A look at the possible reintroduction of grizzly bears to Washington | FOX 13 Seattle

[@tayzonday]

Nope. Nope. Nope. The absence of a grizzly population is fine. Black bears are enough!

[@brendanlaven1697]

Rare L take for you. Bears are awesome and generally avoid or don't bother people. There's no reason to think human-wildlife conflicts can't have a peaceful solution that aligns with conservation efforts.

[@mitchconner6831]

@@brendanlaven1697as someone who lives in rural Washington. Kindly take your opinion and shove it right back up the place you pulled it out from. You want them? Release them in your own backyard. Honestly sick of moronic activists wanting to endanger the public so they can pat themselves on the back.

[@brendanlaven1697]

@@mitchconner6831 actually yes I would. It would be awesome to see bears in my backyard. You’re so afraid of them, yet you drive a car. And one is certainly more likely to kill you than the other.

[@brendanlaven1697]

@@mitchconner6831 I actually looked at the statistics of fatal bear attacks, and it turns out that there have only been 180 fatal bear attacks in North America since 1784. A large portion of those from captive bears. And since the founding of Yellowstone National Park in 1876, 8 people have been killed by bears compared to 7 by falling trees. So you are almost as likely to be killed by a tree as you are by a bear in Yellowstone. And of the 750,000 (minimum) black bears, only one will kill someone every other year or so. Compared to 1 in 16,000 people committing murder every year. There’s literally no reason to be afraid of bears. The world can be a scary place full of dangers and risks, but bears are only a VERY minor part of it, even when they are in your backyard. While they certainly can and rarely do harm people, the threat they pose is negligible compared to just day to day life. Education on how to coexist with bears is certainly the best step forward for resolving this conflict.

[@ethancarrell]

@@brendanlaven1697L Take for you

[@Life_of_Matthew]

This business is beary complicated...

[@lordbabun]

This is contentious and raise risk levels for people who routinely enjoy the magnificent outdoors of PNW. Even if you're bear lover you should respect the risk you're creating for other humans and back off. It's a stupid idea.

[@hawklord25]

They really want to keep people out of the mountains don’t they..

[@coyotedust]

It's called Wildlands Project and Agenda 21

[@Rachelcoaster]

Yup. We are fucked

[@vikingsfan1233]

You guys do understand that we are getting overrun in Montana time for you guys to start having bears

[@Boshyballs]

That’s the idea. They did this in California and in Montana and then closed off access to public and called them grizzly habitat. It’s political motive…it is to return are natural areas to their natural state and control them federally. Only allowing humans to go in with permits only and with guided tours and safari like adventures. That’s the long term management idea.

[@mitchconner6831]

@@vikingsfan1233no thanks

[@imageislandmarine4988]

Lewis and Clark stated numerous times that they feared grizzly bears more than they feared the natives. They also said grizzly bears were extremely hard to kill. The average modern day city dweller will not survive the in-counter.

[@boneyard4789]

Nah, I know aikido from a steven seagal video. Grizzly Bear couldn't handle what I've got.

[@rayflaherty3441]

@@boneyard4789 You could use some bo staff skills though.

[@Seawitch907]

And they were cheechakos

[@ev11automotive]

What a terrible fucking idea

[@kiethj7]

You can already find them in some parts of NE Washington

[@mitchconner6831]

No need to introduce more. We don’t want these animals reintroduced. Period

[@808hanky]

Definitely a bad idea. This guy is acting like bears dont pose a danger to people. What a clown.

[@jamesdeveny9861]

People pose a danger to people. And kill far more humans a year then bears do. 😂

[@hawklord25]

Let’s introduce bears to a 3.5mil metro area less than an hour away, it’ll be fine, this is fine!

