Staying Safe in Grizzly Country with Casey Anderson
What should you do if you come face-to-face with a grizzly bear?
In this video episode of Working Wild U, we head into grizzly country with wildlife filmmaker and bear expert Casey Anderson to explore how bears behave, why encounters happen, and what people can do to stay safe. From reading bear sign to carrying bear spray and staying calm during a close encounter, Casey shares lessons learned from decades spent around grizzlies – and why understanding bears may be one of our best tools for living alongside them.
Topics discussed
Topics discussed: Grizzly bear behavior and reading bear sign, staying safe while hiking and camping in grizzly country, avoiding surprise encounters, bear spray and preparing for close encounters, common causes of grizzly conflicts, securing attractants, ranching with grizzly bears.
Featuring
Featuring: Casey Anderson (Host of Endless Venture) and Jared Beaver.
Credits
Working Wild University is a production of Western Landowners Alliance and Dr. Jared Beaver of Montana State University Extension, and a proud part of Natural Resources University podcast network.
Hosted by Hallie Mahowald and Jared Beaver; Video by Zach Altman with additional footage by Riley Mcclaughry; Executive producers: Louis Wertz, Jared Beaver, Hallie Mahowald and Erik Kalsta.
