Bears in the neighborhood trigger fear one time, joy the next
August 5, 2014
Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News
In terms of cool, it's hard to beat sitting on the roof of your garage with a pair of binoculars watching a grizzly bear sow trying to feed on berries while worrying about three rambunctious cubs.
This is how I spent my Sunday evening. What were you doing, America?
In terms of heart stopping, few things beat fleeing from a grizzly bear sow with three cubs. That's what I did on Wednesday. Yes, all Alaskans know the adage: Never Run From Bear! That is good advice, but all bear encounters are situational. Good advice in one situation may not be the best advice in another.
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10 comments:
I am fine with having no bear joy around here thank you very much. I have enough to worry about and would be pissed if I walked up and all my hives were destroyed.
You already have bears there, and I hope you never see them ... or see where they've been.
We have black bears here on the farm rather frequently. When we first arrived here, I was frightened, but we have come to know that black bears are quite docile, and even with cubs, simply want to pass through. I am not sure, however, how I would feel about grizzly bears which we do not have here, but by reputation, aren't nearly as congenial ! Thanks for your post.
Jane, black bears are often the most problematic in town; they quickly lose their fear of humans, and raid trash cans and cars.
Brown/grizzlies will attack if they feel the least bit threatened.
Polar bears will actively hunt you.
No bears here, (as of yet), BUT we are getting more problems with big cats, aka, cougars, (not human females), but again, I do know a few. LOL.
One preys on livestock, the other, a man's money.
I hear you, denimflyz. Predators will be predators, eh? :)
We have a very healthy black bear population here in our corner of N/W Jersey. Can you believe some people actually leave food out for them?
Grrrrr.
Yes, I believe it ... the morons. Fish & Game fines people for that, here.
Um....bear...nuff said. No thank you. lol
Geez, threecollie, I was only gonna send ya a few ... :)
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