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DaneCz123 t1_ivzlvus wrote

Great to see this! I believe theirs 50 in the state, some are in the north cascades already and I believe some are in the Far East of the state. Stuff like this gives me hope for the west which I deeply treasure. A big problem is that there’s way too many people in the mountains from the cities so I would definitely expect some conflict. Wouldn’t be suprised if they made their way down south in the next 10 to 15 years. Or they could head east. But again, makes me very happy to see them in the state again. North Cascades is the best habitat for them.

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SilkyWaves t1_ivzmzz5 wrote

Personally not looking forward to this. I enjoy only watching my back for cougars. Don’t want to also be looking out for grizzlies.

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[deleted] t1_ivzz2w0 wrote

grizzlies don't really go out and ambush people. you just gotta not startle one.

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw0gmc4 wrote

The bell thing isn't true.

Black bears will mostly leave you alone. And grizzly bears as a whole will as well. But grizzly bears are definitely more territorial than black bears.

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iamlucky13 t1_iw0w557 wrote

> Bears aren’t interested in attacking you.

They aren't usually interested in hunting people, but it does happen from time-to-time.

Once they've established a home range, however, they can be very interested in defending their territory, especially during mating season. Having read a variety of stories about bears attacks as part of trying to be an aware hiker, they always make me relieved we only have black bears in our area.

Reading a book on the Lewis and Clark expedition in particular made an impression on me. When the natives were telling them stories about grizzlies, they could couldn't wait to encounter one to show off how much braver and better hunters they were.

Actually encountering grizzlies cured the party of that enthusiasm, and Lewis actually almost died in one of the encounters.

https://lewis-clark.org/sciences/mammals/bears/grizzly-bear-encounters/

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DaneCz123 t1_ivzoqcj wrote

As a hunter it will be interesting to see how everyone else reacts. I expect the state to take the identification tests even more seriously now

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw0fpnh wrote

Grizzlies are far more dangerous than mountain lions. Mountain lions spread across the entire US and average far fewer attacks on humans annually than grizzly bears despite grizzly bears occupying only a super small area of land across a few states.

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CnD123 t1_iw0kera wrote

This thread is full of some of the most ignorant people imaginable. Thanks for trying to educate them

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DeadEyeDoubter t1_iw10ygr wrote

What? It's absolutely a good metric. There are literally more grizzly bear attacks than cougar attacks despite cougars existing in almost every state and humans being around them way more than grizzlies.

Gauging danger of an animal based on social media videos you've seen is a way worse metric.

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BarnabyWoods t1_iw0jqbz wrote

>some are in the north cascades already

Last one was seen in 1996. There's been a lot of monitoring since then in NCNP, with no confirmed sightings, hair, tracks, or scat, so I don't think so.

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