[@critterfreek83]

Ever heard of Douglas Peacock? He has tracked, observed, and filmed grizzly bears in the backcountry of Montana for 15 years, and was never injured by one of the bears, despite some terrifying bluff charges. Here's the simple rules he lived by. Still does, really. 1. Respect the grizzlies, and give them their space. 2. Always let them know you're coming when you're in their territory. Constantly sing, talk, hum loudly. 3. If the worst happens, and you spook a grizzly, if it charges you, DO NOT RUN! That will trigger the bear to chase you. 4. Don't yell or scream at the threatening bear. That comes across as a challenge. 5. Turn your head aside and look away. Grizzlies use this exact gesture to display submission, and Doug has gotten his share of menacing bears to calm down before they made contact in this exact same way. 6. Always secure your food. Nothing good comes of a bear obtaining a food reward from humans. 7. Don't try to prove a point against a grizzly. Accept that you're not the boss in this situation. Can grizzlies be dangerous? Sure, but I'd fear the pitbulls which people always bring out on the hiking trails these days far more. Do you need to be more careful if you're in their domain? Yes indeed. But all the same, I suspect that if Doug Peacock has been able to emerge unscathed from dozens of encounters with these bears by following those seven self-taught rules, then they should work just as well for the good people of Washington State if/when grizzlies are reintroduced too.

[@808hanky]

@critterfreek83 ever heard of Timothy treadwell? Yes they are not mindless killing machines but introducing a predator like that near a huge population is irresponsible. Peoe will die. Nothin will stop a charging mother grizzly. We have an critically endangered salmon that's still struggling that this reintroduction will hurt.

[@imageislandmarine4988]

"Capt. Clark & Drewyer killed the largest brown bear this evening which we have yet seen. it was a most tremendious looking anamal, and extreemly hard to kill notwithstanding he had five balls through his lungs and five others in various parts he swam more than half the distance across the river to a sandbar & it was at least twenty minutes before he died; he did not attempt to attact, but fled and made the most tremendous roaring from the moment he was shot."

[@FfujGoghu-jf2dp]

There are already grizzlies in the cascades these people should actually get out and do there jobs

[@cascadianrangers728]

As if Seattle doesnt allready have enough problems...

[@MichaelClinton-lk2vd]

They are already here. What's all the fuss??

[@AzelPraer]

Sorry but no. The black bears and cougars and now even coyotes are enough for me thank you very much!

[@robertnewsom8940]

Yes!!! Bring the grizzly back!!!

[@anti-rioter-15]

That’s it, I’m calling joe Rogan. This is a dangerous idea.

[@Duffinhusterr]

Let's get that zebra outta there first lmao

[@Wonkothesane-sz2oy]

What an incredibly stupid idea. A grizzly can charge at 35mph. It'll be on you before you can draw your bear spray.

[@rayflaherty3441]

not if you have a bo staff handy

[@MsMyhouse]

Why have a public comment period if you are not going to listen!

[@toddburgess6792]

The end of hunting without being the hunted, the end of any profit from ranching livestock, no more hiking, camping or enjoying life out of doors.

[@HubertofLiege]

They’re already there, have been forever, the reason they aren’t prolific is it’s marginal habitat for them. They’ll just push out back to better range in Canada and ne Washington and Idaho. You’re just going to starve bears and create conflict with humans.

[@colipsumgaming7973]

This world is MESSED UP, SO MANY HUMANS against giving habitats and the earth back to its rightful creatures, SMH, yet all these people claim to love animals, the earth and nature :/

[@mitchconner6831]

You live in a fairy tale. Grizzly Bears don’t live in this area anymore and the people who do live here don’t want to deal with a 1000lb apex predator in their back yards.

[@ethancarrell]

You live in a fairy land

[@kimmyjohnny31]

Tell me you love nature while getting mauled to death by a Grizzly while trying to forage for mushrooms.

[@martinyuhas929]

If the grizzly starts taking black bear jobs there’s going to be trouble.

[@xr-rd4lu]

nooo keep them away!!! what's wrong with you!?? 😠

[@nowlwane9623]

This is in bear as sing. They are disarming you and introducing bears. They are not on your side.

