Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center testing coolers

Our local zoo: The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center recently completed testing some bear proof coolers, as reported by the AP. For years, Yellowstone has maintained the policy that food should be raised off the ground to prevent bear access. Yosemite, however, determined that this was not successful and only lead to bears destroying trees to get the food. Bear proof food canisters are expensive, and generally small.

It looks like Yellowstone may be catching up, and there are now some larger options for food storage, including coolers. The bears at The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center tested models from Engel USA and Yeti Coolers and both were approved. Please let me know if you have tried these products yourself.

• Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee: http://www.igbconline.org
• Engel USA: http://www.engel-usa.com
• Yeti Coolers: http://www.yeticoolers.com