A few years back, I was taking a short hike around a glacial lake below the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska and nearly walked up on a bear. Fortunately after seeing the fresh bear tracks, I reversed my course and found an alternate trail. At the time, I could have used the sage advice from the wildlife tour company Scenic Bear Viewing in the nerve wracking video below.

When confronted with danger, we often face a choice between fight or flight. For many, the instinctive reaction to a charging bear is to run. However, this response can be more dangerous than you might think. A wildlife tour company, Scenic Bear Viewing in Homer, Alaska, recently shared a video

revealing that it’s better to stand your ground when faced with a charging bear.

Coincidently, my hiking trail was actually in the low growth pine forest at the bottom of the frame in the purloined photo above.