BEARS IN BANFF
RESPECT AND KEEP WILDLIFE WILD.
Park animals are wild and can be dangerous. Any animal can
become aggressive if it feels threatened- make sure you keep your distance.
Stay at least 30 to 50 m away from most animals, and at least 100 m away from
bears. Do not feed wildlife. Feeding, touching, or harassing wildlife in a
national park is illegal, dangerous, harmful to the animals health and alters
natural behaviour.
YOU ARE IN BEAR COUNTRY!
- Make noise! Let bears know you’re there - call out, clap
hands, sing or talk loudly especially near streams, dense vegetation and berry
patches, on windy days, and in areas of low visibility.
- Travel in groups, on established paths and trails, and
during daylight hours.
- Keep food smells away from bears by properly storing food,
garbage and food-related items.
- Stay alert, stay alive! Watch for bears in the area and
for their sign - tracks, droppings, diggings, torn-up logs, and turned-over
rocks. Leave the area if you see fresh sign.
- If you come across dead animals, leave the area
immediately and report them to Park Wardens.
- Dispose of fish offal in fast-moving streams or the deep
part of a lake, never along stream sides or lakeshores.
- Never approach or feed a bear. Keep a distance of at least
100 metres.
- Report all sightings of bears to park staff.
Dogs must be restrained on a leash at all times. Dogs may be
an intrusion to other hikers, a threat to wildlife, and may provoke
confrontations with bears. Please consider leaving your dog at home.
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