PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In the Face of Japan’s Rising Bear Encounters Hornet Air Horn Offers Practical Deterrent Vancouver, Canada. December 11, 2025 - As communities across Japan face an uptick in bear sightings and unexpected encounters—particularly involving Asian black bears (Tsukino Waguma)—the Hornet rechargeable air horn could be a simple, portable tool to
As urban development continues around cities, the inclusion of green space in the form of parks and wilderness areas is becoming more important and more commonplace. In addition to these spaces being great places for humans to recreate, these areas often also provide corridors for other animals to travel and live, undetected, deep into urban
Here’s a scenario you may have encountered: you are hiking in the forest and 50 or 70 metres up the trail you see a bear. A bear’s eyesight is about the same as ours, so maybe it has or hasn’t seen you yet, but it’s coming your way. What do you do?
It depends. The Hornet battery powered rechargeable air horn is not affected by temperature as it uses an electric motor to drive a compressor, so cold temperatures will have little or no effect on it. Compressed gas, or aerosol air horns, will not gasify in cold temperatures, either not creating the required pressure to operate
Research has shown that a bear’s hearing is twice as sensitive as a human’s, therefore sounds that we perceive as loud, will be even louder and more startling to a bear. An air horn can be effective from distances in excess of 100 feet away from a bear. Unlike bear spray, an air horn can
Yes. However, do you want to wait until a bear is within 25-30 feet before you react? Using the Hornet rechargeable battery powered air horn will give you a solution for harmlessly and effectively deterring a bear from over 100 feet away. A bear’s hearing is twice as sensitive as a human’s so loud noises
No. Current regulations prohibit the transport of compressed gas cylinders on airplanes, and bear spray is categorized as such. The Hornet rechargeable battery powered air horn, however, can be safely transported on airplanes.
Yes, studies have proven that air horns are a harmless but effective deterrent for bears, cougars, and coyotes. The Hornet rechargeable air horn will generate over 121 decibels of sound, more than enough to frighten-off these animals at a distance of 100 feet or even greater. Field researchers working in bear country will use an