re: Grizzly bear kills husband, wife and their dog at national park in Alberta, Canada

I have done several backpacking hikes in forests everywhere (including Canada) - some as long as two weeks and we NEVER go anywhere without:

1. Bear bins for food.
2. Bear spray.
3. Portable horns.
4. Never any pets or small kids.

And most importantly…
5. Large numbers of adult men who do not wash their clothes for the full week or two. The smallest number of hikers I have been with was eight men.

Bears see us and move the other way. They are not even curious.

This is a sad situation and it always has an element of bad luck but everytime I have seen a “scare” from a bear - the hiking party has something that smells interesting (food, small animals, or small kids who break protocol etc).