动物怕火，如营地有火，动物不会来。

1. Camping 之前做好调查，尽量避免熊出没频繁的地方，比如Joe Lake, Opeongo Lake 周围地区。这次我们有一部分人被迫宿营在 Joe Lake，晚上就听到熊在离宿营地很近的地方逡巡。
2. 白天行走的时候制造声音。一般熊都是怕人的，只要你宣布：“我来了”，它就会躲开。突然的不期而遇，双方都会感到害怕，熊的行动就不可预测了。
3. 晚上千万不要把食物放在宿营地，特别是帐篷里。一定要在100米以外的地方挂起来。离地至少3米，离树也至少3米。
4. 万一遇到熊，千万不要和它对视，不要大声喊叫。用低沉的声音交换信息，然后慢慢后退。

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Nearly every Algonquin campsite has a resident army of camp robbers. These typically include red squirrels and chipmunks, either of which is capable of chewing a hole through a pack in a few minutes to reach food it smells inside. Grey jays (whiskey jacks) are also skilled at hit-and-run food robbery. At night the smaller end of the camp robber community expands to include mice. These may appear cute, but will leave a trail of droppings through any packs, dishes or food bags they are able to enter. Racoons are common campsite visitors, and adept at tearing open packs. Algonquin has a large population of black bears, and there is always a chance one will decide on a nocturnal visit to your campsite to provide the ultimate camp-robbing experience.

To avoid loss of food and damage to gear, it is essential that every pack containing food or even smelling of it be tied shut and suspended off the ground at night or when leaving a campsite unattended. Squirrel proofing is relatively straightforward, but a determined racoon may attempt to chew through the rope holding up a pack, and bears are capable of reaching packs far off the ground. Complete bear-proofing of a food pack requires that it be suspended at least 3 meters off the ground, and 3 meters from the nearest trunk or branch capable of supporting a bear's weight. Bear proofing a food pack can prevent lossof supplies, but it will not prevent a curious bear from inspecting a campsite, and nosing through any pack or tent on which it detects the slightest odour of food.

The majority of Algonquin bears are wary of humans, and will go out of their way to avoid contact. A few bears have learned that camp robbing can provide an easy source of food, but even these bears are normally timid, and can often be frightened away by loud noise. If a bear approaches your camp, the first line of defense is to make as much noise as possible. (Banging pots and pans is the traditional method). If the bear doesn't back away, the only safe alternative is to let it have its pick of the available food. It is important not to run from an aggressive bear, but rather slowly back away while facing the animal.

Bears are most likely to be a nuisance in heavily-used areas near access points where an abundant and reliable food supply can be obtained by raiding the camps of inexperienced travellers. They are particularly fond of fresh meat, fish and eggs. One of the best techniques for avoiding bear raids is therefore to carry only vegetarian supplies with little odour, and seal these in plastic bags. It is very important to minimize the smell of food on you and your clothing. Food should never be taken inside a tent.

In a few very rare instances healthy young adult male bears in Algonquin with no known history of camp robbing have attacked humans as prey. In 1978 three teenagers camping on Radiant Lake near the center of the park were killed by a bear which tore into their tent in the night. There was no food in the tent. In 1991 two adults were killed by a rogue bear on Bates Island in Opeongo Lake, in a heavily-travelled area just a few kilometers from the main dock. The bear clearly intended to eat the humans. In 1997 an 11 year old boy was dragged from a tent by a bear on the North Arm of Opeongo Lake. Once again, there was no food in the tent, so the incident can not be explained as a typical case of camp robbing. The boy would have been killed had it not been for the intervention of other campers, who drove off the bear by attacking it with paddles. In all three instances the bears involved in the attacks were tracked down and shot within a few hours. Since the attacks have all occurred in a relatively confined area of the park it has been speculated that the bears involved may have had a common ancestor, and been genetically predisposed to ununusually aggressive behaviour.

History suggests that we can expect an attack on humans by an Algonquin black bear roughly once a decade. Although this is a disturbing prospect, to put the attacks in perspective, the odds of being struck by lightning in Algonquin are far greater than those of being attacked by a bear, and the hazards of travel on the highways in and around the park present a far greater risk still.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Although Black Bears are reasonably common in Algonquin Park with the population thought to be around 2000 (about one for every three square kilometres) there is no particularly good place for them and you will have to be very lucky to see one. It is not uncommon for Park staff to go a whole year without seeing more than one or two. Fortunately for everyone, the days when bears regularly visited campgrounds in search of garbage and food left out by campers is largely a thing of the past. Instead you are more likely to see them feeding on insects, berries or other plants such as the one in the above photograph. If you are new to camping in Algonquin, remember that Black Bears are not interested in you -- only in your food -- and, with a little common sense, you can greatly reduce your chances of having a bear visit your campsite.
Never feed or approach a bear.
Never store food in your tent.
In campgrounds, store all your food in the trunk of your car.
If camping in the Interior of the Park, put all your food in a pack and hang it well off the ground (at least 4 metres above the ground and 2 metres from the nearest tree), and away from the vicinity of your tent.
Keep a clean, odour-free campsite.
Burn what garbage you can.
In campgrounds, seal garbage in plastic bags and put them in the bear-proof garbage buildings. Never leave food or dirty dishes out on your campsite. If camping in the Interior, any non-burnable garbage should be placed in your litter bag and suspended along with the food. Dishes should be washed immediately after each meal (preferably well away from your campsite).更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

I portaged in the park twice. Last time, a bear came our camping site in the morning around 4:00. He/she just passed our tent, and went to the river for water. It is big, but very silent. You can feel the land is shaking, but no sound!! I think it knew there are some people in the tent. But it showed no interest. The land is belong to them, they should know every camping site very well. What we need to do is: don't allure them.
1. Hang all your food on the tree. The important thing is washing your mouth carefully ;)))
2. Make sound when you move.
3. Face to the bear and back slowly if you are lucky to meet the bear in the middle of road. You must look to the bear's eyes, no little hesitate.
4. The last thing I want to say is runnig turns if you had to run, Wu. Wu..

I want go there again these summer, anybody want to go there, rise your right hand ;))