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August 2023, Vancouver Island, Tofino area BC

Huge beach areas, some rocky, lots nice and sandy, lots of Black Bear, Cougar and even a decent size Wolf population.

Good idea to keep your eyes and ears open, several years back (before it got sooo popular) we were walking on the beach and heard something in the bushes above the beach.
It was a good size Black Bear eating berries and minding his own business within 40 yards of us.
We kept moving, made some noise and he/she stayed put.
Also the only place I've had to hit the brakes hard to avoid hitting one on the highway.