Wednesday, October 29, 2014

A U.S. National Park Has Actually Had To Warn People Not To Take Selfies With Wild Bears

*Facepalms until it gets painful*


No, really, it's apparently a problem.


No, really, it's apparently a problem.


Apparently officials at Lake Tahoe, in Sierra Nevada, have had to walk around the trails telling people to stop taking pics like this after seeing them on social media.


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Gay Eitel, from the Taylor Creek Visitor Centre, told Barcroft Media it was fortunate the season was coming to an end.


Gay Eitel, from the Taylor Creek Visitor Centre, told Barcroft Media it was fortunate the season was coming to an end.


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She said: "Real photographers take pictures that can seem to show the bears are close to them in the shot. The fact is they are using high-powered long lens equipment so they are actually far away from the animal."


She said: "Real photographers take pictures that can seem to show the bears are close to them in the shot. The fact is they are using high-powered long lens equipment so they are actually far away from the animal."


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"We have found that the general public have been going out with iPhones and such like and trying to recreate those pictures - a lot closer to the bears."


"We have found that the general public have been going out with iPhones and such like and trying to recreate those pictures - a lot closer to the bears."


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