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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
Jim Roberts wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote: wrote: Mike, your ignorance of wildlife and factless statements become irritating. True. While black bear attacks on humans are rather rare, as a carnivore, they can and do attack humans from time to time. The probability of an attack is measured in the 1 to 400 million or more (given the number of recreational visitor days a year in black bear country). I assume all of that is correct. I don't see it as significant, one way or another. If you are in bear country... *do* be concerned. It isn't. But you don't have them where you live Floyd. Guess what Dingbat, I grew up 1 mile from where that particular bear attack happened. As is common with you, you just stepped into another pile of stink. And by 2020 or so you won't have polar bears either. You didn't read something right. Why are you always just a little... off. Nobody is saying polar bears will be gone by 2020. The motivation for the attack can range from protecting cubs (and yes I would suggest this is one of the more common reasons), Startling them. That is almost as rare as protecting cubs as a motivation for an attack (of which there are exactly ZERO known cases). You need to get is straight, black bears are not like brown bears. That is common _only_ for brown bears. No. Wanna bet. Try finding *anything* which supports your line of bull****. to being startled or surprised by human (usually hikers on a trail) appearing in their path, Again, _only_ for brown bears. No. to viewing humans as a competitor (i.e., protecting a food source) Brown bears! Black bears aren't anything like brown bears. Very true, although some 'black bears' are brown. And jimbat is a Dingbat. Are you on the sauce again, that's usually why you post to Usenet. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
On Sep 24, 3:42 pm, (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote:
Jim Roberts wrote: Floyd L. Davidson wrote: wrote: Mike, your ignorance of wildlife and factless statements become irritating. True. While black bear attacks on humans are rather rare, as a carnivore, they can and do attack humans from time to time. The probability of an attack is measured in the 1 to 400 million or more (given the number of recreational visitor days a year in black bear country). I assume all of that is correct. I don't see it as significant, one way or another. If you are in bear country... *do* be concerned. It isn't. But you don't have them where you live Floyd. Guess what Dingbat, I grew up 1 mile from where that particular bear attack happened. As is common with you, you just stepped into another pile of stink. And by 2020 or so you won't have polar bears either. You didn't read something right. Why are you always just a little... off. Nobody is saying polar bears will be gone by 2020. The motivation for the attack can range from protecting cubs (and yes I would suggest this is one of the more common reasons), Startling them. That is almost as rare as protecting cubs as a motivation for an attack (of which there are exactly ZERO known cases). You need to get is straight, black bears are not like brown bears. It's hard to say if it was the sole motivation, but there are known cases of a black bear sow with cubs attacking people. I'd hardly say there's ZERO known cases. The following has several incidents, including several which on the face of it sounds like a sow being protective of cubs. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/be...incidents.html |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
On Sep 4, 10:27 am, Bruce Jensen wrote:
On Sep 3, 11:00 pm, Mike Vandeman wrote: On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:00:50 -0600, "Ist-e Mundus, Furia bundus" wrote: "Mike Vandeman" wrote in message .. . What crime did the bear commit, that it deserves to die?! She was only defending her cubs! Mike http://www.komotv.com/news/9538012.html: Black bear attacks bicyclist in park Story Published: Sep 2, 2007 at 4:14 PM PDT Story Updated: Sep 3, 2007 at 7:33 AM PDT By KOMO Staff Watch the story NEAR OLLALA, Wash. -- A man was attacked by a bear while mountain biking in the Banner Forest Heritage Park just before noon on Sunday, according to South Kitsap Fire and Rescue officials. Spokesman Ron Powers said a 51-year-old Port Orchard man was biking with his two dogs alongside him when the dogs ran ahead and around the bend, then started barking fiercely. The man turned the bend and saw the dogs were barking at a bear. Powers said the bear immediately charged at the man, who tried to use his bike to shield himself from the animal. But the bear managed to injure the man's arm, back, neck and ear before he was able to get back on his bike and ride away. Down the path, the injured man ran into other mountain bikers, who called 911. The man was conscious and alert when he was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. The unidentified man is in serious condition, but is expected to recover. One of the man's dogs is still missing. It is not known whether the dog suffered injuries during the attack. The second dog