ALBERTA, CANADA, June 27 (Billings News Online) — A viral video from Alberta is drawing attention to bear safety after a woman and her dog were followed and repeatedly charged by a grizzly bear near Mount Engadine Lodge in Kananaskis Country.
Alberta Forestry and Parks identified the encounter area as Rummel Lake Trail in Spray Lakes Provincial Park. In the footage, the woman keeps moving backward and continues speaking to the bear instead of running.
That response lines up with official guidance. The U.S. National Park Service says people should not run from a bear, especially during a bluff charge, and the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee says the correct response depends on the bear’s behavior.
The committee also says bears can outrun people over short distances, and advises hikers to back away slowly when a bear is not engaged and use bear spray when appropriate.
