Dog walker 'ignored' warning not to approach black bear, says B.C. photographer
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- A wildlife photographer based in Whistler, B.C., is speaking out about bear safety after watching a woman with a dog approach a young black bear - even after being warned to keep away.
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Would have felt bad if the dog got mauled. Her, not so much!
Well said.
Agree....
Natural selection!
little boy always paid the price of fools
Same here!
I've had the opinion for a long time now that we should just remove the warning labels from everything and just let nature sort itself out
Doesn’t matter,,they don’t read
Yep. Let em learn Darwin style.🤷♀
How long do you imagine you'd last?
I ask because reality would surely beg to differ with your dreams.
😂😂😂😂😂
until it happens to you or your family
Intentionally approaching a bear is maximum stupidity.
Many women tend to infantilize their pets and have the same mind set when it comes to wild animals.
@@gumby3057 It ain't just women. Although with men, it's often not Infantilizing the bear, it's often over-macho-ing ourselves.
I am that weirdo who HAS approached Bobcats, Cougars, Wolves, and Coyotes, when they were stuck and needed assistance. AFTER I get backup, preferably Animal Control or a friend who is also a Whisperer.
I... don't mess with bears, if I can at all avoid it.
Right up there, with voting for Trudeau.
Never gave a thought to putting her dog in harms way!!
She never gave a thought . . . and there's the problem
...or listening to anyone else. She just totally ignored the girl's warning.
She's likely done it many times. She looks old enough to know a hell of a lot more than the 20 year kid telling her where the bear dumps in the woods.
The dog did an initial sniff of the bear, but at 1:02 she is holding the leash to force an interaction that the dog’s body language says it did not want. Pulling back against the collar, while she pulls forward and up with the leash, the dog is trying to make a submissive role not to interact. Even the dog knows this isn’t someone to interact with, contrary to what the walker is trying. Smh.🤦🏼♀️
Dog much smarter than the hooman here!
@@jimhamman2335 You stole my line lol , Yes , the dog has a higher IQ than her !
Wildlife knowledge gained through Disney movies. 🙄
YOUR CRYSTAL BALL TOLD YOU SO. YOU'RE MR. CLUELESS😣😤😣😣😥😥😥😳😳
Thanks for the recap.
This woman is a walking Darwin award waiting to happen.
She was lucky this time.
Unfortunately, the next innocent person to come along may not be so lucky. Not unlike the obnoxious driver who causes an accident that others get caught in while the perpetrator gets away unscathed.
@@barbarakauppi9915 And the next person will, in all likelihood, be unarmed and unable to defend themselves.
@@screwyu1329In B.C., yes..
Perhaps she'll be a Darwin winner next season .
@@Bookspine5Perhaps, but there are sooo many candidates walking the streets and they vote and breed!
This woman should be charged for her stupidity
I really think that this should be taken into consideration!!!! Seriously! Some humans are a liability to others.
You know it takes TAX PAYER MONEY to prosecute idiots! Do you have extra money to charge her? Let Darwin's Law do its work! A lot cheaper than the courts! Right?
@@davidritter21456then the bear pays, so no ,charge her & let her cover the costs.
Yeah and she put her dog at risk. That’s what bothered me the most about this.
Maybe can be reported for dog endangerment?
I would never put any of my three dogs in that kind of danger. They are my family members, and I love them dearly.
well aren't you just a hero
Exactly Amen ❤
@@cattnipp Same goes for you too cat person
Absolutely right you are!
Exactly!
I'm sure she wouldn't have felt a thing if the bear had to be put down.
In spades ! I know bears. I have lived with bears. She may as well have taken a gun and killed the bear on the spot and spared someone else the trauma of a bear attack. Which would end in dead bear. Solution: Take her dog away, so she can't do that anymore.
If something would’ve happened, the human involved that should’ve been put down not the bear
agreed@@ricknielsen3660
Down where 🤔
Really?@@moosky7344
Not everyone deserves to own a dog.
That was my thoughts. I feel bad for the dog.
I wish they could find that dog owner and take her to court for animal endangerment. That bear could have done so much damage to her dog in a very short amount of time. Plus, the bear would probably be put to sleep too, for being aggressive. The woman doesn't deserve that dog. She deliberately put the dog in harms way.
I'm fairly certain there's laws against harassing wildlife too
That dog needs to be rescued from.her
Common sense ain’t so common these days
There ain’t no cure for stupid!
Remove the dog from the owner. You can keep the owner there.
