Entry 2

My cause for what I want to do is to help people and bears live and cope together more effectively. A lot of people really don't understand how bears act and behave, therefore, everyday bears and people come together in a negative way and completely clash; resulting in bear killings, attacks, and big messes for us to clean up. I believe learning more about how these animals live and act, will greatly reduce the amount of tension between us all. One person who could help educate us on the bears and what to do when we come into contact with them is Ann Bryant, the founder of the Bear League, in Lake Tahoe, California. She spends all of her time responding to calls related to bear sightings and problems, she strives to keep the bears out of human territory and teaches people how to avoid bears in their territory. Instead of harming the bears, Ann uses tactics that scare the bears and keep them from coming back.