小学上锁垃圾箱传怪声 校长查看「巨大黑影」喷出吓跑




小学上锁垃圾箱传怪声 校长查看「巨大黑影」喷出吓跑

联合新闻网

5/08/2023

吓死谁?一名小学校长准备打开垃圾箱时,箱子里面突然窜出一个巨大黑影,吓得校长落荒而逃,这个喷出来的黑影是一只巨大黑熊,黑熊感觉也被校长出现吓到,立刻落荒而逃,惊悚的瞬间影片在网络上流传。

综合媒体报导,西维吉尼亚州吉拉小学(Zela Elementary School)的校长马许(James Marsh)日前早上走到垃圾场准备将上锁的垃圾箱打开,结果没想到他才刚解锁掀开盖子的时候,突然一个巨大黑影从箱子内窜出,随后立刻狂奔出去,马许见到这画面吓坏了,立刻转头拔腿就跑。

那道从垃圾箱中窜出的黑影其实是一只巨大黑熊,黑熊一开箱子见到眼前有个人也吓坏了,立刻从垃圾箱中跳出逃走。马许表示,当时他遇到黑熊的时候觉得最恐怖的就是牠的咆哮声,简直是吓死人了,「我想我跟黑熊见到彼此都很惊讶」。

马许后来也把这段监视器画面拨给全校学生看,机会教育所有的学童看到熊不可以像他一样狂奔,否则可能会赔上小命,但他到现在还是搞不懂这头黑熊到底怎么进到上锁垃圾箱里面。

马许校长看到黑熊吓得落荒而逃,黑熊也赶紧跳出垃圾箱。(影片截屏)
马许校长一打开垃圾箱就听到低沉吼声,跟黑熊四目相接。(影片截屏)

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佛州老妇池塘旁遛狗 遭水里爬出的3公尺长鳄鱼袭击身亡

世界新闻网

02/22/2023

佛州老妇池塘旁遛狗,遭水里爬出的3公尺长鳄鱼袭击身亡。(Inisde Edition)

佛州老妇池塘旁遛狗,遭水里爬出的3公尺长鳄鱼袭击身亡。(Inisde Edition)

NBC与福斯新闻报导,佛罗里达州一名85岁妇人20日在户外遛狗时,突然遭到鳄鱼的袭击、被拖进池塘后不幸丧命。

佛州鱼类及野生动物保护委员会(Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC)表示,这起事件发生时刚过中午,地点则是佛州南部皮尔斯堡(Fort Pierce, FL)一处供55岁以上退休人士入住的社区。

佛罗里达州一名85岁妇人20日正在遛狗,一只3公尺长的鳄鱼从水里爬出来,先攻击小狗,接着把试图打退牠的老妇撞倒在地,然后咬住她的脚,把人拉进了水里。(Getty Images / St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)

根据FWC报告与居民的说法,受害人塞吉(Gloria Serge)正在房子后方的社区蓄水池边遛着小狗,一条约3公尺长的鳄鱼从水里爬了出来,先抓住她的小狗,接着把试图打退牠的塞吉撞倒在地,然后咬住她的脚,把人拉进了水中,目击者则赶紧拨打911紧急专线。

据报导,塞吉被鳄鱼拉进池塘更深处,并且不幸死亡。有关单位事后将她的遗体打捞上岸,塞吉养的小狗幸免于难,但FWC没有披露进一步状况。签约专家则在报案后约2个钟头抓到这只重约272至317公斤的鳄鱼,并且将牠安乐死。




鳄鱼捕猎人李利(Robert Lilly)描述抓捕过程时表示,这绝对是一场战斗,并称他们是在水底抓到行凶鳄鱼,「牠从未浮上来,从头到尾都待在水下」,但他们成功把钩子挂到牠身上,并且用了硬绳(hard line),才能把鳄鱼拉上岸。

