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Parks Canada continues\u00a0to emphasize the importance of keeping food away from wildlife after a black bear got into a campsite at Rampart Creek Campground.<\/p>\n
The federal agency said a person left food next to their tent at the campsite along the Icefields Parkway in a bag that was marketed as being bear resistant.<\/p>\n
After getting into the food, the black bear \u201ccontacted the tent\u201d when no one was in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen camping in Banff National Park<\/a>, all scented items, including food and hygiene products, must be stored in a vehicle or in the bear-proof storage locks provided to prevent wildlife from accessing food,\u201d stated the Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay field unit in an online post.<\/p>\n Parks wardens investigated and charged the person with not properly maintaining the area and camping on public land in violation of a permit. They could face a fine up to $25,000. <\/p>\n The person will appear in Canmore court later this month.<\/p>\n Bears \u201crarely survive in the long run\u201d when they get used to human food and associate it with people, said Parks Canada.<\/p>\n It can lead to human-wildlife conflicts, with a bear being relocated, attempts at ‘re-conditioning’ the bear and, as a final resort, killing the animal, said the federal agency.<\/p>\n Kim Titchener, founder of Bear Safety and More, said wildlife is more likely to return to a site if the animals believe they can get food.<\/p>\n \u201cIt becomes a high-calorie, high-fat food source, and they think, \u2018Why would I eat dandelions or grasses when there\u2019s easy access to food?\u201d Titchener said.<\/p>\n “They can start to get aggressive about gaining access to those food sources, like breaking into tents, trying to get into a cooler, trying to get into a building.”<\/p>\n WATCH | Can we relocate instead of killing nuisance black bears?: Can we relocate instead of killing nuisance black bears?<\/p>\n A community on Burnaby Mountain was recently shaken when a black bear approached a group of children in a park and helped itself to their lunches. Bears exhibiting such behaviour are normally killed, but the parent of one of those kids asks whether that\u2019s always necessary.Warnings in effect<\/p>\n![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786065373_249_default.jpg\")
A black bear in a field in Alberta. (Tyson Koschik\/CBC)Helping wildlife avoid human food<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786065374_589_default.jpg\")
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