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The containers are then buried or strung on a rope between two tall trees, out of bears' reach.Experts emphasize keeping your distance and making noise to avoid startling a bear as the best ways to avoid a bear attack. If a bear does become confrontational, the usual advice is to raise the arms above the head so as to appear larger, and to yell at the bear .Improper storage of these items can allow bears to eat human food and become dependent on it, increasing the probability of encounters with humans.  If they wander close to human settlements, the smells of cooking and garbage can cause them to ignore their usual instinct to avoid humans. Many parks and persons in areas with bears utilize bear-resistant garbage cans and  dumpsters for this reason, and many areas have laws prohibiting the feeding of bears, even if unintentional. Campers can access bear-proof containers from many parks to store their food and trash.Most brown and black bear encounters in human-populated areas involve so-called "trouble bears" usually young males who have just left their mothers and do not yet have a territory of their own.