didn't we just discuss this??!! *** Anti-bear spray lures grizzlies warns U.S. expert A red pepper spray commonly carried by Alaska hikers to ward off aggressive bears may be more of an attractive catnip than a stinging deterrent if used wrongly, according to a scientist. Hikers who spray their tents and campsites with the pepper spray in a misguided attempt to ward off prowling bears during the night, are more likely to lure them to investigate the smell, says Tom Smith, a researcher for the U.S. Geological Survey. In research last summer, Smith said he found bears lingering around areas that were sprayed. Smith doused part of a beach at Katmai National Park with pepper spray, then watched in amazement as passing bears rolled around in it. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2552888517-c6c #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: Flugg's Law: When you need to knock on wood is when you realize that the world is composed of vinyl, naugahyde and aluminum. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 16 1998 - 09:11:16 PST
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