Difference between revisions of "Black Bears at Camp Shehaqua"
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Bear sightings have been rare at Shehaqua Family Camps. Please help us keep it that way by following these measures: | Bear sightings have been rare at Shehaqua Family Camps. Please help us keep it that way by following these measures: | ||
| − | + | * Never approach a bear, especially a mother bear and cubs. | |
| − | + | * Never throw food or other objects toward the bear | |
| − | + | * Stay calm, bears usually just want to be left alone. Their vision is relatively poor, they have to recognize you are a human | |
| − | + | * Do not run from a bear; stay together as a group, clap your hands and shout loudly while backing away slowly | |
| − | + | * Food and scented items must be locked in cars with windows rolled all the way up. Better to use the trunk. Best to store them in the Dining Hall | |
| − | + | * Don’t litter the area with food wrappers | |
| − | + | * All the food garbage outside the dining hall needs to be put in the dumpster near the sports field every night | |
| − | + | * The dining hall needs to be locked at night | |
Revision as of 15:10, 11 March 2018
Hickory Run State Park is home to black bears. Although they appear cute and cuddly like a teddy bear, black bears are wild animals. Black bears normally avoid people, but if they smell an easy meal, they will be attracted. Aromatic scents can attract a curious and hungry bear from a great distance.
Bear sightings have been rare at Shehaqua Family Camps. Please help us keep it that way by following these measures:
- Never approach a bear, especially a mother bear and cubs.
- Never throw food or other objects toward the bear
- Stay calm, bears usually just want to be left alone. Their vision is relatively poor, they have to recognize you are a human
- Do not run from a bear; stay together as a group, clap your hands and shout loudly while backing away slowly
- Food and scented items must be locked in cars with windows rolled all the way up. Better to use the trunk. Best to store them in the Dining Hall
- Don’t litter the area with food wrappers
- All the food garbage outside the dining hall needs to be put in the dumpster near the sports field every night
- The dining hall needs to be locked at night