FWC称佛州有着约130万只鳄鱼,但鳄鱼袭击导致重伤的情况很少见,塞吉居住的西班牙湖航道社区(Spanish Lakes Fairways)则拒绝评论此事。

佛罗里达州一名85岁妇人20日正在遛狗时,突然遭到图中约3公尺长的鳄鱼袭击而不幸丧命。(Getty Images / St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office)
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佛州鳄鱼咬死人 男子下湖捡飞盘 不幸丧命

世界新闻网

6/02/2022

佛罗里达州拉戈市泰勒公园一处面积53亩的湖泊,上月30日发生鳄鱼攻击人类的事件。图为竖立湖边的鳄鱼警告牌。(美联社)

佛罗里达州皮尼拉斯郡 (Pinellas)拉戈市(Largo)泰勒公园(John S. Taylor Park)一处面积53亩的湖泊,上月30日发生鳄鱼攻击人的事件;一名47岁的男子在泰勒公园贩售飞盘高尔夫(disc golf)的摊贩,为捡回不慎落入湖里的飞盘而下湖,结果不幸死于鳄吻。

皮尼拉斯郡公园处主任柯兹(Paul Cozzie)表示,现在正是鳄鱼的交配季节,鳄鱼活动频繁,脾气也变得更暴躁易怒,特别是在黄昏或黎明之时,再加上事发湖泊并非独立水体,而与外面的河流相连通,可以说是「鳄鱼的高速公路」,非常危险,湖泊周围也有架设警示标语警告民众不要下水,即便是公园处的动保专员也禁止涉水。




警方1日公布死者是麦吉尼斯(Sean Thomas McGuinness),柯兹说:「他似乎在公园开放前就偷偷潜入,并在错误的时机进入湖泊,最终导致丧命;我们呼吁飞盘高尔夫玩家,如果飞盘不小心掉进水里,真的就算了。」

他也说;在发现男子遗体后已派人到现场驱离鳄鱼;同时呼吁大众,佛州几乎所有自然淡水河或湖泊中都有鳄鱼,总数量估计130万条,出门玩水务必小心,也不要喂鳄鱼吃东西。

这已不是佛罗里达州首次出现鳄鱼攻击人的意外;据公园处统计,过去十年间平均每年会发生八起鳄鱼攻击人的意外,共造成四人死亡;柯兹指出,数年前在泰勒公园同一湖泊中,就有人一样为了捡飞盘而涉水,结果被鳄鱼咬伤脸颊,所幸最后生还;2018年还在一条死亡鳄鱼体内发现女性骸骨,2016年迪士尼乐园更发生鳄鱼跳出水面吃了一名2岁男童的意外。

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美著名灰熊“看错指令”失控杀死驯兽师 恐怖现场曝光

文章来源: 东森新闻

4/24/2022

Bären-Angreifen Mann im Training, Grizzly bear killed a trainer
Dec 18, 2014

Stephan K. Miller was an American animal trainer, On April 22, 2008, during a routine training exercise, Miller was mauled and killed by a 5-year old grizzly bear named Rocky. The 7½ foot tall, 700 lb bear bit Miller on the neck once. An autopsy revealed that he died within minutes of the attack.

Until Miller’s death, Rocky was best known for appearing as Dewey the Killer Bear in a scene from the 2008 film Semi-Pro in which he wrestled Will Ferrell’s body double Randy Miller. Following Stephan Miller’s death, the California Department of Fish and Game initiated a probe into the events of the attack with the intent to eventually decide whether Rocky would be euthanized. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other animal rights groups, who have long protested use of wild animals in films, called for Rocky to be spared and to be allowed to retire to a zoo or another similar facility.

It was later revealed on the National Geographic Channel program Grizzly Face to Face that the coroner’s office and the California Department of Fish and Game ruled Miller’s death accidental and did not order the bear to be euthanized. However, Rocky resumed his life under restricted regulations.


