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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · More Alaska Coastal Bears*Images are Back*What crop is a better choice? | |
I agree that it is generally best to keep your distance from wild animals. From a safety point of view, I want to emphasize that we did not approach bears, but set up in an approved location at a distance. There were other groups of people in the area also. Occasionally the bears would approach quite closely but at that point there was really no place to get away from them. We were careful to stay in a group, follow the directions of our guide and have bear spray. I think Alaska bears in Katmai, McNeill River, etc. are fairly used to people and are often in close proximity, but certainly you still want to be aware that they are wild and can be unpredicatable even when they do have the abundant salmon as a food source.
Patrick
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