is said to be OK. Officials evacuated the park and shut it down in order to search for the bear. Powers said if the bear is found, officials plan to kill it. Officials said crews will search through the night until the bear is found. Another bicyclist who was at the park on Sunday told authorities he saw mother bear and two cubs while riding on the trail. Powers said Sunday's attack is a freak accident, stating black bears rarely attack humans and, unless provoked or threatened, will run away. The man or the dogs may have appeared as a threat to the bear, who may have been protecting her cubs, Powers said. Area resident Teri Nelson agrees, while bears are not uncommon at the park, she didn't expect them to be aggressive. "Attacking somebody would make me have second thoughts about walking through this forest by myself," she said. "It's pretty scary." -- I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! How do you know it was defending cubs? The article only says "may have been", and that there was a report of a bear with two cubs. No guarantee it was the same bear as "bears are not uncommon at the park". There you go leaping to conclusions again, reaffirming your status as the primo number one twit-extraordinaire on usenet. It's a well-known fact that black bears don't attack humans, except to defend their cubs. Do you think it was offended by the color of his outfit?! That bear was probably startled and surprised by the combination of dogs and human on bicycle. It made a panicked decision to attack likely based on something it was tryinig to protect. It certainly does not sound like it was looking for trouble, and it probably would make some effort to avoid this situation again (bears don't like confrontation any more than you do). Black bears, like most bears, will also attack a human (or other possible competitor) to defend a cache of food, be it natural or derived from human sources. Nonetheless, in most locations, including national parks, authorities will rarely, if ever, remove a bear for defending either cubs or food caches. The reasoning, which I believe to be valid, is that, unless the bear attacks because he/she specifically identifies humans as a food source (either because they carry food or because they could *be* food), the bear then represents no further danger beyond what would normally be expected. Bears who behave in this way do not typically repeat attacks, and the original attack can be boiled down to either stupid human tricks or unfortunate happenstance. In this case, it counds like the latter occurred, and it would have been unpreventable. In this case, Mike is right. Unless there is some evidence that the bear intended to make a meal of the biker, and based on the story it certainly does not sound like it, there is no compelling reason to kill it. It should be left alone. Dogs should be leashed, ample signs should warn of bear presence, and bikers should do so at their own risk. Bruce Jensen- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Humans on bikes are fast and quiet enough to surprise quite a few critters, as I have discovered. (no bears). Plus, from what I've read (and seen once) dogs and bears don't get along that well. |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
On Sep 4, 5:29 pm, Bruce Jensen wrote:
On Sep 4, 1:46 pm, y_p_w wrote: WTF? Tell that to the family in Utah whose 11 year old was dragged out of their tent and killed in June by a male black bear. Male black bears aren't known for being protective of their cubs. Some are known to attack cubs, which could include their own young. Yeah, but we are not at this point talking specfiically about a male or female bear. There is a reasonable chance that the bear in question was a female with cubs, based on other testimony. At the very least, it was surprised. I'm sure the bear was an immigrant bear who crossed over our undefended borders in order to steal the identity of a bear who was born here so he could commit crimes and live on welfare and get the state to educate his cubs and steal jobs from bears who were born here. |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
"y_p_w" wrote in message ups.com... On Sep 24, 3:42 pm, (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote: Jim Roberts wrote: Floyd L. Davidson wrote: wrote: Mike, your ignorance of wildlife and factless statements become irritating. True. While black bear attacks on humans are rather rare, as a carnivore, they can and do attack humans from time to time. The probability of an attack is measured in the 1 to 400 million or more (given the number of recreational visitor days a year in black bear country). I assume all of that is correct. I don't see it as significant, one way or another. If you are in bear country... *do* be concerned. It isn't. But you don't have them where you live Floyd. Guess what Dingbat, I grew up 1 mile from where that particular bear attack happened. As is common with you, you just stepped into another pile of stink. And by 2020 or so you won't have polar bears either. You didn't read something right. Why are you always just a little... off. Nobody is saying polar bears will be gone by 2020. The motivation for the attack can range from protecting cubs (and yes I would suggest this is one of the more common reasons), Startling them. That is almost as rare as protecting cubs as a motivation for an attack (of which there are exactly ZERO known cases). You need to get is straight, black bears are not like brown bears. It's hard to say if it was the sole motivation, but there are known cases of a black bear sow with cubs attacking people. I'd hardly say there's ZERO known cases. The following has several incidents, including several which on the face of it sounds like a sow being protective of cubs. