We hope that seeing wildlife will be a major highlight of our group's time in Alaska, but we also need to give wild animals the respect and distance they deserve. We want to minimize the chances of surprising a bear or moose when we're on the trail or attracting them to our campsites. To do so, we'll make lots of noise on the trail (something that's easy for a big group like us!), properly store our food in camp, and avoid any campsites and trails with recent signs of bear activity. Our leaders are trained in wilderness skills and wildlife protocol and will instruct our students on proper protocol, too. You should know, too, that our leaders will be carrying bear spray in the unlikely event of an unintended bear encounter.