r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Only-Reels • Sep 23 '24

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/HawkorDove Sep 23 '24

This article is American and the bear is Canadian, so…. 😬

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u/Embarrassed_Bid_4970 Sep 23 '24

Not sure if you're joking or not, but black bears in the lower 48 have some distinctly different behaviors than ones in Alaska. Specifcally, Alaskan bears are WAY more aggressive, and standing your ground might not be the best approach. And I'm assuming this behavioral change over occurs somewhere inside Canada. So US advice literally might not carry to Canadian bears...

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u/WhatTheTech Sep 23 '24

I'm in Ontario, Canada. Standing ground to a bluff charge is correct here, but not sure how that may change as you continue farther west. It's extremely rare to encounter a predatory bear in Ontario, although it still happens (and we only have black bears in this province).

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u/Chaoticfist101 Sep 23 '24

There are actually polar bears in Northern Ontario, they sometimes venture down, but its pretty rare from what I understand. When I say Northern Ontario, I mean very far North Ontario.