Ceetje, niet boos worden :dunno: . Ik denk helemaal niet dat je een dierenbeul bent en ik heb het idee dat je ook wel bearproof probeert te kamperen maar als je voedsel in blik en toiletspullen in de auto laat terwijl er berenboxen zijn, dan is dat echt verkeerd.Ceetje schreef:Zo inmiddels hebben een hoop mensen gereageerd op mijn bericht en blijkbaar ben ik :stupid: en een dierenbeul, want ik zou er voor zorgen dat beren afgemaakt moeten worden. Ik ben van mening dat ik heel bearproof kampeer en er altijd voor zorg dat de campsite schoon en opgeruimd is. Helemaal niets interessants voor beren in de tent heb, alleen een voorraadje crackers, pindakaas, wat blikken chili con carne en de koelbox en mijn toiletspullen in de auto. Ik weet niet wat andere mensen aan voedsel in hun auto bewaren, maar deze voorraad lijkt me heel onschuldig.
De regels zijn eigenlijk heel simpel. Als er berenboxen staan gebruik die, ook voor voedsel in blik en toiletspullen. De beren ruiken echt heel goed en tandpasta ruikt naar eten voor hen. Tuurlijk zullen ze eerst proberen het voedsel op een gemakkelijkere manier, zoals achtergelaten etenresten, te krijgen, maar als dat niet lukt dan is de auto de volgende stap.
Ik heb hieronder delen van de stukken gekopieerd over de beren van de site van Yosemite waar Markro eerder naar verwees
Zoals je kan zien moet je ook echt je voedsel in blik en je toiletspullen in een berenbox stoppen.American black bears (Ursus americanus) are an integral part of the Sierra Nevada ecosystem and are only one of the many animal species protected in Yosemite National Park. Black bears forage on a wide variety of natural foods, including grasses, insects, berries, and acorns.
The bears, however, are intelligent and adaptable, and will readily accept human foods when they are available. Bears that are exposed to human food often change their behavior and begin seeking it in campgrounds, parking lots, and from backpackers. This results in property damage and dangerous confrontations between humans and bears. The ecological role of such bears is also changed - their use of natural foods diminishes, they become more nocturnal, and the elevation range of habitat use changes. When a bear's search for human food makes them aggressive toward humans, it poses an unacceptably high threat and must be killed. As a result, black bears have been the subject of intense management efforts in Yosemite for many years, to protect both people and the bears.
By storing your food properly, you can prevent a bear's unnecessary death.
Please note that these food storage regulations have the force and effect of federal law: Failure to store your food properly may result in impoundment of your food or car and/or a fine of up to $5,000 and/or revocation of your camping permit.
Bears will break into cars to investigate any object that smells or looks like food.
"Food" includes any item with a scent, regardless of packaging. This may include items that you do not consider food, such as canned goods, bottles, drinks, soaps, cosmetics, toiletries, trash, ice chests (even when empty), and unwashed items used for preparing or eating meals. All these items must be stored properly.
How to Store Your Food...
You may store food in your car only during daylight hours. Do not store food in your car after dark: use a food locker. Remember to clear your car of food wrappers, crumbs in baby seats, and baby wipes. Even canned food and drinks must be removed from your car.
Bears can easily break into tent-cabins and tents for food. Never keep food, drinks, toiletries, or trash in your tent or tent-cabin.
In campgrounds, Housekeeping Camp, and Curry Village tent cabins
You must store all your food in food lockers. Bears may enter campsites even in your presence and some will even check lockers to see if they’re latched. Keep your locker closed and latched at all times, just like you would a freezer. Only have the food out that you are actually using; if you're not using it, put it back into the food locker.
Finally, treat your trash like food: keep it in your food locker or dispose of it in a bear-proof dumpster; do not leave it sitting out.
Food lockers are available at every campsite or unit. (Lockers are available at the parking lot in Curry Village. We hope to provide lockers at each tent cabin in the future.)
Food may be stored out of sight in hard-sided trailers and RVs, as long as windows, doors, and vents are closed when you're not there. Food may not be stored in pop-up or tent trailers, or other soft-sided campers.
In your hotel room or cabin; You must keep all food inside your room; if you are not in the room, the windows and doors must be closed. Bears can easily break into cabins through an open door or open window.
In picnic areas and on the trail; Always keep your food within arm's reach and don't turn your back to your food; never leave food unattended. Bears may investigate picnic areas or backpacks for food even in your presence, so be alert.
While backpacking in the wilderness: Bear resistant food containers ("bear canisters") are required for overnight hikers in most of the Yosemite Wilderness and are strongly recommended everywhere else. Hanging food is only a delaying tactic for bears, as bears can easily climb trees. In Yosemite and the southern Sierra, bear canisters are the only effective and proven method of preventing bears from getting human food.
Martin
