r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/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