Trucs & Astuces pour les Saisons et les Fêtes
Camping Alert
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Campgrounds
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Don't be careless with food or garbage when camping in a campground. Wild animals, especially bears, may wander through at any time of day or night. Wild animals near a campground are more likely to be habituated or food-conditioned (used to people and their food). Having lost their natural fear of humans, these animals often become increasingly aggressive in their attempts to obtain human, pet and livestock food.
- Protect yourself and others and prevent wild animals from obtaining human food and garbage by keeping a clean camp. Deposit all garbage in wildlife-resistant trash containers.
- Keep all food and food-related items inside a closed, hard-sided vehicle or special bear-resistant container except when preparing or eating food. Ice chests, coolers, boxes, cans, tents and soft-sided campers are not bear-resistant!
- Store pet food and livestock feed the same as human food, out of reach from bears and other animals.
- Keep pets on a leash while with you or inside a cool, well-ventilated vehicle. Pets may threaten and harass wildlife and can lead predators to your camp. Pets are not allowed on hiking trails in most parks and refuges. Do not leave pets unattended in bear country!
- When walking in a campground at night, always carry bear pepper spray, use a flashlight and stay alert.
- Ask campers who are not observing precautions to clean up their camp for the safety of visitors and wildlife.
- Remove all food and garbage from campground storage boxes before you leave.
- Watch for snakes when picking up firewood or gear from the ground.
- Always keep a clean camp.
Use a designated camping area and set up tents with space between them. Keep a flashlight and bear pepper spray readily available.
Animals traveling through campgrounds should never be assumed to be tame and should not be approached or fed.
Immediately notify the campground host if you encounter a bear, cougar or rattlesnake in or near your campground area.