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BEAR VIEWING
ETIQUETTE
...While viewing the bears
on your Day Trip there are certain do's and don'ts that allow us to
get along with the bears. First and foremost we have to remember
that we will be in the bears house and the cardinal rule is DO
NOT INTERRUPT THE BEARS ACTIVITIES-we try very hard not to alter
the bears behavior in any way, if a bear reacts to us we are doing
something wrong-if we scare a bear we have failed as bear watchers.
The bears we view are populations that have become accustomed to our
presence, many individuals most certainly recognize our groups -
they
TOLERATE us because our groups are PREDICTABLE - bears
are not unpredictable- PEOPLE can be! Bears are intelligent
animals, they are often as curious about us as we are about them. On
a DAY TRIP we will position ourselves out in the open-visible
to the bears, we won't approach bears but they often approach us-we
hold our ground-it is important that bears don't learn to make
people move. Sub-adults frequently approach a group, Females with
cubs approach too-having a female with cubs approach is no more
cause for alarm than the approach of a single bear. We are watching
them and they deserve the chance to watch us- from where ever they
want. If we react the way they expect us to react- by sitting
quietly and enjoying the encounter- they will grace us with their
presence- blessing us with photo opportunities and memories for a
lifetime. DAY TRIPS views bears in areas where they are
protected, it's only ethical. Human-habituated bears who haven't
learned to associate people with food can be remarkably tolerant and
rarely cause injuries. In the 12 years we have been guiding people
in bear country DAY TRIPS HAS NEVER ELICITED AN AGGRESSIVE
RESPONSE FROM A BEAR OF ANY KIND- something we are very proud
of.
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