Whereas their aggressive behavior has served them well for millions of years, more recently, people's fear of and retaliation against sloth bears represents a major threat to their survival. Understanding how sloth bears react to tigers provides guidance for reducing attacks on humans, t...
I wonder if bear spray is needed for our June itinerary that's not hiking heavy: We will spend first 7 days on north bound Princess cruise, during which we plan to do easy hiking/walking/scenery viewing around Juneau (we will rent a car and self drive) before returning to the town ...
Officers also say that an examination of the scene of the attack determined that the bear was killed in self-defence
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that the man who shot the bear in self-defense was pushed to the ground by the animal when he confronted it inside the residence he was renting in Meyers on June 24. The statement said that “contrary t...
Pepper spray is a chemically derived,non-fatal weapon for self-defense, intended for use on humans. It uses oleoresin capsicum as its active ingredient (at a concentration of around 10%) – this is the same stuff which makes chilli peppers unbearably hot – when you use it against an attac...
There is simply no way of telling, as yet, whether thetoxic nature of pyrethrinwill be more or less harmful to humans than is touted by some self-proclaimed ‘experts’. Proponent’s Perspective Those who advocate the use of bug spray as a substitute for bear spray claim that it is both...
Ayn Rand’sAtlas Shrugged(1957) is for those who think the problems of the world owe to the fact that people aren’t selfish enough and things would be better off if the good people just retreated to Galt’s Gulch andlet a few billion people die as a result. These billions are “paras...
For a few hours, they hiked side by side -- like, thisclose together -- and the hair on both of their necks never went down. They both had guns and bear spray, and that helped them feel a little safer. "When I was walking next to him and could see him, I felt fine," Brady ...
Bear Spray Before anything else, your first line of defense during a black bear encounter shouldalways be your bear spray. Bear spray is by far the most successful way to stop aggressive bears. Additionally, it’s non-lethal. Bear spray can reduce the number of bears killed in self-defense...
It will be interesting to see how this is spun by Putin/Trump/minions to make this look bad for Biden when it really is just a testament to our soft power and Biden's steady hand. Conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defense, Iran’s ...