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美国一只训练有素的灰熊洛奇(Rocky)过去曾在好莱坞喜剧片《灌篮大帝》中亮相,没想到这只体重320公斤的“熊演员”才登上大萤幕7周,就在某次拍片时疑似因误解指令而袭击人类,咬破驯兽师米勒(Stephan Miller)的颈部血管,造成亡命悲剧。今年4月22日是米勒逝世14周年,这段影片又重新引发讨论。

根据《镜报》报导,美国西维吉尼亚州的驯兽师米勒2008年4月22日为了帮堂兄兰迪(Randy Miller)开设的动物训练中心拍摄宣传片,被安排和重达320公斤、身长2.3米的5岁公灰熊洛奇表演“人熊摔跤”的桥段,原先打算先让洛奇用后脚站起来,和米勒一起拍几张照。没想到,洛奇似乎是误解了兰迪的指令,站起来后直接用熊掌攻击米勒,同时还张开大口直接咬住米勒的脖子。

米勒直接被暴走的“熊演员”洛奇扑倒在地,而且洛奇还没打算放过他,继续咬着米勒的颈部,痛得他当场发出凄厉惨叫,兰迪情急之下拿着木棍不断杖打熊背,试图让洛奇松开嘴,另一人则用胡椒喷雾朝着洛奇喷洒,经过10秒后米勒趁隙爬出,逃离恐怖熊爪。然而,当米勒跑出镜头外的几分钟后,就因颈动脉与颈静脉破裂而亡,这段影片竟成米勒的最后身影。

兰迪表示,事情发生得太快,“我们做了我们该做的来阻止熊,花了几秒钟才把它弄开,但已经太迟了。”兰迪对这次事件相当痛心,不仅是因为他自己训练多年的灰熊失控,更是因为他失去了至亲兄弟。有社会人士呼吁将洛奇安乐死,也有动物权利保护人士表示,应该将洛奇安置于动物园。目前洛奇被要求不能与驯兽师以外的人类接触,以防对一般大众构成威胁。

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屋内睡觉时总听到有呼噜声 检查后吓懵

来源:大洛杉矶LA

4/24/2022

住在南太浩湖的一户居民,最近在家里总是听到打呼噜的声音,但是他们又不知道是什么,他们还以为邻居打呼噜声音太响,找邻居投诉被邻居赶了出来。

最后,他们在房子下面竟发现了在冬眠的母熊和4个熊宝宝,随后一个名叫“熊联盟”的非营利组织工作人员赶到现场,调查发现,这头母熊还上演了熊界难得一见的温馨一幕。

根据“熊联盟”在Facebook上的介绍,事发在南太浩湖山上的一栋房子里,这些房子依山而建,因此地基底部都会留出很大的空间,这只熊妈妈就是带着小熊来到这里冬眠的。

令人惊奇的是,经过检查,有3只小熊是熊妈妈亲生的,另一只小熊是她“收养”的,原来那只小熊的妈妈被车撞死了,于是它“收养”了这只小熊。




而在动物界,“收养”是很少见的,但这只母熊将不是她亲生的小熊也呆在身边,在这户人家地基底下搭了个舒适窝,就这样冬眠了。

当然,熊冬眠的时候也会发出打呼噜的声音,这就是为什么那户人家总听到打呼噜的声音,但却不知道声音来自何处,因为他们也无法下去地基查看。

最终,“熊联盟”的工作人员将母熊从地基下面引诱出来,并让屋主将地基下面的空间加装屏障。

“熊联盟”主席安·布莱恩特说,每年冬天,他们都会接到大约100只150个关于熊在家里冬眠的报告,他们的工作人员一直忙于将熊从家中赶出来。

布莱恩特说:人们需要对自己房屋的开放空间更多的关注,并且安装屏障,避免熊从开放的空间进入屋内,尤其是秋天,当熊正在寻找冬眠地点的时候。

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熊妈带2宝忙捕鱼 「熊孩子趴背偷懒」 手足超悲剧

联合新闻网

02/20/2022

小熊坐在妈妈身上过河。(翻摄自YouTube)

这「熊孩子」脑筋也动太快了!最近在网络上有一段影片引起网友们的热烈讨论,影片是去年7月在美国阿拉斯加的卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区(Katmai National Park and Preserve)所拍下,是两只小熊用截然不同的方式渡过阿拉斯加河的画面。

