To Be Safe, Bring A Slow Friend…..Not!
It’s kind of funny, we were joking about this while on vacation in the NC mountains recently. We did encounter a black bear, who was hanging around our mountain house….
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – DECEMBER 17: Grizzly bear cub named Juneau stands during her first day out in the public at the Palm Beach Zoo on December 17, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Zoo will host two-orphaned female grizzly bear cubs until their new permanent home in a South Dakota zoo is completed. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
It's kind of funny, we were joking about this while on vacation in the NC mountains recently. We did encounter a black bear, who was hanging around our mountain house. We joked about how you only have to outrun the slowest person to get away from the bear..ha ha.
Now this from the National Park Service.
The National Park Service put up a Facebook post yesterday reminding people that if they encounter a bear, quote, "Please don't push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself."
So you're visiting one of our country's fine national parks and . . . uh oh! . . . you find yourself face to face with a bear? How do you escape?
Well, the National Park Service would like to remind you what NOT to do.
They put up a Facebook post yesterday on their official page reminding people if they encounter a bear, quote, "Please don't push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself."
The advice is mixed in with other tips like "don't run" and "don't climb a tree."
So if you can't run, climb a tree, OR sacrifice your friends, what DO you do? Stay calm, slowly move away, and walk sideways while you keep eye contact with the bear . . . they find all that non-threatening.
Good to know I guess....RCB
