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Officials with the Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska have issued a bear advisory after reports emerged that bears were chasing hikers and destroying campsites, Newsweek reports.
After two
separate encounters involving a group of six hikers and the other involving two
campers, officials reminded park goers to remain alert and properly store bear
attractants.
Brown bears
are commonly found living in coastal areas of Alaska, Newsweek quoted National
Park Service.
The United
States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service said people in bear prevalent
areas should store their attractants in bear-resistant containers and dispose
of trash in bear resistant dumpsters.
Food sources such as berry patches, streams and rivers and decaying logs that contain logs are key attractants but bears also visit campsites.
"While
bears are attracted to any edible food, they also might try to feast on items
we might not consider edible," the agency reported, according to Newsweek.
The National
Park Service said in a statement on January 9, that a group of six hikers were
charged at by a brown bear.
"The
group was able to deter the bear by deploying bear spray and yelling," the
release said.
The incidence
was followed by a similar one two days later on July 12, when two campers were
approached by a brown bear.
"The
campers retreated in their kayaks," officials said, Newsweek reported.
"The bear remained onsite and destroyed their camping equipment."
The campers fled in a nearby vessel.
.