>I was wondering if the members of Bee-L could help me settle a debate I'm
>having with my father.  He was trying to tell me that years ago he would
>get lion dung at the zoo.  He claims he would spread it around his bee
>yards to keep the bears away.
>
>Is my dad trying to test my gullibility or has anyone else heard of this?
>Any Zoologists out there ?
>
>Kevin Christensen
We used to have a neighbor who used Lion Dung  from the zoo on her
garden.It is hot ! She left it in a pile one year and it began to burn. In
Alaska it is not so hat as to cotribute much to this chemical reaction. We
did not have any bears though. Did the lion dung help? Beats me! A boy
stood on the corner one time snaping his fingers ,when asked what he was
doing he said scaring thew elephants away. When he was told that there were
no elephants around he said" it works dont it?"  Seriuosly It would be hard
to test but there is a certain logic to it. Try and keep a fresh supply of
lion dung around and see lif there is a difference in bear siteings.
 
 
Jery Fries