[pct-l] PCT Bear Canister Loan Program - Request for Donations

[Brandon McGinnity]

it gives me hope that we're starting to get a more ecological understanding
of these things. That you can't just pluck a bear up and set him down
somewhere else, because the other place has it's own balance established and
we just interfere even more by doing that. So yeah, I really support the
"protect the bears" part of it, because it's a sign that we're moving away
from purly human centered thinking. One of the great benefits of being "out
there" anyways...

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>wrote:

> At AZDPCTKO every year they have the "bear ranger" from Yosemite give a
> talk.  I highly recommend it if you are ever there.
>
> Anyway, she has stated that they gave up relocating bears because they
> found
> that it just didn't work.  The bears would either come back to their
> original locations - doing amazing journeys, or would become problem bears
> were they were relocated.  Also they found dropping a bear into another
> bears territory would upset all the bears in that area and some would end
> up
> dead.  That is why they try to get the message out that a "fed bear is a
> dead bear".
>
>  It takes a while for folks to understand that you are carrying a bear
> canister to  protect the bear not to protect your food.  This really is a
> mindset change from how we were originally taught about keeping bears away
> from your food.  Years ago, bear bagging was alway about protecting your
> food from the bear.  Now its to protect the bear from your food.   When you
> think of it this way the weight of a canister really becomes a non-issue.
> I'm carry a canister for the health and well being of the bears.
>
> Day-Late
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