Do you carry bear spray out hiking in bear country? Our Yellowstone Forever Institute Senior Naturalist, Brad Bulin, recently talked with us about why bear spray is an effective bear deterrent as well as when and how to use it. For more Yellowstone safety tips, see our website at https://www.yellowstone.org/enjoying-yellowstone-safely/. | Yellowstone Forever

Watch Tom Griffin give a quick bear spray demonstration. Please click on the link to get more detailed information on using bear spray. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/livingwithwildlife/bears/pdfs/bear_spray_what_you_should_know.pdf | Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official

Take an active role in protecting yourself and the bears people come to Yellowstone to see: Carry bear spray and learn how to use it! 🐻 Bear spray is a non-lethal deterrent designed to stop aggressive behavior in bears. Its use can reduce human injuries caused by bears and the number of bears killed by people in self-defense. 👉 Visit our website for even more bear spray info and tips: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/bearspray.htm Video: Yellowstone Bear Management Biologist Kerry Gunther