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Old Oct 18th 2005 | 7:29 am
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Tho they're not exactly running amok in the streets, killing people.
Local radio this morning advised people not to get close to photograph or pet them. Really ?

http://castanet.net/cgi-bin2/newNews...6&page=1#13056

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Originally Posted by Rich_007
Tho they're not exactly running amok in the streets, killing people.
Local radio this morning advised people not to get close to photograph or pet them. Really ?

http://castanet.net/cgi-bin2/newNews...6&page=1#13056

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It's to stop them getting used to people and the food they leave around - once a bear is habituated, they vastly more likely to end up getting killed.

There is a fascinating book on the subject in Mosaic Books on Bernard Ave.

Last time we went to Canda a few years ago, we got stopped by a "bear jam" and people were getting up real close to take photos of a mother and cub.

Plus, there is the story of the lady who put honey on her child's hand so that she could experience feeding a bear.......

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Old Oct 18th 2005 | 9:24 am
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There is the story of the lady who put honey on her child's hand so that she could experience feeding a bear.......
Maybe the dimwit should try that with a grizzly. :scared:

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Maybe the dimwit should try that with a grizzly. :scared:

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Originally Posted by yonk
It's to stop them getting used to people and the food they leave around - once a bear is habituated, they vastly more likely to end up getting killed.

There is a fascinating book on the subject in Mosaic Books on Bernard Ave.

Last time we went to Canda a few years ago, we got stopped by a "bear jam" and people were getting up real close to take photos of a mother and cub.

Plus, there is the story of the lady who put honey on her child's hand so that she could experience feeding a bear.......
LOL I love that....must be up for the Darwin Awards then.
 
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Originally Posted by yonk
It's to stop them getting used to people and the food they leave around - once a bear is habituated, they vastly more likely to end up getting killed.

There is a fascinating book on the subject in Mosaic Books on Bernard Ave.

Last time we went to Canda a few years ago, we got stopped by a "bear jam" and people were getting up real close to take photos of a mother and cub.

Plus, there is the story of the lady who put honey on her child's hand so that she could experience feeding a bear.......
People like that need their heads twisted off... pisses me off how stupid people can be and then the bears suffer the consequences of some dimwit's lack of brain cells. Not very often am I saddened by people getting mauled by bears because in reality most, not all, people that get mauled are simply deserving of it. imo.
 
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Default Re: Bears in Kelowna

Originally Posted by Rich_007
Tho they're not exactly running amok in the streets, killing people.
Local radio this morning advised people not to get close to photograph or pet them. Really ?

http://castanet.net/cgi-bin2/newNews...6&page=1#13056

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Bears aside - in your newspaper report it shows the "Smart" car. A word of warning about this car and wildlife. The lions in the wildlife parks love to chase these little cars, so watch out if you are driving one in bear territory.

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