Fictional Bears
This bear rides the rails of London sporting a floppy red hat and a blue toggle-closed duffle coat.
Who is Paddington Bear?
This tool is a bear deterrent, but can only be used at close range (within 6 to 10 metres).
What is bear spray?
Early predictors of Spring, these hibernators are said to be afraid of their own shadows!
What are groundhogs?
Found on one side of the Toonie, this bear is famously seen in Churchill, Manitoba.
What is the polar bear?
Some types include Coho, Sockeye, Chinook, and Chum.
What are Salmon?
This bear, named after US President Theodore Roosevelt, became a popular children's toy and has been celebrated in story, song, and film.
What is the Teddy Bear?
These three things are all examples of items that should end up in a bear cache or bear hang.
What is food, juice, juice crystals, deodorant, toothpaste, cream, scented menstrual products, etc.?
These black and white fluffy creatures are known to be a little bit smelly.
What are skunks?
This bear is the type you’ll most often see on Vancouver Island, but they live all across Canada, the USA, and Mexico!
What is the black bear?
This plant is common in Asia, and can be used as a building material, or as food for a bear.
What is bamboo?
This beloved cartoon character is known for his love of picnic baskets and his catchphrase, "Hey there, Boo Boo!"
Who is Yogi Bear?
When I see a bear like this, I should move away quietly without getting its attention.
What should you do if a bear is unaware of your presence?
This shelled gastropod was the star of the 2013 film Turbo, voiced by Ryan Reynolds.
What is a snail?
Spending about 10-16 hours a day eating, these bears mostly like to eat bamboo.
What is the giant panda?
Preferably eaten by the pot, this sweet and viscous substance is sure to be a bear favourite!
What is honey?
Created for the author’s son, this bear was named after a Canadian black bear located at the London Zoo.
Who is Winnie the Pooh?
Don’t keep backing away: This is the right time to stand your ground!
What should you do when a bear approaches you?
This type of primate lives on Madagascar, and was a star of the children’s TV show, Zoboomafoo.
What is a lemur?
This subspecies of the common black bear has unique colouring, and lives only on the Central and North coast regions of BC.
What is the spirit bear / Kermode bear?
Bears love to eat berries! This berry grows on Vancouver Island, and is orange to pink in colour.
What are salmonberries?
Painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik, these colourful bears were originally used on greeting cards from American Greetings.
Who are the Care Bears?
When a bear is acting this way, it might woof, growl, snap its jaw, or use a bluff charge.
What is a defensive bear?
This furry rodent is endangered and lives only in the mountains of Vancouver Island.
What is a Vancouver Island marmot?
The smallest of all bear species, this bear is often seen with its tongue out and on its hind legs.
What is the Sun Bear?
A small, fat, white insect larvae (the larva of beetles), eaten mostly by black bears.
What are grubs?