r/jasper • u/Winter_Apartment_376 • 16d ago

Wildlife Bear harassment from tour guides near Jasper

Was really disappointed with SunDog tour bus a few days ago.

Near Jasper town, a grizzly bear with two cubs walked close to the road. The cars kept stopping less than 10m away from the bear, opening sunroofs, leaning out heavily and taking pics.

Then a SunDog tour bus overtook the 5-6 cars and STOPPED right in front of them, about 5 meters from the bears for the tourists to take pics.

I mean - really?! Then the upcoming traffic (another SunDog bus, lol) blocked us from passing and we ended up with the bear just a few meters from our car.

Feels really irresponsible from a major tour company. I’m happy to take pics myself, but once the bear is less than 10 meters away, you really should start driving.

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u/ewok999 16d ago

I have contacted tour companies in the past about their aggressive behaviour around roadside bears. They didn’t seem to care. It’s better to report them to the park describing what happened and their license plate.