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Paul on 6/18/2013 1:43:34 PM:
Please don't feed the Bears. Follow proper Bear food handling procedures when camping in Bear Country.

The following incident occurred in Alaska. The individual fed the Black Bear meat.

A black bear mauled a man at a campground in Alaska, but the animal won't likely threaten other people, the state Department of Fish and Game said.

Spokesman Ken Marsh said the bear was "pretty much goaded" into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground north of Anchorage because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue, the Anchorage Daily News ( http://bit.ly/11sQbZW ) reported.

The man could be charged with illegally feeding wildlife, according to Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen. He had been drinking and went for a bike ride, taking some of the food along, she said. The man came across the bear and threw it a piece of meat. He then offered the bear another piece.

"That's when it kind of went ballistic," Ipsen said.

Park rangers later found the bloodied man washing himself off at the campground, Marsh said.


 
Anonymous on 6/18/2013 6:54:05 PM:
Yes,simply follow the rules when in bear country and carry a can of bear spray.If Tim Treadwell had carried one, him and his girlfriend would more than likely be alive today.The bear spray also works on bad people.