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Grizzly Bear Persuasive Essay

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Black bears and Grizzly bears live in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and Canada. There are over 600,000 black bears in North America and thousands of Grizzly bears. The bears are out there. Anytime that you are spending time in bear country it is important that you know how to be safe and to keep your children safe.
The good news is that, as a National Park brochure states, bears will usually move out of your way if they hear you. This does not mean you will never come across a bear on a trail, but hopefully by following the suggestions here you will be safe and the bears will be safe.
Make Noise - Anytime you are outside away from your car you should make noise. The reason to do this is to simply let any bears in the area know that you are there …show more content…

Just realize though that a bell by itself does not make enough noise. With kids it is always fun to try to sing some short songs that everyone knows. That will keep everyone happy and entertained on the trail as well as keeping you safe.
Another idea is to clap every now and then and loudly say, 'hey bear' or things like that. If a bear hears you coming, then it will likely leave since it does not want to have an encounter with you just as much as you don't want to surprise a bear.
It is especially important to make noise when you come to a part of the trail where you can not see ahead of you, such as going around a bend in the trail or up or down a hill. Other times to be extra aware are when approaching streams, and in dense vegetation.
Never Feed Bears - This only puts you in a potentially dangerous situation and could make the bear more dangerous by getting it used to approaching people for food.
Stay Alert - Pay attention to the direction of the wind. If the wind is coming at you, so that you are hiking into the wind, a bear that is upwind of you on the trail could not smell you and know that you are coming. Be extra alert at those times and make

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