A reason why humans are stupid

[viper69]

https://www.cnn.com/travel/blue-ridge-parkway-section-closed-feeding-bear/index.html

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Wow. Just, wow. Bear canisters are required in the wilderness so bears don’t associate people with free food. In Yosemite, we were told the bears would be killed if they got to your food. It blows my mind that anyone would think treating a wild bear like a pet would be a good thing, or not be able to think beyond themselves enough to see how bad that is for the bears. Flabbergasted.

 

[viper69]

Wow. Just, wow. Bear canisters are required in the wilderness so bears don’t associate people with free food. In Yosemite, we were told the bears would be killed if they got to your food. It blows my mind that anyone would think treating a wild bear like a pet would be a good thing, or not be able to think beyond themselves enough to see how bad that is for the bears. Flabbergasted.

Those were my thoughts too, esp the beyond themselves. It disgusts me. If aliens dropped in on us, I’d claim to be an ancient unrelated species.

Too bad the people were not mauled to death by a bear, let nature take its course.

Such stupidity should not be allowed to procreate and pass on such genes and behaviors.

 

[SpookySpooder]

The sad part is this behavior most likely stemmed from chasing clout on social media and they don't even care about the animal more than how many likes it can get them.

The worst part is even if they were mauled for their actions, mama bear would be the one hunted down. Effectively killing two bears with one selfie.

 

[Woody72]

Reminds me of the park ranger talking about designing effective litter bins in national parks, he said there was considerable intellectual overlap between the dumbest tourists and the smartest bears

 

[The Snark]

Recalling a bear hunt I was on. A last chance for the bear probable situation. Game warden gave us the go ahead. A worth a try and don't get killed number. Bear nosing through the picnic grounds. We managed to get right up to it. My partner, a little crazy started wapping at it's head with her jacket. Then I fired my .444 four shots from about 8 feet away over it's head a few inches while she emptied her 30-30 into the dirt at it's feet. It knocked over two picnic tables in it's panic.
Game warden then ticketed the resort for not keeping the picnic area clean.
Not sure if the bear got the message. Never heard back from our hoedown but maybe.
Stop feeding the wildlife, people. If you get hurt, we probably will have to kill the damn animal. That's total bullcrap.

Spoiler

We were ramrods at a pack station working a primitive wildlife area. We worked closely with the Feds and F&W. The resort asked us to deal with a problem bear. I went to the game warden and he initially refused a D.P. We offered the above as an alternative and he said he would look the other way."

 

[Hardus nameous]

Maybe this wouldn't have happened if Disney would have aired Faces of Death on ABC instead of Dancing with the Stars.
I think feeding the bears was in the first one.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Maybe this wouldn't have happened if Disney would have aired Faces of Death on ABC instead of Dancing with the Stars.
I think feeding the bears was in the first one.

Have you seen the latest round of celebrity dancers? They're pretty much the same show.

 

[jbooth]

The bears are smart though, apparently they have the road closed off so they can eat people...

 

[Tentacle Toast]

Maybe this wouldn't have happened if Disney would have aired Faces of Death on ABC instead of Dancing with the Stars.
I think feeding the bears was in the first one.

Should've funded Best Gore, & offered it up on a stream, is what they should've done...

 

[Tbone192]

As an upstart conservation biologist this entire article makes me crazy. The most blatantly obvious thing to me, is never leaving food out where bears can access it, and never feed wildlife. It is not a good idea to hang around a bear, let alone feed it. If you are feeding a young bear you are probably already dead, the fact no one got mauled makes me think the bear was separated from its mother. If you ever see bear cubs or young bears, getting away from that area is the top priority. Bear spray is not meant for defending against an actively attacking bear, you spray it downwind from a bear to keep it away from your location. Bear safety is incredibly important, and should NEVER be disregarded.

A) leave bears alone, it becomes much more dangerous for them when humans interact with them
B) ever heard of grizzly man? You cannot befriend and live with bears
C) this is the dumbest article I have ever read

Remember in NA
Black - fight back
Brown - lay down
White - goodnight

Obviously make sure to properly ID the species as there are brown black bears and dark grizzlies. Just avoid all bears
Even pandas and sun bears have reportedly killed people.

 

[Hardus nameous]

Have you seen the latest round of celebrity dancers? They're pretty much the same show.

I'll take your word for it; I only know OF the show and intend to keep it that way.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Recalling a bear hunt I was on. A last chance for the bear probable situation. Game warden gave us the go ahead. A worth a try and don't get killed number. Bear nosing through the picnic grounds. We managed to get right up to it. My partner, a little crazy started wapping at it's head with her jacket. Then I fired my .444 four shots from about 8 feet away over it's head a few inches while she emptied her 30-30 into the dirt at it's feet. It knocked over two picnic tables in it's panic.
Game warden then ticketed the resort for not keeping the picnic area clean.
Not sure if the bear got the message. Never heard back from our hoedown but maybe.
Stop feeding the wildlife, people. If you get hurt, we probably will have to kill the damn animal. That's total bullcrap.

Spoiler

We were ramrods at a pack station working a primitive wildlife area. We worked closely with the Feds and F&W. The resort asked us to deal with a problem bear. I went to the game warden and he initially refused a D.P. We offered the above as an alternative and he said he would look the other way."

Reminds me of the time Ernest Hemingway and I hooked one of a pair of marlin from a flying boat in the Caribbean. The male fish always let the female fish feed first and the hooked fish, the female, made a wild, panic-stricken, despairing fight that soon exhausted her, and all the time the male had stayed with her, crossing the line and circling with her on the surface.

After a long struggle, Ernest and I hoisted the female aboard, and the male fish had stayed by the side of the boat. Then, while Ernest was clearing the lines and preparing the harpoon, the male fish jumped high into the air beside the boat to see where the female was and then went down deep, his lavender wings, that were his pectoral fins, spread wide with panache. "He's beautiful," exclaimed Ernest. The male had stayed by the female's side.

After finishing our deep-sea fishing session, Ernest hand flipped the propeller on the flying boat to get the engine started. No electric starter to save weight, but hand flipping can be potentially hazardous. I said, "Be careful Ernest. If you don't get out of the way quick enough, you can say farewell to arms." Ernest glanced at me reflectively and replied, "That sounds like a good title for a book."

 

[RoachCoach]

As a fellow stupid, some of us have to be protected from ourselves. Being a country boy though, I know not to mess with bear cubs. Nature classes really should be taught in school like what snakes are dangerous and what animals will eat you alive.

 

[The Snark]

As a fellow stupid, some of us have to be protected from ourselves.

How about simply extending respect? Maintain your distance from others and don't invade their space. Applies to all animals.