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/be...incidents.html Again, there are zero known cases of bears attacking humans in order to protect cubs. Just because there were cubs present doesn't mean that's why the mother bear attacked. So no, the cases listed are not known cases of a mother bear protecting her cubs. |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
On Sep 25, 4:22 pm, "Ryan Robbins" wrote:
"y_p_w" wrote in message ups.com... On Sep 24, 3:42 pm, (Floyd L. Davidson) wrote: Jim Roberts wrote: Floyd L. Davidson wrote: wrote: Mike, your ignorance of wildlife and factless statements become irritating. True. While black bear attacks on humans are rather rare, as a carnivore, they can and do attack humans from time to time. The probability of an attack is measured in the 1 to 400 million or more (given the number of recreational visitor days a year in black bear country). I assume all of that is correct. I don't see it as significant, one way or another. If you are in bear country... *do* be concerned. It isn't. But you don't have them where you live Floyd. Guess what Dingbat, I grew up 1 mile from where that particular bear attack happened. As is common with you, you just stepped into another pile of stink. And by 2020 or so you won't have polar bears either. You didn't read something right. Why are you always just a little... off. Nobody is saying polar bears will be gone by 2020. The motivation for the attack can range from protecting cubs (and yes I would suggest this is one of the more common reasons), Startling them. That is almost as rare as protecting cubs as a motivation for an attack (of which there are exactly ZERO known cases). You need to get is straight, black bears are not like brown bears. It's hard to say if it was the sole motivation, but there are known cases of a black bear sow with cubs attacking people. I'd hardly say there's ZERO known cases. The following has several incidents, including several which on the face of it sounds like a sow being protective of cubs. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/be...incidents.html Again, there are zero known cases of bears attacking humans in order to protect cubs. Just because there were cubs present doesn't mean that's why the mother bear attacked. So no, the cases listed are not known cases of a mother bear protecting her cubs. The Jacksonville Zoo doesn't agree with your assessment. http://www.jaxzoo.org/animals/biofac...nBlackBear.asp Even Alaska Fish & Game say something about the possibility of a black bear portecting cubs. http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index...=bears.bearfax "If Attacked · If a bear actually makes contact, you have two choices: play dead or fight back. The best choice depends on whether the bear is reacting defensively or is seeking food. Play dead if you are attacked by a grizzly bear you have surprised, encountered on a carcass, or any female bear that seems to be protecting cubs." I'm not saying there's a whole lot to be afraid about black bears (even with cubs). I came across one last summer and was cautious without being scared. I've been told that typically they're "pansies" and have heard of enough instances where black bear sows have abandoned their cubs when faced with a threat. However - there's been enough information that there have been occasional attacks when someone has gotten between a black bear sow and cubs. I do realize that a grizzly bear with cubs is a far greater danger. |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
"y_p_w" wrote in message ups.com... On Sep 25, 4:22 pm, "Ryan Robbins" wrote: Again, there are zero known cases of bears attacking humans in order to protect cubs. Just because there were cubs present doesn't mean that's why the mother bear attacked. So no, the cases listed are not known cases of a mother bear protecting her cubs. The Jacksonville Zoo doesn't agree with your assessment. http://www.jaxzoo.org/animals/biofac...nBlackBear.asp The zoo can say anything it wants. The research and anecdotal evidence doesn't support the theory, though. However - there's been enough information that there have been occasional attacks when someone has gotten between a black bear sow and cubs. When? |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
In article . com,
