So you're visiting one of our country's fine national parks and... uh oh!... you find yourself face to face with a bear? How do you escape?

Well, the National Park Service would like to remind you what NOT to do.

READ: Please don’t run from bears or push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself.⁣⁣
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As a follow-up...

Posted by National Park Service on Wednesday, August 5, 2020

They put up a Facebook post yesterday on their official page reminding people if they encounter a bear, "Please don't push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself."

The advice is mixed in with other tips like "don't run" and "don't climb a tree."

So if you can't run, climb a tree, or sacrifice your friends, what do you do? Stay calm, slowly move away, and walk sideways while you keep eye contact with the bear, they find all that non-threatening.

Read more at Cowboy State Daily.

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