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  2. Bear spray - Wikipedia

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    Bear protection spray for sale in Banff, Alberta. The key active ingredients of bear spray are 1–2% capsaicin, and related capsaicinoids. [9] [10]Bear spray is intended to deter an aggressive or charging bear; a user points the canister at an aggressive bear and sprays the contents for 2–3 seconds.

  3. Bear danger - Wikipedia

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    Bear attack deterrent spray (active ingredient: 0.857% capsaicin) Bear spray, a form of pepper spray, is the most effective defense against attacking bears. [9] [10] Although this claim has been disputed because of the 83 incidents in the Smith study [10] only 18 cases involved an aggressive bear, and of those 18 only 9 involved a charging bear ...

  4. List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia

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    Bear danger area closure sign of the type used at Denali National Park and Preserve. This is a list of human deaths caused by bear attacks in North America by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources.

  5. Bear attack - Wikipedia

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    Bear attack. Appearance. Although bear attacks are rare, they can be fatal. A bear attack is an attack by a bear on another animal, although it usually refers to a bear attacking a human or domestic pet. Bear attacks are of particular concern for those who are in bear habitats.

  6. Timothy Treadwell - Wikipedia

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    Years active. 1990–2003. Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Katmai National Park, Alaska, for ...

  7. Pepper spray - Wikipedia

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    Pepper spray is used as a less lethal weapon in policing, riot control, crowd control, and self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears. [5] [6] Pepper spray was engineered originally for defense against bears, mountain lions, wolves and other dangerous predators, and is often referred to colloquially as bear spray.

  8. Mace (spray) - Wikipedia

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    Mace is the brand name of an early type of aerosol self-defense spray invented by Alan Lee Litman in the 1960s. The first commercial product of its type, Litman's design packaged phenacyl chloride (CN) tear gas dissolved in hydrocarbon solvents into a small aerosol spray can, [1] usable in many environments and strong enough to act as a deterrent and incapacitant when sprayed in the face.

  9. Talk:Bear spray - Wikipedia

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    The current article states that Mark Matheny, founder of UDAP, claims to have developed the first bear spray in 1992. However, according to Counter Assault's webpage, "In the early 1980s, Dr. Charles Jonkel and Carrie Hunt of the University of Montana Border Grizzly Project generated the scientific data that proved Counter Assault’s proprietary formula and delivery system successfully ...

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