tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764333055130378388.post4244807992035064960..comments2023-09-28T10:57:04.267-05:00Comments on Where the Bear Walks: Meanwhile, Back In Sitka...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11237393264153559661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764333055130378388.post-42137228949632370632012-07-15T17:51:38.969-05:002012-07-15T17:51:38.969-05:00The bears at the Fortress are remarkable. A lady f...The bears at the Fortress are remarkable. A lady from Anchorage came down two years ago to take a look at the facility. She said she had seen every captive bear in the country and had never seen any as interactive and as well-socialized as these. I don't know if that's due to their individual mentalities over other bears or if it's purely a product of their training, but they are a delight to work with!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237393264153559661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764333055130378388.post-55382139514252323122012-07-13T01:36:00.750-05:002012-07-13T01:36:00.750-05:00This is fascinating...I have spent a lot of time a...This is fascinating...I have spent a lot of time around black bears and find them to be safer, better company than a majority of people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764333055130378388.post-34519078120269571652011-09-24T17:18:44.477-05:002011-09-24T17:18:44.477-05:00It certainly is true to an extent but I feel that ...It certainly is true to an extent but I feel that teaching them that we are dangerous is what often leads to aggression towards people and attacks. Not in every situation, obviously, but I think that it is true in some cases. Habituation always gets a bad rap when it's really nothing more than adaptation and can be a good thing in regards to bear/human relations. Nuisance bears are not so much created through that as they are through mistakes that we make such as leaving our garbage out, etc. We need to gain a greater understanding of that and realize that the answer is not about bear management but people management. Thanks for reading!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237393264153559661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764333055130378388.post-4452738873931788692011-09-24T14:33:09.185-05:002011-09-24T14:33:09.185-05:00Wow, fascinating. This furthur proves that bears a...Wow, fascinating. This furthur proves that bears are highly capable of learning to habtuate to humans without being a nuisance, and does not need to be "taught" that human=dangerous monsters that threatens their existance (ironically, it's true to some extent though...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com