bears

Question 1

Five signs that a bear has been in the area

Answer 1

Recently overturned rocks, rotted wood that has been torn apart, dug up ground, crushed vegetation, berries on the ground, hair on trees, bear droppings

Question 2

two species of bears in BC

Answer 2

Black bear and grizzly bear

Question 3

What are a bear’s keenest senses?

Answer 3

Smell and hearing

Question 4

Three types of food for bears

Answer 4

Roots, berries, dead animals, mammals, grasses, spawning salmon

Question 5

How do bears aquire food?

Answer 5

opportunistic feeders. scavenge for dead animals. Will sometimes hunt.

Question 6

Are bears attracted to or repelled by human voices?

Answer 6

Repelled

Question 7

What is the mass of an average bear?

Answer 7

Grizzly: 150 to 200 kg

Question 8

Three ways to distinguish a grizzly bear and a black bear

Answer 8

Black bear: straighter, flatter snout. generally smaller.

Grizzly: hump on shoulders, upturned muzzle (concave) larger and chunkier than black bear. longer claws.

Question 9

What is the most numerous bear in BC?

Answer 9

Black bear

Question 10

What kinds of areas to bears need to survive?

Answer 10

Anywhere with enough habitat

Question 11

What should you do with garbage in the bush?

Answer 11

Pack everything out. either burn it or send it out with a supply vehicle

Question 12

What precautions should you take to make a camp less attractive to a bear?

Answer 12

either burn your garbage or send it out with a supply vehicle. store food in air tight containers. don’t use perfume or cologne. dispose of period products by burning them or putting them in ziplocks. Don’t set up on the site of previous camp. don’t set up on natural pathways. don’t set up in feeding areas

Question 13

What kinds of areas to bears need to survive?

Answer 13

Anywhere with enough habitat. Choose habitat that has the most food.

Question 14

Why do bears enter human campsites?

Answer 14

Smell food, garbage. Searching for food.

Question 15

What are two things that will attract a bear?

Answer 15

Smell of food and garbage

Question 16

When should you play dead in a close encounter with a bear?

Answer 16

If you know that it’s acting defensively and is attacking you.

Question 17

When should you fight a bear?

Answer 17

If it’s acting predatory and attacks you

Question 18

Should tents be set in a circle or a straight line?

Answer 18

Straight line so the bear has an easy exit and doesn’t get confused if it enters the site

Question 19

What do bears use as travelling routes?

Answer 19

Rivers, human pathways

Question 20

What are two effective bear detterents that you can buy?

Answer 20

Electric fences, bear spray

Question 21

Which species of bear is mostly likely to stalk humans?

Answer 21

Black bear

Question 22

Where should food be stored?

Answer 22

At least 50 meters away from you in an air tight container or food cache

Question 23

What is the first thing to determine when you see a bear?

Answer 23

What kind of bear it is

Question 24

When is it safe to approach a bear in the wild?

Answer 24

Never

Question 25

What sort of food should you give to non-threatening bears in the wild?

Answer 25

None

Question 26

What should you do if a bear has noticed you but is a considerable distance away?

Answer 26

Start moving away.

Question 27

What should you do if a grizzly bear starts to follow you?

Answer 27

Move a piece of equipment in its way to distract it. Drop food if you think it will stop an attack, but otherwise don’t

Question 28

What should you do if a black bear starts to follow you?

Answer 28

Move a piece of equipment in its way to distract it. Drop a piece of food if you think it will stop an attack. Climb a tree if you can get at least 4 m off the ground.

Question 29

What should you do if a black bear or small grizzly bear attacks you?

Answer 29

Lie down and play dead. In fetal position. lace fingers behind you and stay in ball. Remain in the ball if it attacks. Only if it is acting defensive. If predatory, then fight it.

Question 30

What should you do if you surprise a grizzly or black bear in a close confrontation?

Answer 30

if you see carrion, back away. If no carrion, keep calm, don’t look bear in the eye. Wave arms, talk in low tones. Try to give the bear your smell by moving upwind.

Question 31

What should you do if a large grizzly bear attacks you?

Answer 31

Lie down and play dead. In fetal position. lace fingers behind you and stay in ball. Remain in the ball if it attacks.

Question 32

What are three things that will help a victim survive a bear attack?

Answer 32

Stay in touch and check in periodically. Stop bleeding asap. Get them medical help

Question 33

When should you leave a bear attack victim alone?

Answer 33

If you are going to get medical treatment