The document advises against feeding bears human food, emphasizing that they should eat only natural food sources like berries and salmon. Feeding them human food can lead to health issues, conflicts with humans, and a loss of their wild instincts. The document provides tips for keeping bears away from human food, such as properly securing food and closing entry points in homes.

2. Please Don’t Feed This Bear.
“Why?” you ask.

3. Bears should only eat food from nature.
Bears should eat:
•Berries
•Grasses
•Honey
•Salmon
Bears should not eat human food.

4. This is what bears eat that they should eat.

5. This is what bears eat that they should not eat.

6. Sometimes bears learn to just wait for
human food.

7. Bears should not eat human food because:
•They might get sick
•They might get in trouble with people
•They might forget how to be wild

8. There are easy ways to keep bears away
from human food:
•Do not feed them
•Do not leave food in your car
•Close doors and windows in your house
•Put food in a bear box when camping
•Lock dumpsters