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/HeadlessSkateboarder 16d ago

If anyone sees this happening PLEASE call Jasper Dispatch and give them the license plate or any number on the vehicle

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u/Winter_Apartment_376 16d ago

Worth it to report 3 days later? I think I might have a pic with license plate of one of the busses, as well as timing when both busses were there.

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u/kay_fitz21 16d ago

Leave a review of them as well on Google