Moma bear is close at all times. If she even thinks the cub is in danger she will attack. What a muppet
A Muppet 😂😂😂
Idiots like that dog walker threaten bears. If something had happened, that bear would have paid the price
Imagine being the dog and knowing potentially your life is about to end because your human doesn't give a f.
That photographer is both very smart but also remarkably well spoken.
Also pretty.
Darwin award. Is it just me or is ignorance becoming more and more common. 🤦🏻♂️
It's super easy when there are no consequences for stupidity.
Dog owners are almost always like this.
@@taekwondotime No
"Stupid is as stupid does" and "You just can't fix stupid"
You aren't the only one seeing this the way you see it.
Common Sense is becoming a thing of the past.
The very last species to be able to 'stop and think' is becoming extinct.
We are raising, more than ever, more and more "adults" who are basically spoiled 3 year olds, emotionally and ethically.
I don’t understand why blocking face? Identify so can be fined
One swipe is all that was on my dog when he returned home after incounter with something and it took surgery all the way to bone three layers and a lot of stitches twice and months to heal his leg a huge gash about 6to 8 inches long at my dads place.... I was so frantic but held dog 60 miles to vet honestly didn't think he'd make it the blood was gushing... That was a very poor owner, and in my case had no idea a bear was in the area i felt guilty for letting him go play on dads 40 acres
More proof most dogs are more intelligent then the owner.
No one seems to mention the fact that this is a VERY young bear, and the mother is probably not far away. Dog walker could have watched her dog torn in half and then herself.
Apparently it's a one year old, they don't stay near mom.
I wonder how she made it this far in life making decisions like that
specially stay away from little bears as their mother could be close by and she will get very aggressive if she thinks her cub is in danger.
Common sense??? Poor dog, poor bear.
Lord, yes, stay calm, back away. Why would anyone not get that bears are wild animals, and predators?
Cause they're ignorant and are tiktok educated. Typical Karen.
They're predatory as much as horses are. I imagine the dogs more likely to attack, but the real concern here is the mother bear and just the general disrespect towards wild life.
Horses eat hay, not meat.
@@AB-ho1cr
Bears aren't any more predatory than a horse?
Are you daft.
Just ask the late, Steven Jackson, of Prescott Az., oh wait, you can't.....
A bear started to eat him.
While he was drinking his coffee!
Yogi , BooBoo , Disney . . .
If I saw a Bear Cub..Id be very worried about ..Wheres the Mama Bear?
Love and Respect all Animals. We need them. ❤🌍🌎🌏❤
If the bear mauled her she would cry and the bear would be put down. She is a disgrace. She won’t be so lucky next time
Putting your dogs right into the path of Danger, is she that Pathetic? I'm so sorry to ask, this makes me angry.
Things would have turned bad if there was a mother and cub.
MAID. By bear!
I hope this woman gets a citation. She deserves it at the very least. She’s a menace to wildlife.
City dwelerism. They forgotten or are poorly taught. The world is not a walk park
It's okay, she's an entitled woman - she's free to do whatever she wants. No one can tell her what to do.
Actually that’s exactly how these Karens think
Lucky it was a cub where curiosity and play is top priority ....after all there is a saying .. DONT POKE THE BEAR !
Especially since mama was nearby in all likelihood
That's not a cub, it's a one year old juvenile. They live independent of their mothers.
Thats a cub....shes lucky mama wasnt around
Unbelievable..
Keep a few meters distance between you and a bear she says?
A bear can close that distance in the blink of an eye and mauling your face.
Why stupidity isn't against the law is mind boggling.
This why I hate hearing of animals that were killed out of response to an attack on a human.
A number of gators have been killed recently and every time, some dumb ass was walking their dog near the water. It’s not the alligator’s fault.
Alligators are a different story. Besides, they are euthanised in a much more humane way than being torn apart and drowned, which is what they do.
Lucky the dog is still walking around. It's a bear after all.
Let’s hope she has learnt from this experience because next time she might not be as lucky
They usual mind their business. I would never approach with my dog tho. Just stay further from the bear maybe pick my dog up. I love bear watching. You should def stay a safe distance.
Very opportunistic predator. It genuinely doesn't want a dog fight at all, but yeah you don't have to go crocodile hunter on all the animals you discover lol...
@@AB-ho1cr for sure. I agree. I find this animal very beautiful in its habitat and love watching them climb and interact naturally.
Law should be passed so if you walk up to wildlife like that, you get fined, even if you get mauled.
