But baby it's cold outside...

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Great things about backpacking outdoors in winter include an abundance of water, the lack of congestion on trails, the availability of rangers and the ease of tracking wildlife. Also, hikers find fewer bugs, and bears are not a problem.

Author: Hogan, Thom
Editorial, Recreation, Snow camping

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Biting the hand that feeds: a well-intentioned handout today could mean disaster for panhandling wildlife tomorrow

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Feeding wildlife encourages wild animals to forget their natural foraging skills and become annoying pests. Animals that lose their fear of humans may become dangerous and have to be killed or put into zoos.

Author: Wilkinson, Todd
Prevention, Animal feeding and feeds, Wildlife pests

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Subjects list: Environmental aspects, Backpacking
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