Marauding Bear Attacks Ship Captain - Bear Shot - Is this Animal Cruelty?

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

You watch too many movies!

No need to be rude. It's a valid question, and it works if you're able to distance yourself from the bear long enough for the tranquilizer to take hold.

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by NY_refugee87

LOL know how I know you've never left the comfort of a concrete jungle?

You are advocating a negligent discharge just like Joe Biden.

I’m not the one advocating it that was the procedure the guards used according to the article.

[Frostnip]

Originally Posted by Schmooky

Polar bears/Kodiaks are one of the few animals with no fear of humans. Shooting it was the right course of action, though I’d definitely say that retreat/avoidance should always be tried first if the animal isn’t outside of its normal territory.

Eh. Kodiak bears don't belong in the same category as polar bears. They're just oversized grizzlies, and they eat mostly plants, fish, rodents, and scavenged other food. Their normal prey is small, easy to catch, and unthreatening, so while I wouldn't describe them as "afraid" of humans, we're in the size range that is, for them, just too much of a hassle to mess with on a day-to-day basis. As with most brown bears, in normal circumstances, if you leave them alone, they'll generally leave you alone, and if you give them a chance to move off, they'll generally move off. They're willing to share their apex predator spot in the food chain with us.

Polar bears, on the other hand, actively hunt humans.