只见棕熊妈妈正带着两只小熊在河里捕鱼,而其中一只小熊趁妈妈在忙,趁机爬到妈妈的背上,画面中可以看到牠就坐在妈妈的背上渡河,看起来超级轻松,还不时回头看了一下在后方努力划水的兄弟姊妹,幸好两只小熊都顺利上岸,蹦蹦跳跳跟着妈妈离开。而这有趣又发人深省的一幕,让不少网友纷纷留言:「妈妈真的很辛苦呢」、「看完心情好复杂」、「总是有人喜欢偷懒」。



Bear Cub Rides Across River in Style || ViralHog
Feb 12, 2022

Occurred on July 19, 2021 / Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

“A spring brown bear cub or COY, (Cub of the year). Meaning the cub was born that spring. Riding on its mother while crossing an Alaskan river, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. They tend to do this when very young and small. Not all cubs and mothers behave this way. Mothers tend to allow this behavior for only a short time. As the cubs grow it slows her down from getting food and teaching them all the necessities in order to survive.”


而影片说明中也表示,这两只小熊大概是在去年春天出生的,年纪还非常小,而并不是所有熊妈妈都会忍受小孩有这样的行为,这种「靠妈妈」的情况只是暂时的,而且等牠们更大一点,就必须得学习成长独立,不管是渡河或是捕食,都得要自己来才行。

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印尼巨鳄被轮胎套颈6年险勒毙 勇者出手终脱困

世界新闻网 

02/09/2022

印尼一只野生巨鳄被轮胎套颈6年后,近日终于在勇者协助下摆脱了轮胎。(路透)

印尼苏拉威西岛帕卢市的一只野生巨鳄,被机车轮胎卡住脖子长达6年之久,保育人员一直试图捉捕并救援牠,但都以失败收场,直到近日在一名勇者的帮助下,终在7日成功捕捉,并将卡在他脖子上的轮胎锯断。


Reward for Removing Bike Tire from Crocodile’s Neck
Feb 21, 2020

Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tire stuck around its neck.

The contest will see one brave crocodile hunter land an unspecified amount of cash but it will mean coming face to face with the 13-foot reptile.

Local conservation authorities have been trying — and failing — for several years to find a way to untangle the crocodile.

That sparked worries the tire was slowly killing the beast.

After a recent sighting, the province’s governor instructed his resource-strapped conservation agency to figure out how to end years of fruitless attempts.

The agency offered few details on the reward or how outsiders might pull off the task.

But its chief — who said the cash would come out of his own pocket — warned that he was not calling on amateurs to hunt down the reptile but rather addressing people with a background in wildlife rescue and a thirst for conservation.

Hasmuni Hasmar, the head of the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency said: “We’re asking the general public not to get close to the crocodile or disturb its habitat,”


英国卫报报导,这只咸水鳄长约5.2公尺,2016年被帕卢市居民发现牠脖子上挂了一个机车轮胎后,保育人员一直试图捕捉牠并帮牠去除「轮胎项圈」,当地政府甚至一度祭出重赏,寻求勇者出面。



34岁的卖鸟人蒂利(Tili)在追踪这只鳄鱼3周后,7日下午成功用活鸡陷阱抓捕,在村民协助下把牠拖上岸,并用刀具割断轮胎。

Kalahkan Panji, Pria Ini Berhasil Taklukan Buaya Kalung Ban di Palu, Begini Kisahnya
Feb 8, 2022

蒂利表示,「我只是想帮忙。我讨厌看到动物受困和受苦。我已经筋疲力尽。鳄鱼重得令人难以置信,每个人都在流汗,非常累。」待救援结束后,这只鳄鱼也被立刻放回水中。

他说,前两次营救任务都以失败作收,因为绳索的强度不足以承受鳄鱼的重量,之后才改以用于拖船的尼龙绳索。

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13-foot crocodile in Indonesia freed from tire after 6 years

The crocodile had a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck

By Ann W. Schmidt | Fox News

02/09/2022

A crocodile in Indonesia that has had a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for years has finally been freed. 

