That cartoon reminds me of a tragic incident in Montana in 2010: Bear Country. Two people were injured badly and a third was killed. We camped very near that location in 2014.
Once at the University of Montana I saw a poster with a drawing of a grizzly mauling a human. The message was, “Don’t Feed the Bears!” It had a list of things not to do when in bear country.
One of our neighbors up on the land felt sorry for the bears after the 2011 fire. They put out food and a kiddie pool for the bears to play in, and they set up a trail camera to take pictures. Presumably someone pointed out that was dangerous for the bears as well as for the neighbors, because they eventually stopped.
None of the people in that 2010 incident were doing anything wrong, according to the rules in place at the time. The mama grizzly, for whatever reason, departed from the normal bear behavior. The bears paid a steep penalty for it, though; the adult female was killed and the three cubs went into controlled captivity for life.
Yup, nature is not always so nice… But bear attacks are so rare that I always find myself wondering why bears have to be portrayed as such ferocious creatures.
I’ve heard making noises while hiking is usually a good way to warn the bears ahead of time. The danger is when they stop being afraid of humans — like when some humans feed them..
Rabbits love our organic vegetable beds we put in place when we moved to our lone acre. Sadly for the rabbits, our golden retriever loves rabbits, especially tender baby ones out for their first hop away from mama’s hiding spot. We have learned–through experience–not to try to rescue the baby rabbit once he’s gotten to it, and it’s just part of his nature. We are vegan, but he is not. Fortunately for the rabbits, he’s an inside dog except for long walks, bathroom breaks and asked-for moments of lying in the sunshine.
That cartoon reminds me of a tragic incident in Montana in 2010: Bear Country. Two people were injured badly and a third was killed. We camped very near that location in 2014.
Once at the University of Montana I saw a poster with a drawing of a grizzly mauling a human. The message was, “Don’t Feed the Bears!” It had a list of things not to do when in bear country.
One of our neighbors up on the land felt sorry for the bears after the 2011 fire. They put out food and a kiddie pool for the bears to play in, and they set up a trail camera to take pictures. Presumably someone pointed out that was dangerous for the bears as well as for the neighbors, because they eventually stopped.
None of the people in that 2010 incident were doing anything wrong, according to the rules in place at the time. The mama grizzly, for whatever reason, departed from the normal bear behavior. The bears paid a steep penalty for it, though; the adult female was killed and the three cubs went into controlled captivity for life.
What I’ve heard about grizzlies is they’re unpredictable — and often grouchy. It is sad for both the bears and the humans when people are attacked.
LOLOL.
well.
at least it was a free roaming bear. not a factory farm bear.
what it feels like to be the recipricator no doubt!
One of the things I like about our new grocery store is it has organic, free range chicken. It’s nice to be able to vote with our pocket books.
Yup, nature is not always so nice… But bear attacks are so rare that I always find myself wondering why bears have to be portrayed as such ferocious creatures.
I’ve heard making noises while hiking is usually a good way to warn the bears ahead of time. The danger is when they stop being afraid of humans — like when some humans feed them..
Rabbits love our organic vegetable beds we put in place when we moved to our lone acre. Sadly for the rabbits, our golden retriever loves rabbits, especially tender baby ones out for their first hop away from mama’s hiding spot. We have learned–through experience–not to try to rescue the baby rabbit once he’s gotten to it, and it’s just part of his nature. We are vegan, but he is not. Fortunately for the rabbits, he’s an inside dog except for long walks, bathroom breaks and asked-for moments of lying in the sunshine.
One of Kaitlin’s dogs sometimes got little bunnies. It is sad.
No “bears” roaming around here at all…maybe a few in a zoo, but definitely not your everyday “oh there’s a bear out the back”