Hi, anyone who is wondering if the Canadian countryside is safe will probably find
this link informative. Matt. http://www.execulink.com/~bruttan/bear.html

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That article is about a Bear alert in Ontario, but it does not convince me.

According to "Bear Attacks", by Stephen Herrero, a recognized authority in the
matter, there are not Grizzly bears in Ontario and the black bears very rarely
attack mankind.

Recently people were attacked by bears in BC. I wonder how to use pepper spray
against a bear? Anyone has an idea.

Peter

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Someone in Yellowknife just got burried after being mauled by a bear. the first one
this year...last year a runner got torn to pieces too. The local schoolwhere I live
had an encounter with a bear cub...got shot as the last thing youwant is mama bear
showing up around a bunch of 1st and 2nd graders

If you go into the bush...take your dog....dogs will warn you and they'll fight the
bear so youcan get out. Dogs and bears do not go well together.

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of pepper ?
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was a humourus article sheding a little laughter on the issue.
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out and about in the country but probably best of trustong something from a
government or national parks agency if you want serious info to trust your
safety upon.
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Hi, anyone who is wondering if the Canadian countryside is safe will
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I try to spend a fair bit of time outdoors, hiking in the mountains. Although it is
not exactly uncommon to see the evidence of bear presence, in the form of bear
droppings or dig-outs, encountering a bear is much rarer - off hand, I could remember
only two occations I have spotted a black bear, both times at a fair distance. An
actual bear attack is far rarer still.

Following a few simple rules can help you to minimize the chances of a bear
encounter. You should always travel in a group (there has been no record of a bear
attack on a group of six or more people), and make enough noise to alert any bears in
the vicinity to your presence - so that you do not surprise them. You should never
try to follow a bear, and if you encounter one, you should always withdraw without
running - so that the bear does not mistake you for a prey. If you stumble on a
bear's kill, you should immediately leave. If you are camping, you should never leave
your food in a tent, or in any place accessible to bears; you should never leave food
residue behind you, so that bears do not get habituated to human food.

On the whole, carelessness, poor preparation, and alcohol cause far more outdoor
incidents, fatal and otherwise, than bears and other wildlife.

/Serge.P

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Apart from bears, other challenges in Country Side Canada:

1) Poor Railway Crossings
2) Slower/inadequate access to general facilities/support
3) More demanding Winter commute
4) Lack of more people with similar background as in the City
5) Reduced employment opportunities.

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