The 13.12-foot (4-meter) crocodile was found around the island of Sulawesi, and had the tire around its neck for about six years, according to Reuters. 

Despite local residents’ concern for the crocodile’s well-being, capturing the creature was a challenge. 



Even a local resident named Tili, who ended up removing the tire from the crocodile’s neck, had two failed attempts before he was able to capture the reptile, Reuters reported. 

The 35-year-old Sulawesi resident told the outlet that he used a basic trap made with a rope tied to a log. His bait was live chickens and ducks. 

“I caught the crocodile by myself,” Tili told Reuters. “I was asking for help from people here but they were scared.”

Tili said that many people were “skeptical” about his desire and ability to capture the crocodile, according to Reuters.



The outlet reported that Tili tracked the crocodile for three weeks before he finally caught it and sawed the tire off its neck. 

Locals prepare to release a wild crocodile back to the river after removing a tire from its neck, in Palu, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia, February 7, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Antara Foto/Basri Marzuki/ via REUTERS)

The crocodile was returned to the wild on Monday, according to Reuters.

Local authorities offered a reward in 2020 for anyone who could remove the tire from the crocodile’s neck – though Tili told Reuters that wasn’t what motivated his pursuit of the croc.

“I just can’t stand to see animals hurt. Even snakes, I will help,” Tili told Reuters. 

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看白头鹰捕鱼归来

By Wild Cat

01/30/2022

今天真的太过瘾了,看到无数老鹰在河面捕鱼。几次寒潮之后,北方的河面结冰,终于让这些eagle南下来我这里了,这次当然再次试了试1.4X

先来一组用了1.4X的



虽然有点软,但是感觉这画质真的可以打啊,这组1/1600,F9,ISO1000~1600,等效焦1250mm,对焦慢一点,但是基本够用

再来一组拿掉增倍镜的,这组是一只幼鹰向adult叫板,居然要鹰口夺食,一番争斗之后,成年鹰带着鱼成功摆脱



果然拿掉增倍镜,画面锐了不少。

最后再来一组,也是没有增倍镜的

只乱入的海鸥

我打算留着这个增倍镜了,需要的时候装上去还是有点用。

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无人机拍下不可思议一幕:巨鲸推冲浪者划水板…

文章来源: 综合新闻

01/01/2022

一架无人机拍下了一只鲸鱼用鳍推着一名冲浪者坐的划水板的瞬间,不可思议。

一无人机扑捉到一只鲸鱼用鳍推着一名冲浪者坐的划水板的瞬间。

8月31日,马克西米利亚诺·乔纳斯(Maximiliano Jonas)在阿根廷马德林港海岸(coast of Puerto Madryn)拍摄了这一惊人的画面。

马克西米利亚诺用无人机拍摄到了一只南方露脊鲸和冲浪者之间的偶遇,冲浪者是他的朋友阿纳利娅·乔盖蒂(Analia Giorgetti),当时她正坐在划水板上与鲸鱼进行互动。



令人难以置信的是,鲸鱼用它的一个鳍轻轻地把划水板向前推,这段视频在网上疯传。

“这让我全身激动,太漂亮了,”一位社交媒体用户对该视频发表评论。

“这简直就是魔术!”另一个人说。


Whale Gently Pushes Paddleboarder With Fin
Sep 3, 2021

A drone captured the incredible moment a whale pushed a paddleboard with its fin.

Maximiliano Jonas filmed the amazing footage off the coast of Puerto Madryn, Argentina, on August 31.

Maximiliano used a drone to capture the moment a Southern right whale approached a paddler board on which his friend Analia Giorgetti was sitting.

Incredibly, the whale gently pushed the paddleboard forward with one of its fins, in a video that has gone viral online.