[@colethewolfboy]

You can’t be anti gun and pro bear at the same time

[@Zachariah33]

Lmao fr though 😂😂😂

[@DG-kq8zf]

Why are they reintroducing _these_ predators? Don't we have enough problems with predators being introduced from other places?

[@lobotobot154]

They are integral to the land's historic ecosystem and land cycle. They carry and eat/shit nitrogen and other nutrients that keep the forests lush and fertile and wild. People are the ones intruding upon their habitats. the least we can do is avoid them and call animla control to put them out for a while if they appear outside your home.

[@mikaeljordan1983]

Yea let’s go ahead and put hikers and campers in danger and let’s not focus on all the crime and homeless crises ! Smh !!

[@man_at_the_end_of_time]

They should be reintroduced in the Seattle Tacoma area....with the homeless and suburbanites on the menu.

[@aminurrrr0621]

Really? 😐

[@ZacharyGreen-y7n]

This is a sweet ass idea to get rid of the homeless.

[@joshuaatkins5197]

As long as you introduce a season too. 😉

[@geraldbroflovski8114]

They’re already here. Have you seen the democratic women?! Yikes! Scary stuff!

[@anti-rioter-15]

😂😂😂😂 someone meme a grizzly with multi colored hair.

[@mysticalmaiden]

Just no!

[@dreamingunderwater3531]

Horrible. They are too dangerous.

[@donnamccoul5305]

No

[@JS-ol4dx]

Test

[@jonwhite1479]

Bears are cool. Especially Grizzlies

[@rayflaherty3441]

Polar Bears are even cooler. Ice cold. Can we put one in your back yard please?

[@jonwhite1479]

@@rayflaherty3441 sure. Why not, they are cooler. Just spent the day between bonners ferry and troy, in the grizzly woods, very exciting, glocked cocked and ready to rock!!!

[@rayflaherty3441]

@@jonwhite1479 Glock vs grizzly - are you serial?

[@jonwhite1479]

@@rayflaherty3441 oh ya!!! G20, lone wolf alpha wolf barrel spittin G9 woodsman 145gr at 1450fps, consistently smacking a torso target at 100yrds. Way better than my .44mag. Lighter, with faster follow up shots, 15+1 rounds, carry it everywhere in north idaho and northwest Montana.

[@rayflaherty3441]

@@jonwhite1479 Would it take down a grizzly though? Where would you need to hit it?

[@jonwhite1479]

Get real people they are allready very established in north east washington, people of Washington you gotta seariously wake up. Your so lied to.

[@saltysailor141]

That’s absolutely untrue. They’re almost nonexistent in ANY part of Washington state. I’d love to hear what region ow Washington state you’re citing has an even decent grizzly bear population? I’ll wait…..

[@jonwhite1479]

@@saltysailor141 Hello sir, I'm getting back to you about the grizzly bears, I live in boundary county idaho, 15min from Canada, we have Grizzlies. I have friends and family due west in north eastern Washington in the Colville national forest area who have been there for generations. They all have talked about the more frequent grizzly I counters for over a decade and this year the most. Beard dont recognize or respect boarders, they been documented to have traveled from Montana to Washington all lot more than once. There are estimated as of now 500 know Grizzlies in Washington according to Washington records, not sure how much faith you put into Washington's honesty, but other resources put the actual population much higher. Good luck with your bear spray.

[@mitchconner6831]

@@jonwhite1479nice gaslighting attempt friend. I’ve lived in rural Washington state for almost 34 years and have never encountered a brown bear. Black bears and cougars yes but never a brown and guess what? WE DONT WANT THEM! Also bear spray? That’s cute. Yogi is gonna get smoked. Cry about it.

[@brianmyers4444]

⁠@@jonwhite1479there is no Washington record of even 100 grizzly established in state…..a small population of roughly a dozen is thought to live in the Selkirk ecosystem in NE Washington near the Canada border…certainly there have been strays crossing on occasion from their range in Bc and Idaho for folks living in eastern WA to see….your statement is wholly inaccurate…..

[@alphacharlietango969]

Brilliant idea.