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Post by brobear on Feb 26, 2019 2:04:03 GMT -5
FAQ: Camping with Bears - What if a black bear ignores me and doesn’t run away? by Dr. Lynn Rogers. Some black bears have learned to trust people who behave predictably in expected locations. These bears expect to see non-aggressive people in campgrounds or residential areas. These bears are not impudent, brazen, or testing their dominance. These same bears run from people they see in unexpected places. But as long as their world is predictable, with people behaving predictably and nonaggressively in predictable places, these bears can go about finding food without needlessly running from people who have proved many times not to be a threat. Nevertheless, they assess the demeanor of anyone who comes close — just as they do with other bears — and are alert to aggressive behavior. If one of these trusting bears is seeking food you need for your camping trip, it might be time to shake up its world and make it feel unwelcome. Bear Center researchers have never seen a black bear they couldn’t chase away by yelling, waving their arms, and rushing toward it. Waving and popping a big black plastic garbage bag while advancing toward a bear is doubly terrifying. It is not the same old banging pots and pans many bears have come to expect. For the ultimate in terrifying bears, get your group together with everyone waving a garbage bag. Researchers have never seen a black bear that did not immediately run from a stampede, and no black bear or grizzly has ever attacked a group of six or more. Of course, mild pepper spray is easier than any of the above. Black bears that are accustomed to people are no more likely to attack or kill. Three quarters of the killings by black bears are in remote areas of Canada and Alaska where bears have the least contact with people. Statistics show that where black bears are most accustomed to seeing people they are least likely to kill someone.~ Dr. Lynn Rogers -www.bear.org Pictured: Wild Black Bear in Ely, MN – Taken by Dr. Lynn Rogers
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 26, 2019 7:18:52 GMT -5
FAQ: Camping with Bears - What if a black bear ignores me and doesn’t run away?
I guess you either act calmly, so the bear does not see you as a threat, or run away.
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Post by brobear on Feb 26, 2019 7:43:12 GMT -5
FAQ: Camping with Bears - What if a black bear ignores me and doesn’t run away? I guess you either act calmly, so the bear does not see you as a threat, or run away.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 26, 2019 7:45:58 GMT -5
FAQ: Camping with Bears - What if a black bear ignores me and doesn’t run away? I guess you either act calmly, so the bear does not see you as a threat, or run away.Wow, now that is a very close encounter.
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Post by brobear on Feb 27, 2019 14:10:12 GMT -5
From a bear's perspective:
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Post by brobear on Apr 9, 2019 16:14:54 GMT -5
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Post by tom on Apr 9, 2019 18:02:46 GMT -5
Yeah, some here in Minnesota called him the Bear Whisperer.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2019 8:30:01 GMT -5
From a bear's perspective: Once black bears get a taste of human flesh, they become dangerous to humans.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jan 2, 2020 22:01:41 GMT -5
Human Connections.
Today, a major threat to the American black bear is widespread poaching. Asian markets will pay generously for bear gall bladders and paws, considered to have medicinal value in China, Japan, and Korea. The demand for these parts also affects grizzly and polar bears. In Alaska, it is illegal to purchase, sell, or barter any part of a bear. Bear hunting is popular in Alaska and, with proper management, can occur without causing populations to decline. Bear hunting seasons are held in both spring and fall in some areas, but only in fall in other areas. Cubs and females with offspring may not be killed. Within Kenai Fjords National Park, we have the responsibility to see to the health and safety of the wildlife while also protecting visitors. Past park research has helped determine how bears respond to issues such as backcountry campsite use, vessels moored near shore, noise levels of people and vessels, and effects of group size. In the end, the balance that the park strives for will hopefully serve the bears as well as the people who wish to see them. www.nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/black-bear.htm
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Jun 24, 2020 9:57:25 GMT -5
