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

Rich.

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.......

Rich_007

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

Rich

Biiiiink

Did anyone catch
"Grizzly Man" whilst it was on release this summer?

Tangram

LOL I love that....must be up for the Darwin Awards then.

hot wasabi peas

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.

Tiggy

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.

Regards
Tiggy