Bears are powerful animals and can be dangerous. They are usually campers’ worse nightmare. So, what must you do when you are faced with a bear?

1. Keep your distance from the bear.
2. Walk away calmly and quietly. It will probably not bother you.
3. Do not run as this will excite the bear to chase you.
4. Do not climb a tree as some bears are excellent climbers.
5. Do not try to wrestle with the bear. It is not like the one you see in “The Jungle Book”.
6. Try to make yourself look bigger. It will usually frighten the bear away.
7. Make loud noises to scare the bear away.
8. Use pepper spray on the bear if it gets too close.
9. Hit the ground immediately and curl yourself up into a fetal position, bring your knees to your chest to protect your stomach, protect your head with your arms and cover the back of your neck with your hands.
10. If all else fails, just play dead. A grizzly bear will stop attacking when they feel there’s no longer a threat.

What to do when faced with a snake?

You are most likely to encounter snakes whenever you are hiking, climbing, camping or even in your house. Here are a few suggestions of what to do when you are faced with a snake.

1. Stay calm.
2. Freeze like a statue and then slowly back away.
3. Do not attempt to kill it.
4. Leave the snake alone and calmly back off as quickly and quietly and as far away as you can and let it have its space to slither away.
5. Do not provoke the snake as angering the snake would result in a single response.
6. Do not poke it with a stick or throw stones at it as you will be asking for trouble.
7. Try to recognize the signs of a snake about to strike. The strike of a rattlesnake is faster than the human eye.
8. Place a heavy blanket over it to clam it down. It will feel secure if it cannot see what is happening outside the blanket.
9. If you have a water hose nearby, spraying it from a distance will persuade the snake to leave.
10. Call on the experts to come and catch the snake.

Must We Suffer?

Earthquake, flood, famine, drought
Ever wonder what brought this about?
Politics, greed, selfishness, power
Its happening everywhere the world over

Forests we bring down, resources we deplete
For what? The industries for them to feed
Technology and development is the game
Who suffers? The environment, what a shame

Do we care enough for our environment?
All for the sake of wealth and development
Take heed my friends of global warming
Make the catastrophes our last warning

20 Things You Can Do To Reduce Paper Waste

1.                   Take notes on reused paper.

2.                   When printing anything, use both sides of the paper or print on the back of used paper.

3.                   Photocopy double-sided or on the back of used paper.

4.                   Send memos through emails, avoid using paper memos.

5.                   When printing from the internet, skip title pages and unnecessary extras.

6.                   Shrink your margins or use the option to print multiple pages on a sheet.

7.                   Shrink images to fit more on a page.

8.                   Reuse envelopes, use sticky labels to cover the old address.

9.                   Before throwing that piece of paper into the bin, check to see if it could be used as scrap paper.

10.               Recycle all the junk mails left in your letterbox.

11.               Put a “no junk mail” sign by your letterbox so that you can cut down on junk mails such as pizza delivery leaflets etc.

12.               When buying a pint of milk or a soft drink, choose the product in the container you know you can dispose of locally for recycling.

13.               Avoid using paper plates or paper cups.

14.               Reuse gift bags and gift wraps.

15.               Read the newspaper or magazines online.

16.               Sign up for online e-statements.

17.               Switch to internet faxing.

18.               Use email instead of paper mail.

19.               Send all your used paper for recycling.

20.               Buy recycled paper products.

Recycling Is A Necessity

Recycling?  Sure everybody knows what recycling is, what to recycle and how to recycle, but how many people actually recycle.  Are enough efforts being done to create awareness on the need to recycle, especially amongst young children?  They are the ones that will be adversely affected if nothing is done now to save and protect the environment.

Millions and millions of trees are cut every year and the Earth is constantly being mined of all its minerals and resources.  All for what, if not to feed the industries that use virgin resources for their manufacturing processes and products.  Recycling is no longer an option, it is a necessity.

Using recyclables as a raw material resource can help to reduce the need to use virgin material.   We should be very concerned about conservation of nature and to realize the full potential of our ability and our responsibility to make a positive change towards the environment.  Saving the environment is not just the moral thing to do but it is also a great way to save money, energy and time and also to live a longer and healthier life.  A very important thing that we must remember is that the future of all life on earth depends on each and every one of us.

That is why it is so important that we inculcate the importance of recycling and care for the environment in young children so that as they grow older they become mindful of this fact and will be able to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle.

So, to those who have done their part in recycling, a thumbs-up to all of you.  All of you have taken the wise step of doing your bit to save our Earth.  After all, it’s the only home we have, so don’t you think it’s worth saving?  Someone once said, “Alone we will fail but together we fail not.”

Keep recycling, every one!!!

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