National Park Service shares helpful—and hilarious—advice for how to handle a bear encounter
People often think of government bureaucrats as being boring stuffed shirts, but whoever runs social media at the National Park Service is proving that at least some of them have a sense of humor.
In a Facebook post, the NPS shared some seasonal advice for park-goers about what to do if they happen to encounter a bear, and it's both helpful and hilarious. Not that a confrontation with a bear in real life is a laughing matter—bears can be dangerous—but humor is a good way to get people to pay attention to important advice.
They wrote:
"If a bear clacks its teeth, sticks out its lips, huffs, woofs, or slaps the ground with its paws, it is warning you that you are too close and are making it nervous. The bear's nervous? Heed this warning and slowly back away. What else should you do or not do if you come across a bear in Yellowstone?
HA.
They also shared this link to more bear safety tips on the NPS website.
Well done, random National Park Service employee. Thank you for entertaining us while educating the public about wildlife safety at the same time.
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