Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Park

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is home to a hearty population of black bears. They are black, they are brown, blonde or even cinnamon colored. Black bears are a national treasure as well as a very well loved staple in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. They are an essential part of the ecosystem and food chain. As the human population has grown and the wild areas near Sequoia and Kings Canyon have waned, bear and human interactions have been inevitable.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park have an ongoing public bear awareness program to prevent habituation of bears to human food. Not only does this program prevent habituation, but also personal injuries, damaged property and the dreaded destruction of problem bears. The main goal is to get the bears back into their natural routine of foraging for food in their natural habitat.
The wildlife biologists in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park can only control certain behaviors. Human behavior is the easiest to control, and even with education, rules, and regulations, humans are often just as hard to teach as the bears.
Eliminating human food availability for bears is one key point. Food storage containers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park are there for everyone's protection. These containers need to be properly used. This simple practice can prevent your camp and car from being destroyed, as well as deter bears from seeking human contact.
Teaching people how to act around bears, who may seem gentle and cuddly, but could be very dangerous. People often feel as if they are helping a wild animal who may be hungry. Some people get very close to a bear with a very dangerous and false sense of trust in bear behavior. Many people in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park do not know how to react to a disrupted or aggressive bear.
If you see a bear in the wild, give it lots of space, at least 300 feet (that is a football field.) Never enter an area between a cub and its mother. If you see a baby bear in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, scope the area for its mother. If you see a mother bear, look around (and up in trees) for her cub. If you see a bear in the distance, you can look at it or even take a picture, but do not hang out near the bear for long.
If you surprise a bear or end up in close proximity to a bear, have your group stay together and do not run away. Do not guard your food or attempt to take it back from a thieving bear. Make a lot of noise and stand your ground. Ask a Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Ranger for advice if you are unsure. Remember that a fed bear is a dead bear and help make Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park a safe place for both bears and humans.