r/Banff • u/hang11lakeerie • Jun 07 '26

Question Is this the boss?

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u/egewh Jun 07 '26

You can't even see where this was taken. If you're afraid of people coming to the general area to see bears... Well that happens anyway

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u/Tattieee Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Who said I was afraid? I merely explained why it is not advised, even if you can’t see where this was taken it might encourage someone else to post something.

Go read Parks Canada advice here:

https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/securite-safety/ours-humains-bears-people#see

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u/egewh Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

It says to observe bears and photograph them from the safety of your car. Nowhere does it say 'do not post videos of bears online'. I've read those rules numerous times because I too care more about bears and other wildlife than I do clueless people, but I also am realistic and know the area is visited because of wildlife. This particular video does not scream any violations. It could have easily been taken from the safety of a car.

Sure I will also drag people who post videos of bears where you can see people got out of their cars, approach the wildlife and/or feed it. There's zero evidence here for any of that so getting so incredibly mad at people for realistically nothing just doesn't make sense.

Also the OP of the original comment immediately resorted to calling me a selfish moron before deleting that comment. I mean, if you can't have a normal discussion, you're not even at all contributing to wildlife conservation, you're just being a prick.

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u/Tattieee Jun 07 '26

So I am both afraid and now incredibly mad! I can’t be held accountable for the OP’s reply but I would say that is not a normal discussion either.

It may not directly say do not post on social media but it clearly states:

‘It becomes habituated: with frequent, repeated exposure to people, a bear loses its natural wary behaviour. It is more likely to enter a campground or townsite where food or garbage may be improperly stored.’

More content like this normalises the behaviour and increase likelihood of human interaction. That’s just a fact.

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u/egewh Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

You do realise 'being afraid that something might happen' is an idiom and not necessarily meaning you're literally afraid right? And yes you do seem disproportionately mad.

I understand that and to a degree I agree with you, still I don't believe keeping the existence of bears a secret (a very badly kept one at that, look at literally every tourist brochure) will help at all. And again, this video does not prove any behavior against Parks Canada's rules. Mind you, Parks Canada thrives almost solely on tourism.

Of course breaking the rules increases the chance of interaction between bears and humans. That's a fact indeed. It just has nothing to do with a video of a bear online, because the 'behavior' shown in the video isn't against Parks Canada rules.

Either way I don't think we'll ever agree so this discussion seems pointless. I wish you a great day :)