A bizarre chain reaction that started with a black bear popping a beach ball in the middle the night at a Colorado campsite led to a woman getting swatted in the head by the bear, a wildlife agent said.
It was one of three documented black bear attacks that resulted in human injuries in Colorado this year, Rachel Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department, told Cowboy State Daily.
Despite some harrowing grizzly bear attacks, black bears didn’t hurt anybody in Wyoming this year, Wyoming Game and Fish large carnivore specialist Dan Thompson told Cowboy State Daily.
Colorado, as well as other areas with denser human populations and growing numbers of black bears, has seen more conflicts between black bears and people, including some attacks, Thompson noted.
Retired Canadian wildlife agent Murray Bates recently wrote that during his 34-year-career, he saw a notable uptick in instances of black bears deliberately “hunting” people – in some instances killing and eating humans.
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It was one of three documented black bear attacks that resulted in human injuries in Colorado this year, Rachel Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife department, told Cowboy State Daily.
Despite some harrowing grizzly bear attacks, black bears didn’t hurt anybody in Wyoming this year, Wyoming Game and Fish large carnivore specialist Dan Thompson told Cowboy State Daily.
Colorado, as well as other areas with denser human populations and growing numbers of black bears, has seen more conflicts between black bears and people, including some attacks, Thompson noted.
Retired Canadian wildlife agent Murray Bates recently wrote that during his 34-year-career, he saw a notable uptick in instances of black bears deliberately “hunting” people – in some instances killing and eating humans.
Black Bears Aren’t “Hunting” Humans Like Theory In Canada But Attacks Increased In Colorado This Year
Unlike Canada where a retired wildlife official speculated that black bears are now hunting humans, Colorado authorities don't believe that's happening but black bear attacks on people did increase this year.
