On Sunday, August 30, a group of hikers encountered a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. They did what must not be done …
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What would you do if you found yourself facing a grizzly bear? Granted, the situation is not common. But one thing is certain: especially not to reproduce what this group of hikers did.
August 30, 2020, Montana, United States. A sunny Sunday afternoon which Dulé and Evy Krivdich take advantage of for a hike in Glacier National Park. From the top of a hill, they can see below “a grizzly over 500 pounds (about 230 kilos, editor’s note)”, Specifies Dulé in a Facebook post sent to NBC Montana.
Be Bear Aware Folks. This was this afternoon hiking back up after visiting Hidden Lake. Just a switchback below where…
Posted by Dulé Krivdich on Sunday, August 30, 2020
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Nothing really surprising in the region. Yes but there you go, below is also a group of three hikers, who probably did not see the bear. Dulé and Evy warn them and instruct them not to run and to make as much noise as possible. But the grizzly will perform at the same time a “bluff charge”, before stopping, inevitably causing in the walkers the reflex to run to flee danger.
While many have criticized the group’s reaction, Dule recalled in an interview for Good Morning America that one of the members had “a little one year old child on the back”.
Le grizzly (Ursus) occurs in the wild in Canada and the northern United States.
???? To learn all about the right reflexes to adopt when meeting a bear, watch Themo Anargyros’ interview for GEO at the top of this article.
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