I would fine her estate posthumously if the bear ripped her to shreds,just for sharing her DNA.
That dog walker dodged a Darwin Award. You could see after an initial curious sniff the dog was trying to avoid further interaction but her dummy mommy held the leash to force it.
The woman now knows it’s safe to walk up to a bear, and she will do it again.
Interesting. How about the bear will let her do it again? How about bears can learn that a human approaching is not an attack.? Mindbending..let's take this moment to acknowledge that we all live on bear territory and that humans should be tranquilized and relocated by helicopter.
And, someday she'll pay the price.
In spades ! I know bears. I have lived with bears. She may as well have taken a gun and killed the bear on the spot and spared someone else the trauma of a bear attack. Which would end in dead bear. Solution: Take her dog away, so she can't do that anymore.
Sometimes you just can't fix stupid...!!
Let the Darwin awards be
She needs a proper ticket and a Temp ban
That bear thought she was offering it a dog , for lunch
Wonder if she would have been happier having a story of her own...how the bear killed the dog right in front of her eyes! She needs to be slapped into the middle of the next millennium.
She is so entitled to scoff at the woman's warning. She just doesn't realize how deadly this could have been. I'm sure she will be more confident and stupid to where she will do this again. Hopefully without the dog! You just can't fix stupid.
So glad the dog is safe 🥺
I cannot believe they have to warn like this...
That Karen is a strong independent wahmen and how dare that real woman who understands nature correct her! Lucky her dog didn't receive her Darwin Award on her behalf.
Talk about entitlement....
It's adorable until momma bear charge.
Just lady should take ownership she was at, she had plenty of time to turn around and walk the other, that's a stupid as a mother walking a baby stroller up to a bear and letting it sniffing, I think they got the caller on the wrong dog.
Police/conservation/ bylaw officer follow up?
It even looks like the leash and collar is so bad, it’s about to come off!
We shouldn't call it common sense anymore because it ain't common.
The pathetic part is the dog walker probably now thinks they know better and everyone else is alarmist. That is until she meets that one.
Expose her lol
Small bears are not that weak. They can easily survive against 3 times heavier tiger. They are like Honey Badgers.
This women needs the belt that her father wasn't present for to give her. What a waste of air. That poor dog and bear.
Stupid woman .. the dog should be removed from her custody . She should also be fined .!!!!
Why blur her face.
Lucky if she/he was still nursing from mom.
Should be labeled "Stupid lady walking smart dog".
That woman deserves a Darwin Award.
She's the reason we have warning labels on bleach not to drink it.
Why is this news worthy? Literally nothing happened...
The lady with the dog probably thought that bears are like the Yogi Bear on TV.
Speak softly to an animal? That's supposed to intimidate the beast?
Life is not a disney cartoon.
Or if momma wasn't far away at all
Can you imagine how she treats her neighbors?
Is she all there. Who in the right mind would attempt to approach an a bear
Oh, my gosh, the last clip with the mother bear with cubs in the background....with a guy standing watching within a few feet 😳 🤯
it's a trick of photography, he's not close.
incredibly fortunate this was not a cub with mother nearby, her and her dog would not have seen tomorrow.
Wow in the face of death possibly
Give a fine .that isnot nice of her
Luckily, the bear did not confuse Karen with carrion.
Yesterday I saw a person stalking a deer in a traffic circle to get a snapshot. How stupid do you have to be to not realize that when you get close the deer will bolt away, right into traffic? We humans have a responsibility to wildlife.
Maybe she doesn't speak/understand English. A very common occurrence in Vancouver.
I live in bear country, give them some respect by staying back and letting them move through. I hope she was given a huge fine, not likely but should have been done.
I can't imagine a scenario that I would be stupid enough for someone to have to warn me not to go near a bear, moose, cougar etc , can't cure stupid can only medicate it.
Just cause your afraid doesn’t mean everyone will be afraid
Of all the things to go on the news and complain about, this doesn't rank high on my list.
I once warned friend to stay away from a burning building but he just had to go over and look when all of a sudden the same thing affected him when absolutely nothing happened!
By keeping “a few meters away from the bears”. I think she means like 100-1,000 meters. lol 😆 😅😢
You can’t fix stupid.
But nature can. 😀
Animal control should take dog away from her.
She is an irresponsible dog owner & she put her dog at risk -- and the bear too
Poor dog having to live with her
Yes! Dogs and bears do not mix and the bear could have killed the dog. Why that woman did that is probably just ignorance. They could have been attacked.