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Originally Posted by Zevo
Bear encounters of this type are extremely rare. Requiring all employees to carry bear spray would probably be more effective...and more cost effective for the companies.
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Suncor employees are required to carry bear spray with them if they are out in the bush.
However, this attack apparently happened in a heavily industrialized part of the camp where bears are not common at all.
The news is now saying that the 6 employees with this woman also water bombed the bear etc and although he would retreat a bit, he always came back. This bear was very determined and his behaviour is totally abnormal.
I really think this has something to do with the fact that bears have just come out of hibernation and they just do not exhibit the same type of behaviour then as they do other times in the year.