这段令人惊叹的视频也被分享到了海洋保护研究机构(Ocean Conservation Research)的脸书(Facebook)页面上,迄今为止获得了近20,000个反馈和令人难以置信的130万次浏览。

“马德林港是通往巴尔德斯半岛(Península Valdés)的门户,这里是一个对保护海洋哺乳动物具有全球意义的联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)的地点。”该组织分享说。

“在6月至12月期间,整个南半球大约有三分之一的露脊鲸会将受到保护的巴尔德斯半岛海湾作为繁殖和产卵地。”

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「来见见我的好友!」熊妈妈带2宝来跟人类朋友拜码头

联合新闻网

12/31/2021

熊妈妈带2只新生熊宝宝来跟人类朋友拜码头。图/撷自youtube

北卡罗莱纳州一只母熊自2017年起,就常到当地一名男子康利(Patrick Conley)后院拜访。康利将母熊命名为西蒙(Simone),称西蒙是只喜欢与人交互、友善的熊。日前西蒙的到访跟以往很不同,因为牠那次带了2个熊宝宝来跟康利「拜码头」。


OMG! BEAR SIMONE BROUGHT HER CUBS!
May 2, 2021

First visit this year by your favorite girl, Simone! AND YES, SHE BROUGHT HER FIRST EVER LITTER OF CUBS!!!!

The collar is gone – nice! – and she looks well-fed. The cubs are the cutest things to ever have walked these woods, but then I’m kind of biased.

Being that it’s her first litter I tried my best not to spook her or the little ones. She seemed pretty comfortable with the proximity so I’m guessing we’ll be seeing her again soon.

For those of you with questions regarding Asheville’s rather unique bear situation the following article from November 2019 in The Wall Street Journal will provide many answers.

https://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/650923522359771136/as-southern-cities-sprawl-people-are-bumping-into



康利看到西蒙带着宝宝来到他的前阳台,在那里等康利,在前阳台稍事停留后就转身走回树林。

康利表示,这是西蒙的第一胎,他尽量不要吓到她或小熊。而西蒙看起来很怡然自得,康利认为「应该很快就会再见到牠们」。

网友对母子熊可爱身复印象深刻,纷纷表示:「熊妈妈看起来很骄傲,你可以看到牠不断确认孩子状况无恙。宝宝真漂亮!」、「熊很聪明表现很好,还带着宝宝来找你,表示很信任你」、「牠好像在跟宝宝说:『你们看,这是一个人。当你走过他时,他会发出搞笑的声音,但他和我们一样害怕。如果我们遵守人与熊的约定,他可能会给我们一些好康。」

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游阿拉斯加遇到大棕熊 做对「这些事」全身而退

联合新闻网

8/09/2021

游客遇到大棕熊,当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作。图/撷自抖音影片
游客遇到大棕熊,当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作。图/撷自抖音影片

一群游客在阿拉斯加遇到一只大棕熊,他们当下保持冷静,没有尖叫或做出大动作,棕熊最后绕了一圈静静地离开。

44岁佛罗里达州房地产经纪人西西莉雅诺(Cara Siciliano)当时和另2对夫妇、1名水上飞机机长一起参观卡特迈国家公园和自然保护区(Katmai Park)。拍下影片的西西莉雅诺表示:「同行的机长说他在这条小路上走了1000次,但从没有见过这样的事情!」

西西莉雅诺提到:「我很惊讶我似乎没想像中害怕,我第一反应是仰望天空,确保上帝与我同在并祈祷,接着用手机拍下这段影片。」



这段30秒的影片拍到一只最大可重达700多公斤、275公分高的阿拉斯加棕熊,以及站在碎石路旁如雕像般不动声色的游客们。游客们都没有表现惊慌失措的神情,只有机长以平缓的声音对熊说:「嘿大男孩」、「嘿熊」,最后棕熊离开现场。

