I do not have first hand experience with bears (and plan to keep it that way) but I do not understand the conclusion that this bear is not going to threaten other people. If it is a campground, won't there be food around?
Bear mauls Alaska man who gave it barbecue meat
| June 17, 2013 | Updated: June 17, 2013 8:38am
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a black bear that mauled a man at a campground north of Anchorage won't likely threaten other people.
Spokesman Ken Marsh told the Anchorage Daily News (
http://bit.ly/11sQbZW ) the bear was "pretty much goaded" into the attack Saturday near Eklutna Lake Campground because the man fed it meat from a church barbecue. He may be charged with illegally feeding wildlife.
Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen says the man had been drinking and went for a bike ride, taking some of the food along. He came across the bear and threw it a piece of meat. When he offered the bear another piece, it attacked.
The man was treated for punctures wounds and scratches at an Anchorage hospital.