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 behavior.

YOU ARE IN BEAR COUNTRY!

- Make noise! Let bears know your 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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