Bear approaches woman in ecological park, appears in selfie

Robert59

Robert59

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That could have gotten ugly in a hurry.

That bear had a tag in its ear. Meaning, it was trapped before for being a nuisance bear. He's had other interactions with humans before. He was looking for a handout trying to get her attention by nipping her leg and pawing her.

Best thing they could have done was start yelling/make noise to drive it off, not take a selfie.

Once they trap this bear and tag the other ear, they will move it to another location. If this should happen again, mostly likely it will be destroyed.
 
If a bear is close, do not run and to do not scream. They are a lot faster than we are. Back away slowly and quietly. There are bears that live in the hills close to my house. I have bear mace that I carry with me when I'm in my yard for any extended period of time. As the fruit ripens on the trees they come around more frequently. If there are other wildlife in the yard, I know that the bear is not close.
 
Gemma said:
That could have gotten ugly in a hurry.

That bear had a tag in its ear. Meaning, it was trapped before for being a nuisance bear. He's had other interactions with humans before. He was looking for a handout trying to get her attention by nipping her leg and pawing her.

Best thing they could have done was start yelling/make noise to drive it off, not take a selfie.

Once they trap this bear and tag the other ear, they will move it to another location. If this should happen again, mostly likely it will be destroyed.
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Whatever someone does in that situation & doesn't get hurt or killed did the right thing.
 
Phoenix said:
If a bear is close, do not run and to do not scream. They are a lot faster than we are. Back away slowly and quietly. There are bears that live in the hills close to my house. I have bear mace that I carry with me when I'm in my yard for any extended period of time. As the fruit ripens on the trees they come around more frequently. If there are other wildlife in the yard, I know that the bear is not close.
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Are they Black bear?

Right now we have 3 male black bears coming in every evening. You absolutely yell and make noise with a black bear! Never run away from them...you run at them while making noise. Works like a charm to run them off. They are much more afraid of you for doing that. We've lived in bear country for 45 years and deal with black bear on a regular basis.
 
The best thing to do is to go to a government wildlife site and read what they say about this. Bears will not always run away. Bears have individual personalities just like people. Some are aggressive and some not. If the bears baby is close by it can be very dangerous. You may not see the baby, but momma bear knows. Please don't mess with this.
 
I read that Black Bears are not nearly as dangerous to people as Grizzlies.

A group of tourists were about to go on a hike. The Park Ranger was warning them about the dangers posed by Grizzly Bears.
He said, "Problems can occur when people unexpectedly stumble across bears. We advise hikers to wear tiny bells on their clothing to warn bears of their presence. And always be alert when you know bears are in the area, especially if you see bear droppings."
One tourist asked, "How do you identify bear droppings?"
"Easy," replied the ranger. "They're the ones with the tiny bells in them."
 
Awww...he had a crush, or she wanted to know the name of the shampoo that lady uses. LOL No..that's a little too close for comfort for me. Perhaps they were so calm because the bear's demeanor was not threatening.
 
Phoenix said:
The best thing to do is to go to a government wildlife site and read what they say about this. Bears will not always run away. Bears have individual personalities just like people. Some are aggressive and some not. If the bears baby is close by it can be very dangerous. You may not see the baby, but momma bear knows. Please don't mess with this.
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My husband is a retired Wildlife Conservation Officer and has training in all aspects of wildlife. I've been around his work for years and have even taken part in trapping bears, and cared for some of the wildlife that had been injured (or confiscated from people)....some of the animals were fawns, a cub bear, hawks, owls, a golden eagle, raccoons, opossums and fox.

You are absolutely right that bears have personalities. All animals do. Each and everyone is different. One just needs to learn to read them. Some can be downright funny, others can be nasty as all get out. Sows with cubs should be avoided at all costs. A sow will protect their cubs in any manner they see fit.
 
Robert59 said:
A visitor to a park in Mexico captured video of a black bear approaching a young woman and sniffing her hair
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14 years living in the Northern Alaskan woods and many, many bear encounters and this lady should be happy it happned in Mexico, they must have some strange bears down there..... in Alaska people in the woods are walking MRE's for bears!
 