西西莉雅诺很惊讶机长跟熊的话语让他们全身而退,尤其是这只棕熊与他们相遇前,才刚跟另一只熊打完架因此发出沉重的喘息声。熊专家赞扬这群游客遵循了国家公园管理局的建议,没有尖叫或奔跑,缓慢移动,并用单调的声音说话,让牠知道人们在那里不会带来伤害。

https://www.tiktok.com/@mrsb111/video/6992307840748768517?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6943775207215908358&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0


https://www.instagram.com/p/COt4i13FprY/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=05a5696b-bcb4-49fb-957f-0f67cf4c1ab9
A remote mining camp is shown near Nome, Alaska, where a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew rescued the survivor of a bear attack, on July 16, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard


Bear Pulls California Woman Out of Her Tent, Kills Her in Montana

Lokan was killed on the bear’s second visit to the site where she and two fellow bicyclists were camping near the post office, officials said.

By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown

7/08/2021

This July 6, 2011, file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

A grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent in a small Montana town in the middle of the night and killed her before fellow campers could use bear spray to force the bruin out of the area, wildlife officials said Wednesday.

Leah Davis Lokan, 65, of Chico, California, was on a long-distance bicycling trip and had stopped in the western Montana town of Ovando when she was killed early Tuesday, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials as they provided more details about the attack.

Lokan was killed on the bear’s second visit to the site where she and two fellow bicyclists were camping near the post office, officials said.

The approximately 400-pound grizzly first awakened the campers about 3 a.m., officials said. They took food out of their tents, secured it and went back to sleep, they said.



Surveillance video from a business in town showed the bear about a block from the post office about 15 minutes later, wildlife officials said.

About 4:15 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a 911 call after two people in a tent near the victim’s were awakened by sounds of the attack, Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said. They discharged their bear spray, and the bear ran away.

The bear is also believed to have entered a chicken coop in town that night, killing and eating several chickens.

Officials searched by helicopter for the grizzly again Wednesday but couldn’t find it.

“At this point, our best chance for catching this bear will be culvert traps set in the area near the chicken coop where the bear killed and ate several chickens,” said Randy Arnold, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks regional supervisor in Missoula.

The bear will be killed if it is found, said Greg Lemon, a spokesperson for Fish, Wildlife and Parks.



Investigators have obtained DNA from the bear at the scene of the attack and will be able to compare it with any bruin they are able to trap, the agency said.

Lokan, a registered nurse who had worked at a hospital in Chico, had looked forward to the Montana bike trip for months, said Mary Flowers, a friend of the victim’s from Chico. Lokan had taken previous long-distance bike trips and on this one was accompanied by her sister and a friend, Flowers said.

“She loved these kind of adventures. A woman in her 60s, and she’s dong this kind of stuff — she had a passion for life that was out of the ordinary,” Flowers said.

Grizzly bears have run into increasing conflict with humans in the Northern Rockies over the past decade as the federally protected animals expanded into new areas and the number of people living and recreating in the region grew. That has spurred calls from elected officials in Montana and neighboring Wyoming and Idaho to lift protections so the animals could be hunted.

Ovando, about 60 miles northwest of Helena, is a community of fewer than 100 people at the edge of the sprawling Bob Marshall wilderness.



North of Ovando lies an expanse of forests and mountains, including Glacier National Park that stretches to Canada and is home to an estimated 1,000 grizzlies. It’s the largest concentration of the bruins in the contiguous U.S.

Fatal attacks are rare in the region. There have been three in the last 20 years, including Tuesday’s mauling, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In 2001, a hunter was killed by a grizzly with two cubs while he was gutting an elk at a wildlife management area west of Ovando. The three animals were shot and killed by wildlife officials days later.

Over the past 20 years, there have been eight fatal maulings of people by grizzlies from a separate population of about 700 bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. In April, a backcountry guide was killed by a grizzly bear while fishing along the park’s border in southwestern Montana.

Bears that attack people are not always killed if the mauling resulted from a surprise encounter or the bear was defending its young. But the bear involved in Lokan’s death is considered a public safety threat because of the circumstances of the attack, Lemon said.

Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/bear-pulls-california-woman-out-of-her-tent-hills-her-in-montana/2588715/