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Monday, July 28, 2008~ GRIZZLY SITUATION ~Bears, Bears, and More Bears!Seems
to be many
more Bear sightings this
year then I’ve
heard of in a while.
My daughter and her family traveled to Valdez for the weekend and they spotted seven Grizzly Bear near the roadsides. This is highly unusual, we usually hear tourists complain about not seeing Bears near the roads as they travel. A women just recently was attacked by a male Grizzly Bear outside of a lodge in Kenai Alaska. Grizzly Bear on The Prowl
We
have Black and Brown Bear where I live. I have
seen a Grizzly on
a road near where I live, that was bigger then a small Horse. After seeing this magnificent but huge Bear running and then stopping to take a look at me watching him, I was in a big F350 at the time *sigh of relief* I decided to stop going for walks by myself in the surrounding wooded area of my place. When hiking or walking in Bear territory you need to keep a few things in mind, for instance: it isn't good to surprise a bear, you should talk, sing, play loud music, or wear bells on your backpack or shoes, so it will realize you are there. It is good to walk with the wind at your back, so that the Bears can catch your scentand avoid where you are. We have some long time neighbors where Grizzlies have chewed through the logs on their cabin, got in and destroyed the inside of the cabin while no-one was home. The same thing happened to their big motor home, a Grizzly ripped off the metal siding, got in and destroyed the insides then busted out the windshield to get out. In each case we were sure that the Bears were scavanging for food. Blonde Grizzly Bear
Photo by Mike Kingston
I
have heard of 3 bear attacks so far this summer in Alaska,
usually
we hear of maybe one a summer, if that much. Caution in Bear territory is a must, which is all of Alaska! For instance: We have to be very careful when wild berry picking, as this is always where you can find Bears forging for food. Our favorite berry places are also their favorite places. These Bears are beautiful but they are not friendly, they look large and ungainly, but in actuality they move very quickly and can chase you down in seconds, and they will eat you! Bears do not care that you just want to take a picture of them, they see you as part of the food chain, and will react accordingly. And if there are Cubs around female Bears are at their most dangerous. Grizzly
Bear With
Dark Underfur
Photo
by Mike Kingston
See: Bears Repeating Later... K. Fields
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