Essential Survival Tips during a Wild Animal Attack
Essential Survival Tips during a Wild Animal Attack
Camping is usually a pleasurable pastime to enjoy the great outdoors. However, being far from civilization can raise the risks of danger. One of the most feared types of danger during camping are wild animal attacks.
Wild animals generally do not have the propensity to seek out and attack humans. But when people intrude on an animals territories, the animals can get aggressive. Here are some essential tips for survival during a wild animal attack:
Black Bears
When confronted by black bear, you should stand on ground and avoid running. Doing so would make the bear think even more that you are prey. Just move quietly and slowly away while keeping eye-to-eye contact with the bear. It would be helpful to have a Bear Pepper Spray around so that you can use it should the bear advance.
Get rid of any food, especially fresh fish. If the bear continues to attack, however be sure to keep your knapsack on to help protect your body from a possible attack. Avoid getting in between a cub and a mother bear. If you do not have pepper spray or the one you have fails, drop to the ground, protect your neck with your hands and play dead.
Grizzly Bears
Grizzly Bears are generally more aggressive than black bears, so more caution is needed when confronted by one. When a grizzly attacks, stay alert, do not run and/or make loud noises. If you have bear pepper spray use it as the bear approaches. If you have none or the one you have is broken, drop to the ground and play dead.
Grizzly bears usually just smell and nibble a little at their catch and cover it with leaves and dirt to save it for later. The bear will most likely do this to you as well, so just play dead and wait for the bear to leave.
Mountain Lions
Mountain lions are different than bears and it is best to fight back instead of playing dead when they attack. Try to kick, punch, and gouge the mountain lions eyes to scare it away and cause it to think of you as a strong contender instead of prey. Throw wood, rocks, and other hurtful objects but be careful when stooping down to pick objects up.
A wild animal attack may be very dangerous, but they generally will not come near you if you do not call attention to yourself. As always, it is always best to avoid than confront when it comes to wild animals.
