Outdoor enthusiasts in Manitoba are being reminding to take steps to avoid conflict with bears after an eight-year-old girl was injured by one in Whisteshell Provincial Park over the weekend.
The province says in a news release that the girl was camping with her family on South Cross Lake on Saturday when a black bear swiped the tent she was in.
The girl was treated and released from hospital with cuts to her face. The release says the family had taken many safety precautions including hanging food in a bear-proof barrel in a tree away from the campsite.
