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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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We were going backpacking into an area known to have both black bears and grizzly bears, and we wanted to be safe, so we sought out the ranger to ask
how we should behave to avoid injury from attack. He told us bears most often attack if they are startled, so many people sew small bells onto their
clothing so the bears can hear them coming and won't be surprised. He also advised us to bring bear spray - industrial-strength pepper spray - to
deter any aggressive bears that might confront us.
Then he told us about the two kinds of bears we might encounter: black bears, which eat mostly insects, berries, and other such fruit and roots; and
the larger grizzly bears. The grizzly bear's diet includes fish, small animals, and even large game like deer and elk. The way we could tell what kind
of bears were in the area was by examining their spoor, or bear scat - their droppings. The black bear's would have berry seeds and insect shells in
it; the grizzly bear's would have little bells in it and smell of pepper spray.
Received from Richard Smith.
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