Comments on: Bear Attack: How will you die? http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/ Embark on an armchair safari with animal expert and author Diana L Guerrero. Explore wild and domestic animal behavior, training, careers, and more. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ark Lady http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-163 Ark Lady Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:29:12 +0000 http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-163 Knowing the natural history of the species and the individual animal that you are working with helps to mitigate problems. And yes, experience helps. We were training the bear for a movie--probably just what the trio was doing with Rocky prior to the bear attack incident. Knowing the natural history of the species and the individual animal that you are working with helps to mitigate problems. And yes, experience helps. We were training the bear for a movie–probably just what the trio was doing with Rocky prior to the bear attack incident.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-159 Andrew Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:27:36 +0000 http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-159 "I think animal attacks touch a primal fear response..." Very true. Sometimes I wonder about the rumors of cougars returning to Michigan and it can be unnerving, yet I never worry about deer. However, deer kill a thousand folks via auto collisions for every one person killed by a predator. Experience is a big factor in mitigating risk. No way would I feel comfortable near a bear, let alone wrestle one! Yet dogs don't worry me - I have enough experience to recognize signs of anxiety or aggression and have some idea how to calm a dog. I wouldn't know what to look for or how to act with a bear or large cat, though. By the way, why were you wrestling a bear? “I think animal attacks touch a primal fear response…”

Very true. Sometimes I wonder about the rumors of cougars returning to Michigan and it can be unnerving, yet I never worry about deer. However, deer kill a thousand folks via auto collisions for every one person killed by a predator.

Experience is a big factor in mitigating risk. No way would I feel comfortable near a bear, let alone wrestle one! Yet dogs don’t worry me - I have enough experience to recognize signs of anxiety or aggression and have some idea how to calm a dog. I wouldn’t know what to look for or how to act with a bear or large cat, though.

By the way, why were you wrestling a bear?

]]> By: Fawnskin Flyer: | Predators in Action: Bear Attack http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-147 Fawnskin Flyer: | Predators in Action: Bear Attack Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:46:41 +0000 http://www.arkanimals.com/2008/04/22/bear-attack-how-will-you-die/#comment-147 [...] Read more bear attack commentary.  [...] […] Read more bear attack commentary.  […]

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