Most of us up here in Alaska familar with Treadwell figured that eventually he would be mauled and killed by a bear. "That guy is nuts" was the comment I kept hearing about him. He anthropomorphized the bears and treated them like "his buddies"rather than for what they were, wild animals. His main mistake was that he felt he could always predict their behavior. Like any animal species, including humans there are always rogues that defie normal boundaries of behavior. Some bears are aggressive especially if hungry and are unpredictable. With the salmon run dwindling and the stress of winter coming on bears can get even more aggressive and unpredictable. Sadly his misguided view of bears cost the live of his girl friend and two bears. Bob Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
The Anchorage Daily News www.adn.com has a more detailed article about the attack this morning. The bear they think killed them was old, raggedand thin with bad teeth. Obviously a bear at the edge of survival, the most dangerous kind. Bob Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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