Grizzly Bear Safety Tips
- May 5, 2015
- 2 min read
As she walks towards you with power and grace, a 650 pound grizzly bear mother approaches. You look through your lens and focus, click, click with your shutter button and you have captured an image of this amazing mammal. At the base camp lodge, as you sit by the cozy wood stove, sipping on a hot chocolate out of the cool Alaskan weather you see a mother and cubs walk by your window. They are wild, they are beautiful, and they are powerful grizzlies.
“Why would these mothers bring their cubs so close to us?” you ask? After years of working with the bears and passing on from generation to generation, the mother bears have learned bringing their cubs close to humans is a way to keep their cubs safe from male grizzly bears.
Some male grizzly bears weighing as much as 800 pounds will kill a bear cub within reach in order to keep their genetic line strong. Typically the males will keep their distance, but should this situation occur, our professional bear guides will keep you safe.
With over 20 years’ experience, our bear experts are well aware of bear communication and warning signals. They will keep you safe while you photograph these amazing bears. You will be placed in ideal photographic shooting locations and be moved from place to place throughout the day.
Since the grizzly bears may walk between the cabins, bear protocols are important to follow. Bear safety includes when walking to your cabin, sing or talk loudly, you do not want to scare a bear. Do not corner a bear. Retreat slowly when you see a bear, do not run. If you see a bear cub, a mother will be close by. Do not approach the cub and retreat if he walks towards you. Remain calm and talk to the bear in a calm voice. Not to worry, we have plenty of bear guides on your bear photography workshop, available for escorting you safely to and from the main log cabin.
Natures Photo Adventures offer 2 amazing bear workshops!
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