Gemma said:
My husband is a retired Wildlife Conservation Officer and has training in all aspects of wildlife. I've been around his work for years and have even taken part in trapping bears, and cared for some of the wildlife that had been injured (or confiscated from people)....some of the animals were fawns, a cub bear, hawks, owls, a golden eagle, raccoons, opossums and fox.

You are absolutely right that bears have personalities. All animals do. Each and everyone is different. One just needs to learn to read them. Some can be downright funny, others can be nasty as all get out. Sows with cubs should be avoided at all costs. A sow will protect their cubs in any manner they see fit.
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I got scared for the woman when the bear seemed to sort of do a light test bite on her leg, and then pawed at her a few times. Had the woman gotten defensive of initiated any sort of push-back, I believe the situation would have taken an ominous turn.
 
Maybe they're different, I don't know, but I thought advice I saw in a newspaper years ago sounded ridiculous... it said if you're approached by a bear, ARGUE with it- wave your fists at it, yell at it, etc.
Fortunately I've never been in that situation, but I doubt if I'd be arguing! :cautious:
 
This thread reminds me of a joke I read a long time ago:

The National Park Rangers are advising hikers in Glacier National Park and other Rocky Mountain parks to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter.
They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away.
It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.

And, I've never forgotten this article:
https://nypost.com/2014/11/25/hiker...medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons via @nypmetro
 
Update:

There is outrage in Mexico after a black bear seen on video approaching a visitor in a nature park and sniffing her hair was caught and castrated.
Some people are questioning plans to move the animal to a different state.
The bear was captured by officials from the federal environmental protection agency (Profepa) while having a snooze in the backyard of a house after its residents alerted the authorities to their unexpected guest.

Veterinarians at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León checked it over and fitted it with a radio collar.

But experts say the move is necessary because it had become accustomed to being fed by humans in the ecological park where it lived.
They said the footage showed the consequences of feeding wild animals for the sake of a selfie.

Officials said there had been other close encounters between humans and the same bear in the park and in residential areas nearby.

According to the statement [in Spanish], Mr Vargas Prieto argued that the bear had to be castrated to avoid him getting into fights with other bears once he is released in the Sierra de Nido mountain range in Chihuahua state.

Both the castration and the planned move to Chihuahua have caused outrage among people in the state of Nuevo León, where the bear was captured.

But some have commented on social media that whatever led to the decision to castrate and move the bear, the outrage should be directed at those visitors and guides who are reported to have fed the bear with scraps to make him approach humans who wanted to have selfies taken with him.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wild-bear-sniffed-womans-hair-103624650.html
 
PopsnTuff said:
Update:

There is outrage in Mexico after a black bear seen on video approaching a visitor in a nature park and sniffing her hair was caught and castrated.
Some people are questioning plans to move the animal to a different state.
The bear was captured by officials from the federal environmental protection agency (Profepa) while having a snooze in the backyard of a house after its residents alerted the authorities to their unexpected guest.

Veterinarians at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León checked it over and fitted it with a radio collar.

But experts say the move is necessary because it had become accustomed to being fed by humans in the ecological park where it lived.
They said the footage showed the consequences of feeding wild animals for the sake of a selfie.

Officials said there had been other close encounters between humans and the same bear in the park and in residential areas nearby.

According to the statement [in Spanish], Mr Vargas Prieto argued that the bear had to be castrated to avoid him getting into fights with other bears once he is released in the Sierra de Nido mountain range in Chihuahua state.

Both the castration and the planned move to Chihuahua have caused outrage among people in the state of Nuevo León, where the bear was captured.

But some have commented on social media that whatever led to the decision to castrate and move the bear, the outrage should be directed at those visitors and guides who are reported to have fed the bear with scraps to make him approach humans who wanted to have selfies taken with him.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wild-bear-sniffed-womans-hair-103624650.html
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Castration is a cure for sniffing women's hair?
If I was Joe Biden, I'd hide.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Awww...he had a crush, or she wanted to know the name of the shampoo that lady uses. LOL No..that's a little too close for comfort for me. Perhaps they were so calm because the bear's demeanor was not threatening.
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Remember the shampoo called "Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific!"? Apparently she was wearing "Gee, Your Hair Smells Like Grubs 'n Berries!"
 
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