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Word Vomit Gazette
Animal fear is an interesting study. It seems for every theory here is evidence that it’s wrong, in some cases. I suppose animals like humans, (imagine that) some run to danger, some run away. Some run away, sometimes, and some run to danger, sometimes. I would guess what will happen is not completely predictable. (again, imagine that) We’ve all had our personal experiences or heard about someone else’s, that has formed our beliefs. Then confirmation bias sets in and we argue we’re right, what’s more, we know we’re right. Me included.
It does seem, to me, however that as the number of humans increase and the number of predators increase, the raw number of negative encounters increase as well. The average per hundred may not change but the total number of negitive events do. So...... if there are 3 hunters in an area where there are 10 grizzlies, on average there will be x number of negitive encounters. If that changes and there are 6 hunters and 20 grizzlies, in the same square area, it stands to reason there will be more negitive counters. Because........ bears just do what bears do and humans do what humans do, and the fact of nature is they will intentionally or unintentionally give one another a butt whipping, on occasion. Therefore, as the number of humans increase and the number of grizzlies increase, there will be more conflicts.
In as much as the grizzly population was very very low in the lower 48 for many years and the human population has grown a great deal, now that management or mismanagement of the grizzly is allowing it to increase, it seems natural that there will be more encounters than there were prior to the numbers increasing. It also seems, as was done in the past, when the incidents of negitive encounters reaches a certain point, the humans will decide to remove the grizzlies again. Human can do that, grizzlies can’t. So....... it would seem prudent to me, if humans started to manage the grizzly population responsibly before some bureaucrat, who has the power to do it, decides they all need to die again, both groups will be better off.
Why does it have end up being an all or nothing solution.......