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Bears are up.  For a detailed report for the Bow Valley, view the Wild Smart Biosphere Institute bear report at:  Wild Smart Bear Report

As we head into mid September, it's important that we take extra wildlife cautions. Bears are busy putting on the extra winter calories and Elk are typically heading to lower elevations and will start their rut within the next couple of weeks.  Bull Elks are particularly more aggressive at this time of the season.     Here's some more information on Elk safety:  Elk Safety article 1 Elk Safety article 2 Be Outdoors.  Be Prepared.

Very excited for the mental health and further enjoyment of the outdoors opening more parks will bring as Parks Canada continues to open up the parks.  If you're wondering what parks are opening in your area, here's the full list of Parks across Canada.    Parks Canada Full List of Parks Reopening including special instructions Hotels in Banff, Alberta What's open in Banff, Alberta Be Outdoors.  Be Prepared.

A 30% heat failure rate in personal defense pepper spray products was reported by the University of Utah in its Quantitative Analysis of Capsaicinoids in Fresh Peppers, Oleoresin Capsicum and Pepper Spray Products, owing to  the industry’s “few, if any, analytical measures to determine the concentration of active ingredients in the product and to ensure consistent chemical composition.” Every red pepper crop can have varying heat levels.  To ensure maximum heat consistency in every canister of bear spray, the producers of Frontiersman and SABRE Wild MAX bear spray are the only manufacturer with an exclusive in-house high performance liquid chromatography...

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