While officials admonish hikers to carry bear spray in Wyoming’s Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, it’s banned in California’s Yosemite National Park.
The National Park Service (NPS) classifies bear spray as a weapon in Yosemite and enforces the ban there.
Given the immense crowds that pile into that park, California officials were worried about tourists misusing bear spray against wildlife in situations where animals weren’t really a threat…