee hives and chicken coops.

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