I was on the fence about leaving a comment. I am pro bear on this on. I have watched the video a dozen times. The bears was skittish. Had someone done something to chase it off before it got close. I guarantee it would have ran off. Your on their land. They were the first!! We move into these animals areas the expect them to stay away from us. Then when they don't, well have to kill them. They aren't afraid of us now. Now, had it come it acting fierce and dangerous. I would be the first to say, yep. It's got to be put down. Most of the time they don't mean any harm. They are curious. My second trip to Tennessee, I ran into two bears (at different times) I just stood there and talked softly to it. She wasn't bothered by me nor I of her. Then a little later, a second one showed up. She had a wound on her side and when we saw each other, she actually charged at me. I yelled stop. Then put my hands up. She stopped and just looked at me. Then I lowered my voice and just talked calmly to her for a bit. Then she left. People just have to be smarter.
I totally agree with you. They can't expect to keep taking more and more from the animals and everything be just fine. There's plenty to do without taking all of the mountains. Enough on the expanding.
I’m curious as to how they will know it’s the correct bear. My understanding is that bears that have been used to food by humans have been tagged. Was this bear tagged or will an innocent bear that has been trapped be euthanized. I get the theory. It’s so sad that people don’t enjoy nature and let them be bears.
Maybe the hotles and condos can go back to given out the don't feed the bears packets. Unfortunately it seems like people are just stupid and getting too drunk and wants that one picture of them being stupid. Not understanding the out come after they leave town.Or we just need to let the local cops start taking the ones feeding them to jail
I wish employers in Gatlinburg would train employees on how to handle these situations and prevent them. Years ago I cleaned cabins….. they gave us air horns like you use at sporting events with our house kits. I e never not had it work.
I was on the fence about leaving a comment. I am pro bear on this on. I have watched the video a dozen times. The bears was skittish. Had someone done something to chase it off before it got close. I guarantee it would have ran off. Your on their land. They were the first!! We move into these animals areas the expect them to stay away from us. Then when they don't, well have to kill them. They aren't afraid of us now. Now, had it come it acting fierce and dangerous. I would be the first to say, yep. It's got to be put down. Most of the time they don't mean any harm. They are curious. My second trip to Tennessee, I ran into two bears (at different times) I just stood there and talked softly to it. She wasn't bothered by me nor I of her. Then a little later, a second one showed up. She had a wound on her side and when we saw each other, she actually charged at me. I yelled stop. Then put my hands up. She stopped and just looked at me. Then I lowered my voice and just talked calmly to her for a bit. Then she left. People just have to be smarter.
I totally agree with you. They can't expect to keep taking more and more from the animals and everything be just fine. There's plenty to do without taking all of the mountains. Enough on the expanding.
it's not the bears fault. It's not right to put them down, relocate them or maybe a zoo.
I’m curious as to how they will know it’s the correct bear. My understanding is that bears that have been used to food by humans have been tagged. Was this bear tagged or will an innocent bear that has been trapped be euthanized. I get the theory. It’s so sad that people don’t enjoy nature and let them be bears.
Maybe the hotles and condos can go back to given out the don't feed the bears packets. Unfortunately it seems like people are just stupid and getting too drunk and wants that one picture of them being stupid. Not understanding the out come after they leave town.Or we just need to let the local cops start taking the ones feeding them to jail
I wish employers in Gatlinburg would train employees on how to handle these situations and prevent them. Years ago I cleaned cabins….. they gave us air horns like you use at sporting events with our house kits. I e never not had it work.