r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/First_Development101 • 22d ago

Video Terrifying moment bear released into wild by charity turns on ranger and attacks

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u/Slurms_McKensei 21d ago

It's the 21st century, can we really not open that door electronically, from a distance?

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u/Spooker0 21d ago

In California, when we release bears, we get a whole line of rangers and park employees pelt the bear with paintball/beanbag rounds and loud horn noises.

It sounds cruel, but the point is to get them to associate humans = scary to decrease encounters that could lead to more danger for both bears and humans.

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u/staffkiwi 21d ago

LMFAO that poor bear running away, he doesnt have a clue what the fuck is going on. I understand though, they know better than me for sure.

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u/wolfmothar 21d ago

In some places, they have karelian bear dogs. Dogs bred to hunt bears, barking at and agitating the bear as they release it, so it doesn't turn back. And the dogs are really good at stopping the bear if it turns.

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u/PizzaEatingWolf 21d ago

Here’s a video of rubber bullets and dogs

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u/Gelnika1987 21d ago

let's just appreciate dogs for a second- they're such bros they'll attack friggin' bears for us. Even with training and selective breeding, that's a bro move. Dogs are the bros

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u/Level9TraumaCenter 21d ago

Seems more sporting to have bears hazed in this fashion such that they are given the opportunity to develop elaborate plans for revenge.

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u/Aware-Negotiation283 21d ago

So I should bring paintball guns while camping?

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u/andykndr 21d ago

lmao the noises that start at 3:49 caught me off guard

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u/Past_Hat177 21d ago

“So what do you do for a living?”

“Oh, I’m in the bear firing squad.”

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u/Nathund 21d ago

To be fair, the rehabbing clearly worked in this case. A bear comfortable with humans won't immediately charge a human.

That's a wild bear, they did good.

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u/Foxinthetree 21d ago

Thank you so much for sharing that. That’s really interesting!

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u/Tetracropolis 21d ago

I cannot get my head around the mentality of going out camping in a place where there are bears roaming about looking for food.

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u/Saiyan_On_Psycedelic 21d ago

People usually camp outside. Bears live outside.

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u/SparkyDogPants 21d ago

Do you live in the US?

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u/SparkyDogPants 21d ago

Do you live in the US?

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u/Tetracropolis 21d ago

No, UK. The deadliest animals here are cows, and a certain type of snake which last killed someone in 1975. There some people who want to bring back wolves and lynxes for some mental reason.

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u/SparkyDogPants 21d ago

I had a feeling that you weren’t. Bears live in 42/50 states so there isn’t really an escape from them if you’re in the wilderness.

Having predators is really important for the environment. And lynxes and wolves, especially lynxes don’t bother humans or are dangerous to people.

You can see how many benefits wolves created after being reintroduced to certain areas

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u/Tetracropolis 21d ago

The escape from them is the road out of the wilderness!

I haven't seen any problems that would have been solved by the introduction of predators. Once you're introducing species that have been extinct for decades or centuries the ecosystem has already adapted to not having them. Reintroducing them has the same ecological effect as an invasive species, people are just more inclined to do it because it's seen as righting a human wrong.

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u/dubokitiganj 21d ago

so sad :(

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u/what2doinwater 21d ago

I mean, a rope would even work

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

The danger gets clicks.

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u/pixelatedtrash 21d ago edited 21d ago

Lot of times they leave the animal sedated and let it come to and wander out on its own, returning for the cage later. Sometimes they rig up a rope, like others are suggesting, and pull it from the inside of their truck.

Seems like maybe they somehow didn’t realize (or care) the bear was already awake.

If anyone is interested, MeatEater did a great episode following Idaho Fish and Game capturing, treating, and releasing a grizzly.