Bear boxes are secure food storage lockers provided at many US National Parks, designed to keep curious and hungry animals out of your supplies. They're extremely important, letting you stash your food at a safe distance from your campsite, and preventing the bears developing a taste for it and seeking it out in future.
However, not everyone uses them properly, and Rangers at Grand Teton have had enough of people filling them with trash, making them unusable for other campers. A photo shot by officials and shared this week via Instagram account TouronsOfNationalParks shows a box overflowing with plastic bags, bottles, and food packaging.
