tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post2614046532223892937..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: When Black Bears Attack, Don't Blame Maternal InstinctChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-18817537075331280652011-05-17T08:56:24.441-06:002011-05-17T08:56:24.441-06:00Black bears are pretty shy, too. Predation attacks...Black bears are pretty shy, too. Predation attacks almost always come from bears that are half-starved.<br /><br />Of course, as rebounding black bear populations in the east combine with increasing suburbanite sprawl in the foothills of the Appalachians, interaction between black bears and humans is on the increase, so we'll see how long they stay shy...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-30841016916985610082011-05-11T19:30:56.370-06:002011-05-11T19:30:56.370-06:00Thanks, Chas, very interesting article. One state...Thanks, Chas, very interesting article. One statement got me:<br />"McClelland, who says he once had a black bear lick insect repellent from his face in Yosemite"--on some Discovery or such program about a bear-lovin' guy, he remarked that bears LOVE citronella. They showed video of him wearing citronella while sitting under a tree, a bear came up to him, and started acting like a cat with catnip. The bear was all over the man, not attacking him, but LOVIN' that citronella! LOLDarrellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-23539686862460493822011-05-11T17:23:53.924-06:002011-05-11T17:23:53.924-06:00You're thinking of the Colin McClelland case i...You're thinking of the Colin McClelland case in 1993. The bear did break into his trailer and kill him. I seem to recall some victim-blaming at the time to the effect that McClelland had left food outside and that the bear had become accustomed to finding food there. <br /><br />Hal Walter <a href="http://cozine.com/1994-october/bear-encounters/" rel="nofollow">discussed the case in this article</a>.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-21149997480446714262011-05-11T17:07:42.472-06:002011-05-11T17:07:42.472-06:00What's the skinny on the guy killed by a bear ...What's the skinny on the guy killed by a bear north of Cotopaxi some years ago?Darrellnoreply@blogger.com