Some of the best spots in North America for outdoor recreation are also home to bears, and the chance to safely see a bear in the wild can be an incredible experience. These large animals can be dangerous and certainly deserve caution and respect, but undue fear of a bear attack keeps some people from enjoying wonderful trips in the Great Outdoors. With proper precautions, a person's chances of a close encounter of the worst kind can be greatly reduced. ... http://www.squidoo.com/bearattack Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:16:02 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:11:37 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/bearattack Some of the best spots in North America for outdoor recreation are also home to bears, and the chance to safely see a bear in the wild can be an incredible experience. These large animals can be dangerous and certainly deserve caution and respect, but undue fear of a bear attack keeps some people from enjoying wonderful trips in the Great Outdoors. With proper precautions, a person's chances of a close encounter of the worst kind can be greatly reduced. All in all, you are much more likely to be injured in a car accident en route to your vacation than by a bear. This lens will provide some information about bear safety and defense from some of the leading experts and organizations in the country. Above all, please don't miss the information below about bear pepper spray. What you read may very well surprise you! Despite a 30-year career as a national park ranger, I don't claim to be an expert on bears. However, I have used my background to pull together in one place information on this subject from a variety of sources for your convenience, including the Alaska Science Center, The Center for Wildlife Information, and the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee. Please note that ads for some bear safety products may be found around the margins of this page. Those ads do not suggest my endorsement of any products. (Photos on this lens are courtesy of the National Park Service unless noted otherwise.)  Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:11:37 -0600