Remember that bears are wild animals and should be treated ... · Give the bear space to escape....

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Never Feed a Bear Hiking in Bear Country If You Encounter a Bear Make noise. Hike on trails. Stay alert. Look for signs of bears. Hike in small groups. Hike in daylight hours. Don’t run. Stand still. Stay calm. Keep your kids and dogs close. Give the bear space to escape. Talk in a normal voice. If needed, use bear spray. 775-688-BEAR Call NDOW’s BEAR Hotline: www.NDOW.org Remember that bears are wild animals and should be treated with caution. KEEP OUR BEARS WILD JULY 2014 BEAR LOGIC MONTH Reno Hawthorne Carson City Black Bear Habitat Nevada

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Never Feed a Bear

Hiking in Bear Country

If You Encounter a Bear

Make noise. Hike on trails. Stay alert. Look for signs of bears. Hike in small groups. Hike in daylight hours.

Don’t run. Stand still. Stay calm.Keep your kids and dogs close.Give the bear space to escape.Talk in a normal voice.If needed, use bear spray.

775-688-BEARCall NDOW’s BEAR Hotline:

www.NDOW.org

Remember that bears are wild animals and should be treated with caution.

KEEP OUR BEARS WILD

JULY 2014BEAR LOGIC MONTH Reno

Hawthorne

Carson City Black Bear Habitat

Nevada