No, that is not how you tell a Black Bear from a Grizzly. First you run up a tree. If the bears climbs the tree then it is a black bear. If it knocks the tree down then it is a Grizzly.
Take care, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> Newsgroups: groupstudy.vanagon Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: Back from vacation in the Rockies
> We really had a great time the Westy with the new engine was a dream. > > On a recent visit to one of our National Parks, the park director issued > a Bear alert. > > They required all campers to attend a short seminar regarding possible > contact with the rogue bears. > > The park official first started out by explaining about some recent > events involving bears and suggested that to avoid startling bears and > provoking an unwarranted attack and suggested that each camper should > ware some little bells. > > He said that the Brown bears were not any real danger but we should be > very careful about the Grizzly bears. > > He farther suggest that our being able to identify the stool of each type > of bear might be an advantage in deciding whether to continue our hiking > for the day or turn back. > > He said that the Brown bear was easily identified by the presence of > various berries; possibly some squirrel fir and often fish scales. > > The Grizzly bear was easier to identify because it often contained hair, > fish scales and little bells. > |
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