Tag: bear
Don’t eat people …
Conservation officers in Kamloops have euthanized a black bear they say is responsible for feeding on human remains.
Hunters discovered the body of a man that had been dragged from his car and then partially eaten by a bear off Lake Road near Kamloops Wednesday. A black bear caught in the area has since been euthanized.
“The bite mark measurements that we had from the body matched perfectly with the teeth on that bear, so we were confident that we had the animal that had been feeding on this person,” conservation officer Darcy MacPhee said.
So, karma catches up with the karma bear.
I wonder what’s in store for Mr. Magnotta?
Karma bears …
Not only are you not safe on the dunny …
Canadian authorities have identified a body partially eaten by a black bear as convicted murderer Rory Nelson Wagner …
Though cause of death has not been determined, officials found drug paraphernalia and a bottle of liquor inside the vehicle, and toxicology tests are underway.
The bear suspected of eating the corpse has been caught. Though the bear is not believed to have actually killed Wagner, officials plan to euthanize the bear in the name of public safety. Huff Post.
As they so often say over there in North America, “A fed bear is a dead bear.”
Bear with me while I go to the loo …
On my travels, I have often found the back of telephone directories to be very helpful.
In San Francisco, for example I learnt what to do in an earthquake. Very helpful stuff. In British Columbia I learnt how to avoid becoming bear food. And in Tasmania there was detailed instruction on how to use a telephone …
IT’S the last thing you expect on a quiet visit to the restroom – but a Winnipeg man was rudely interrupted when he was dragged from an outhouse by a ferocious bear.
The victim, 65-year-old Gord Shurvell, only survived thanks to a quick-thinking friend who shot the animal, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Shurvell was camping and fishing with his friend, Daniel Alexander, at a cabin by Dunbar Lake in eastern Ontario when the black bear went for him.
Shurvell told the CBC he was “sitting on the throne” in the outhouse with the door wide open so he could enjoy the view when the bear attacked, grabbing his pants.
And then it proceeded to drag him off to the woods. If you’re heading for the woods you should make noise, small bells on your belt will suffice, and carry pepper spray. The hero of this story was a black bear, generally considered to be less of a threat than the grizzly. In fact it behoves anyone heading for the woods to be well versed in the difference.
It helps to know which species is around. You should be able to recognise the scats. Brown Bears mainly eat berries and so their scats are usually full of the husks and seeds of berries. By comparison grizzly bear scats often contain small bells and smell of pepper.
Mr. Shurvell was asked if the encounter had scared the shit out of him. “No, that had already gone,” he replied.
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