y_p_w wrote: Even Alaska Fish & Game say something about the possibility of a black bear portecting cubs. http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index...=bears.bearfax "If Attacked ? If a bear actually makes contact, you have two choices: play dead or fight back. The best choice depends on whether the bear is reacting defensively or is seeking food. Play dead if you are attacked by a grizzly bear you have surprised, encountered on a carcass, or any female bear that seems to be protecting cubs." You seem to "Confuse" Black Bears with Brown Bears here. The ADF&G site you post is SPECIFICALLY talking about Brown Bears, and Female Brown Bears with Cubs. This is a decidedly different senerio than Black Bears and Female Black Bears with Cubs. Apple and Oranges, Sir, Apples and Oranges........ Bruce in alaska who lives with both, as neighbors....... -- add a 2 before @ |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
On Sep 26, 10:50 am, "Ryan Robbins" wrote:
"y_p_w" wrote in message ups.com... On Sep 25, 4:22 pm, "Ryan Robbins" wrote: Again, there are zero known cases of bears attacking humans in order to protect cubs. Just because there were cubs present doesn't mean that's why the mother bear attacked. So no, the cases listed are not known cases of a mother bear protecting her cubs. The Jacksonville Zoo doesn't agree with your assessment. http://www.jaxzoo.org/animals/biofac...nBlackBear.asp The zoo can say anything it wants. The research and anecdotal evidence doesn't support the theory, though. However - there's been enough information that there have been occasional attacks when someone has gotten between a black bear sow and cubs. When? I said that more than likely a black bear sow will do nothing, but it's not as if the chances are zero. Excruciatingly rare? Yes. Zero? No. Massachusetts Fish & Wildlife: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_b...aqs.htm#prob14 "Black bear sows are extraordinarily tolerant-although uncomfortable- of people who approach their cubs. A Michigan biologist reported that only 4 sows chased away researchers during live-trapping and handling of 300 bears." Bear attack on a couple of bow hunters in Idaho. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/West....ap/index.html "POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- A man armed with a bow shot and killed a mother black bear that had attacked his son while she was protecting her cubs. Nolan Koller heard his son, Jason Koller, 29, yell for help while the pair were elk hunting Saturday." Pennsylvania Fish & Wildlife: "Bears are mainly nocturnal, but they sometimes feed and travel by day. Alert and wary, they tend to avoid open areas. Individuals are solitary. While most bears will run from a human, a female with cubs should be respected and on rare occasions might actually attack if she feels her young are in danger." Colorado Division of Wildlife: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Wildlife...earCountry.htm "In contrast to grizzly bears, female black bears do not normally defend their cubs aggressively; but send them up trees. However, use extra caution if you encounter a female black bear with cubs. Move away from the cub; be on the lookout for other cubs." |
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Black bear attacks mountain biker in Washington State park
y_p_w wrote:
I said that more than likely a black bear sow will do nothing, but it's not as if the chances are zero. Excruciatingly rare? Yes. Zero? No. Probably zero. Massachusetts Fish & Wildlife: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/dfw_b...aqs.htm#prob14 "Black bear sows are extraordinarily tolerant-although uncomfortable- of people who approach their cubs. A Michigan biologist reported that only 4 sows chased away researchers during live-trapping and handling of 300 bears." Interesting, but it does *not* support your claims that black bears will attack to protect cubs. Bear attack on a couple of bow hunters in Idaho. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/West....ap/index.html "POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- A man armed with a bow shot and killed a mother black bear that had attacked his son while she was protecting her cubs. Nolan Koller heard his son, Jason Koller, 29, yell for help while the pair were elk hunting Saturday." A lot of evidence there... all of it suggesting that humans will attack bears to protect their offspring, and none of it indicating the bear was protecting cubs. Pennsylvania Fish & Wildlife: "Bears are mainly nocturnal, but they sometimes feed and travel by day. Alert and wary, they tend to avoid open areas. Individuals are solitary. While most bears will run from a human, a female with cubs should be respected and on rare occasions might actually attack if she feels her young are in danger." Whatever works to keep the tourons from getting into trouble. But the *facts* are that the Pennsylvania Fish & Wildlife have no evidence at all to support that statement. Colorado Division of Wildlife: http://wildlife.state.co.us/Wildlife...earCountry.htm "In contrast to grizzly bears, female black bears do not normally defend their cubs aggressively; but send them up trees. However, use extra caution if you encounter a female black bear with cubs. Move away from the cub; be on the lookout for other cubs." So they say it doesn't happen... and to you than means it might happen. Interesting logic, but false. -- Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) |
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