National Parks/Bear Safety

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Black bears or Grizzlies?

A ranger once told me how to tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly. He said if you climb a tree to get away from the bear, if it climbs the tree to get you its a black bear. It it knocks the tree down, its a grizzly. :)

If it's black, attack. If it's brown, stay down. If it's white, goodnight.

Interactive Exercises

Put in the correct forms (all Tenses and Active/Passive).

Every year grizzly bears are drawn (draw) towards campgrounds. Last year, after one of them had found out (find out) how easy it was to collect (collect) left-over food from the campground, he came (come) every day to the garbage cans. He was named (name) Bob.

After Bob had grown (grow) too tame, he didn't have|did not have|didn`t have (not have) any fear any more. So it was only a matter of time until he first attacked (attack) a hiker who was camping|had been camping (camp) in the valley for some days.

The following days the rangers looked for (look for) him. When they finally saw him Bob was darted (dart) by the rangers. After he had fallen (fall) down unconsciously (bewusstlos) he was flown (fly) to a distant valley in the National Park.

But two days later he was (be) back again! This time he had to be killed (must, kill). Yesterday a ranger shot (shoot) him.

Every year grizzly bears are drawn (draw) towards campgrounds. Last year, after one of them had found out (find out) how easy it was to collect (collect) left-over food from the campground, he came (come) every day to the garbage cans. He was named (name) Bob. After Bob had grown (grow) too tame, he didn't have

Word families

Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word of the same word family that fits in the space in the same line.

ATTRACTION		Bears are shy animals. Conflicts arise when they are attracted () to
		human food. Here are a few things you can do to get the bear to leave:
SAFETY		First make sure that you are in a safe () spot (inside a house
		or vehicle), or standing close together with other people).
AGGRESSION		If the bear is not aggressive (), try to figure out why it is visiting your
SUGGEST		home. You can call your local Fish and Game office forsuggestions().
LIVE		If the bear is threatening your life() you may either call the
		Police (911), or shoot the bear yourself. Remember, if the bear has come to your home or camp because food or garbage has been stored badly,
LEGAL		it can NOT be illegally () killed!

KEYWORD Transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the KEY WORD given in brackets. Do not change the KEY WORD given.

You must use between two and five words including the KEY WORD.

1. The Kodiak bear is the toughest bear in the world.(AS)

    No other bear in the world is as tough as() the Kodiak bear.

2. Attacked by bear in 2009, Dick Assman almost collapsed.(WHEN)

    Dick Assman almost collapsed when a bear attacked () him.

3. He didn't go to the doctor but went to a bar first.(INSTEAD)

    But instead of going to() the doctor he went to a bar first.

4. In the evening, he was served a special 8-course meal that cost his sponsor $3,500. (PAY)

    His sponsor had to pay() $3,500 for Mackey's special 8-course meal.

5. But he couldn't finish the meal because he was so tired.(SUCCEED)

    He didn't succeed in finishing() the meal because he was so tired.

6. He wanted to go to bed but friends had arranged a party.(GONE)

    If they hadn't arranged a party, he would have gone () to bed.

National Parks in the USA

1. General Overview
2. Yellowstone NP - the first national park
   1. Geysers and Volcanoes
   2. Managing Wildlife
   3. Born from Fire
   4. Wildlife Jams
3. Bear Safety
4. Being a ranger
5. Planning a trip

Weblinks

• Bear Danger^(English)
• Staying Safe Around Bears (nps.gov)

• Alaska department of Fish and Game video of a brown bear attempting to open a bear-resident garbage bin.