The National Park Service would like to remind you what NOT to do when you and your friends encounter a bear in the wild. They put up a Facebook post yesterday on their official page reminding people if they encounter a bear, quote, “Please don’t push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself.”
READ: Please don’t run from bears or push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself.As a follow-up…
Posted by National Park Service on Wednesday, August 5, 2020
The advice is mixed in with other tips like “don’t run” and “don’t climb a tree.” So, if you can’t run, climb a tree, OR sacrifice your friends, what DO you do? Stay calm, slowly move away, and WALK SIDEWAYS while you keep eye contact with the bear they find all that non-threatening.