Bear dies after attacking hunter in North Carolina woods, wildlife officials say .The bear was shot three or four times and later found dead near a creek. A black bear died after attacking a hunter whose companion had shot it in the North Carolina woods. A group of at least three men were hunting near Mount Sterling in Haywood County on Saturday morning when their dogs noticed a bear that was up in the tree, Capt. Andrew Helton, law enforcement officer for the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, told ABC News. (MORE: Grizzly bear attacks 3 hunters in separate incidents at national forest) After one of the hunters gathered the dogs up, another one shot the bear, striking it three or four times, Helton said. The bear then came down the tree and attacked the hunter holding the dogs. The encounter only stopped after the pair rolled down an embankment, and "the bear continued on its own path," Helton said. (MORE: Black bear attacks on humans often begin as scuffles with dogs, experts say) Because the group was in such a remote area, it took several hours for the injured hunter's companions to find their way out of the woods and then direct paramedics to his location, Helton said. The injured hunter was bitten in his stomach and had bite and claw marks to his leg. He also had a fractured pelvic bone and a back injury but was treated and later released from the hospital. The bear, a male weighing about 375 pounds, was later found dead near a creek about 100 yards from where the injured hunter was located, Helton said. It died from the gunshot wounds. The bear's remains have been sent to a lab to be tested for rabies and other diseases. (MORE: Bear bursts through wall 'like the Kool-Aid Man' to escape home, police say) The commission is conducting an investigation on the attack, Helton said. It is currently bear hunting season in the mountains of North Carolina, according to the commission. The season runs until Nov. 23 and then picks back up again between Dec. 16 and Jan. 1. abcnews.go.com/US/bear-dies-attacking-hunter-north-carolina-woods-wildlife/story?id=66740115
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 6, 2020 11:10:57 GMT -5
Men Who Killed Sleeping Bear Family Just Got Punished. They thought they’d get away with it — but there was a hidden camera on them the whole time. Two men — a father and son — have just been punished for what a wildlife camera captured them doing in April 2018: The two men were skiing on Esther Island in Alaska when they came upon a bear den where a mother and her two cubs were still hibernating. They shot and killed the mother bear in front of her newborn cubs. The cubs then wake up and can be heard shrieking in the footage, according to sworn testimony from Alaska Wildlife Troopers, before the men shoot and kill both cubs at point-blank range. The men then appear to realize that the mother bear was wearing a tracking collar. Since killing a bear who has visible cubs is illegal, they tried covering up what they’d done, destroying the evidence. They packed up the mother bear’s body and skied away with it. Two days later they returned, put the bodies of the cubs in a bag, and skied away again. The men then lied to authorities and reported killing the mother bear as if it were a legal kill. “They’ll never be able to link it to us,” the camera caught the son saying. In another moment, just after the killing, the father can be heard saying: “It doesn’t matter. Bear down.” Well, it mattered. “What we saw is that there were two bear cubs that were completely defenseless and were shot at point-blank range,” Assistant Attorney General Aaron Peterson, who prosecuted the case, told the court, calling the crime the “most egregious bear cub poaching case his office has ever seen.” The father was sentenced to three months in prison, a $9,000 fine and his hunting license has been taken away for 10 years. The son was sentenced to 30 days of suspended jail time, community service and his hunting license has been taken away for two years. Hunting regulations in Alaska have recently been under debate, and this case makes animal lovers all the more determined to protect the animals impacted. “[We are] fighting to save America’s black bears from the threat of systematic and sanctioned cruelty,” Kitty Block, acting president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), wrote after the news of the sentencing was released. “Black bears, grizzly bears and wolves are an integral part of America’s landscape and are among our most precious natural treasures.” demo-pets-mix.aobrien.org/2019/01/25/men-who-killed-sleeping-bear-family-just-got-punished/@king Kodiak, I think this will make you happy. Check out the news.
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Post by brobear on Aug 6, 2020 11:12:44 GMT -5
Quote: Men Who Killed Sleeping Bear Family Just Got Punished. If they're still breathing, they got off too easy.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 6, 2020 11:16:16 GMT -5
In Africa, it is legal to hunt down poachers. Therefore, if these bears lived in Africa, I hate to imagine what would happen or I wonder how much they would get away with.
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Post by King Kodiak on Aug 6, 2020 22:12:43 GMT -5
Thanks mate, but that did not make me happy at all. The father 3 months and 9.000 dollars? The son 30 days? they killed the most innocent form of life, 2 cubs. they deserve exactly the same, the son needs to be killed in front of the father, then let the father suffer in jail for the rest of his life.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 7, 2020 7:37:27 GMT -5
No worries. These men got lest than they deserve. If there was a law that makes it legal to hunt poachers, I don't think they will be getting off as easy as they are now.
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