Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
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Woman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park
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This is why I stay inside. The wildlife can have the great outdoors.
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In that place built on land that used to be great outdoors.
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Next time, just give it your pic-a-nic basket.
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Perhaps you are joking, perhaps not. But there is a saying: "A fed bear is a dead bear". It is really important that bears do not learn to recognize humans as a source of (other) foodstuffs. If they do, that greatly increases the risk of dangerous encounters and unfortunately leads to the need to kill the bear to remove the danger.
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Why doesn't it say "Woman killed by grizzly bear"? This way it sounds like the two events are unrelated.
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Because that is how it was communicated to the reporters, and editorializing would be irresponsible.
Though the department’s statement said the death appeared to have followed the woman’s interaction with the bear, it did not confirm her cause of death.
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But they did say "The department said the investigation into the grizzly attack was ongoing", so there was an attack.
Still, better to wait for the official word, even when it appears obvious.
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Doesn't that make 3 in the last 2 weeks? 1 mauled by a bear and 2 more attacked by buffalo? Maybe stay away from the wildlife at Yellowstone?
Bison, not buffalo. Edit: note this happened outside of YNP actually.
It's mating season for the bison. I'm kind of surprised about the grizzly, since bears are most aggressive during the spring. I hope more details come out.
Fun fact, there is a wilderness area on the southern border of Yellowstone NP called the Winegar Hole wilderness. It doesn't have many trails. Never go there because it is prime bear mating territory!
Yes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it's still used to refer to the animal. When someone says "buffalo in Yellowstone" it's easy to infer that they mean bison. It's like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.
This isn't a taxonomical discussion. As such, it is not necessary to 'correct' someone for using a widely accepted and common colloquialism.
In other words she wasn't following even the most basic, simple guidelines for hiking in the woods, let alone in a national park known for its wildlife.
Visitors should be required to sit for a half hour "common sense" information video before entering the parks.