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Birding the Bear Mountain of Serbia

10,000 Birds

A narrow forest road takes us to the chain blocking the entrance, with a sign “Area closed – bear danger”. This feeding station is not here for the tourists: in order to lower the bee-hive raiding (even the Serbian word for a bear, medved, comes from the word honey – med), supplementary feeding was offered to local bears for several decades.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

In the most of Europe, Brown Bear is a mythical creature that lives only in mediaeval tapestries and folk tales. In the European Union there are only 10,000 mature bears (source: IUCN). Not much further, on the new tarmac that ends 6 km before the Gramos village, we find muddy bear footprints crossing the road.

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Can bears be tame?

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I have seen a guy with a bear on instagram reels cuddling together and feeding him and etc and the bear seems pretty child. Can't the bear go crazy randomly and kill the guy? I have seen a guy with a polare bear as a pet submitted by /u/empty69420 [link] [comments]

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Cocaine Bear

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Idk if this is the right subreddit to be asking this in but would a bear on cocaine be as aggressive and relentless as how the bear is depicted in the new movie “Cocaine Bear”? submitted by /u/Suspicious_Buy_6467 [link] [comments]

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Black Bear Interaction

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There are black bears in the back country but sightings are apparently really rare, which is good, because I'm quite afraid of bears. It was from a distance at first so I thought it might be someone's dog, but as it got closer, I realized it was a bear before I could even see it. It was running for about 10 seconds.

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Roaring Microphone: Could It Scare a Bear?

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Do you think such a loud and intense sound would scare a bear away? I'm curious about the potential of using sound as a deterrent for bears. Imagine you have a 'hypothetical' microphone that can emit high decibel, dinosaur like, roaring sounds. Is it even possible to achieve with small speakers nowadays?

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Can anyone tell me some positive Polar Bear news?

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I've been watching some animal documentaries again, but anytime the Polar Bear comes up, it's really sad. submitted by /u/Soopa_Koopa_Troopa [link] [comments]