Today Is...World Ranger Day

When i saw it was Rangers day i immediately thought either the Scottish football team or even Queen Park Rangers but it turns out it isn't all about fans of not very good Football teams at all but actual Park Rangers.
Then i thought maybe its the grumpy older ones who lock up the City park's at night and harass you to pay for the tennis courts but it isn't even them but the Wardens who look out for us in places like the New Forest and Exmoor and the only time i have met one of them was when one told me i couldn't start a camp-fire where i intended to because it was too close to some especially combustible trees so apart from him the only other Ranger i can mention is the one in the Yogi Bear cartoon, Ranger Smith of Jellystone Park and all i can remember about him was him trying to stop Yogi and Boo-boo from stealing peoples pic-a-nic baskets.
Of course, Yogi always manages to outsmart him in the end but American Park Rangers do have a lot more to contend with than their British version, while over here the worst thing you are going to come across is a grumpy badger, in the States their parks have bears, snakes and wolves and put out regular updates on what to do if you are making your way through a National Park and come face to face with something which could make you really wish you had gone with the brown trousers that day.
For Bears you should avoid any sudden movements, refraining from making loud noises and if a bear clacks its teeth, sticks out its lips, huffs, woofs, or slaps the ground with its paws, it is warning you that you are too close and are making it nervous so back away slowly. Yep, YOU are making the bear’s nervous!
If it's a Wolf standing in your way you should avoid eye contact as eye contact is a sign of aggression and walk away slowly while yelling and shouting and slumping your lower body and head in a submissive gesture.
As for Snakes, you should back away while watching the snake for signs of coiling as it is a prelude to a strike. Fend off the snake with a stick if it continues to moves towards you.
No mention of what to do if a badger attacks but the National Federation of Badger Groups said it only has one record of wild badgers biting someone and they were shooting at it so serves them right, hope it hurt.