Burying plastic pipelines and welding a metal cage over float valves will correct the problem before it occurs. When rotating livestock or destocking, consider leaving water facilities operational in vacant pastures for the benefit of the bears as well as other wildlife. Many states have black bear populations and people coexist with them on a daily basis. In the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, black bears are found on many ranches and farms, as well as in parks and on state and federal lands. Several successful relocations of black bears have occurred in the past several years by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Bears are very intelligent and curious.
Sometimes this natural curiosity and opportunistic feeding habits cause them to lose their fear of human activities. The result is a nuisance bear, which could pose a threat to humans. Occasionally black bears can be relocated successfully, often many miles from the area where they were creating a problem. But often these nuisance bears must be destroyed. Bears habituate quickly to humans and their food.