Eco Activists Mauled By Brown Bear

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During the fall of 2023, eco-activists were attempting to prove logging activity had driven a brown bear from its den. A pair of activists from Germany whom we will refer to as Hans and Otto, traveled to the Polish Carpathians to document the evacuation of the brown bear den and point the light of public attention on the policy.
Now the eco-activists' tactics didn’t exactly garner them a lot of support from those outside of their cause. They were known for harassing foresters and loggers while they did their jobs. Using dangerous tactics like driving metal stakes and nails into trees to ruin chainsaws was dangerous as the chain frequently broke upon contact with the metal, sending the chain whipping around. The dangers of logging were risky enough, and the added danger from the activists' actions only increased the danger to workers.
Michal Gzowski, a spokesman for the Polish State Forests had announced that a camera had been set up just outside the brown bear's den to film activity and monitor the impact on the snoozing bear. Most people know how massive brown bears can be and European brown bears are no exception. They are known to reach around 8 feet tall and weigh around 1,000 pounds which puts them slightly smaller than brown bears in Alaska and the Western United States.
After arriving near the den, Hans and Otto had planned to execute a publicity stunt and simply walk up to the brown bear's den and peer inside. Once they had footage of the vacant bear den, any opposition to their perspective would be silenced. The disruption caused by the timber harvesting operation would receive the negative press they intended, and they may be able to develop more interest in ecological awareness amongst the public.
As the Germans approached the brown bear den, they were bold and sure of their purpose and actions. They were convinced that the bear would have fled its den, with the loud engines and massive machines tearing through the forest.
Hans and Otto confidently walked around the opening of the brown bear den and recorded a video of the vacant dwelling. After only a few seconds video showed a huge brown bear head pop out of the den opening.
The sudden presence of the brown bear sent Hans and Otto’s world into a tailspin. They scrambled back as the bear squeezed through the den opening with an ominous glare. As they fled through the forest the bear pursued the duo and gained ground on the men quickly.
With adrenaline coursing through their veins, the activists likely ran faster than they were aware they could. Hans was unfortunate, in that a tree root reached up and tripped him as he fled. Before he could regain his feet, the brown bear was on him in a frenzy of claws and teeth.
There is no source I could find that indicated where Otto fled, but I am sure he made it safely. The brown bear tore Hans from head to toe before deciding to return to its den and the peace of hibernation for which it had prepared.
Once the bear had left the attack scene, first responders arrived to retrieve Hans and treat his injuries. He was airlifted to a hospital and initially listed in serious condition.
Following the brown bear attack on Hans and Otto, the Wild Carpathians Initiative issued a public statement clarifying that the activists should not have disturbed the bear as it prepared for hibernation. The irony of the eco-activists being mauled by a brown bear they were trying to prove had fled the forest due to timber harvesting efforts being attacked by the same bear apparently went over their heads.
There are estimated to be 8,000 brown bears in Poland in three isolated mountainous regions. Poland has recently formed a special police division dedicated to frightening brown bears away from cities and towns. Brown bears in Europe are reportedly less aggressive than brown bears in North America.
After reviewing the facts surrounding this episode, I am left with a few questions for you. Is there a balance that can be achieved between the needs of bears and human civilization? Do bears need human intervention, or are they better off just being left alone? Did the activists disturb the brown bear more than the nearby logging? I will gladly read and reply to your thoughts, so please post them in the comments section, and let’s talk about it!

[@chrishaapala7997]

Play stupid games and win stupid prizes

[@ducslayer]

"Life is hard; it's even harder when you're stupid."

[@Dan-uf2vh]

It's a lot easier, in fact -- in our times. It used to not be so, but today everything's provided for them. It's a lot easier because the stupid JUST DON't CARE.

[@tombstone4986]

@@ducslayer quoted by John Wayne

[@EricDaMAJ]

"Being stupid is like being dead. You don't know you are, it's everyone around you who suffers."

[@GeorgeSemel]

John Wayne said that I remeber him saying that in an interview!

[@EricDaMAJ]

@@GeorgeSemel John Wayne is credited with saying that. But nobody's been able to locate proof he did. If you can remember the interview so it could be found you'd be a superstar.

[@silentvoiceinthedark5665]

Otto did not have to outrun the bear, he only had to outrun Hans.

[@brianjones7660]

@@silentvoiceinthedark5665 the old jokes are still the best jokes 🤣

[@roddycreswell8613]

Those that spike trees need to be charged with attempted murder.

[@Klaaism]

Depraved indifference at the very least.

[@freddygray8058]

Nope. Their aim is to break chain saws, not murder people.

[@Nobody-Nowhere-USA]

@@roddycreswell8613 they need permanent attitude adjustments!

[@josephshields2922]

I don't know how advanced the industry is in Poland but in the US there are not many loggers with chain saws any more. There is one heavy machine driven by a guy enclosed in a cab that cuts the tree down, cuts the branches off and peels the log. The only thing that spike could do is damage the machine..

[@roddycreswell8613]

​@@josephshields2922there are places these machines can't go.

[@PALM311]

One guy yelled “LORD GIVE THIS BEAR RELIGION”! All was quiet and they peaked over their shoulders and saw the bear on its knees,paws together in prayer and the last thing they heard was the bear saying….. “Lord thank you for this meal I am about to receive”!

[@ricsmith2185]

😂😂😂

[@markworden9169]

@@PALM311 good one

[@patrickbarrett5650]

@@PALM311 😂😂😂😂😂😂💕

[@shauny2285]

Diving a spike/nail into a tree to thwart logging is called spiking. It is a dangerous stunt to the logger as Atticus mentioned.

[@sherilynn1310]

Attempted murder, as far as I am concerned. It's probably not a tree's favorite event either.

[@dartmart9263]

It is terrorism

[@coreencasey5109]

Should be classed as attempted murder

[@dartmart9263]

@@coreencasey5109 As terrorism

[@timwolf5742]

How do you dive a spike/nail into a tree?

[@davidshoup1392]

Bold? Yes. Smart? No. Stupid is as stupid does.

[@xaedmon]

The eco idiots should be charged with harassing the bear.

[@Nba2k20ishere]

no empathy?

[@cuppa2023]

😂👍

[@arthurcutaiar9994]

Ab-so- fucking- lutly none!​@@Nba2k20ishere

[@allanfarr]

@@Nba2k20ishere none of

[@Mark_Moore60]

Even Bears hate leftists 😂😂

[@dartmart9263]

More environmental activists need to interact with bears in the wild. And someone needs to film that!

[@surfdocer103]

You are on it!

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Why?

[@dartmart9263]

@@jerrypolverino6025 LOL

[@lordship1543]

@@dartmart9263 Yah stupid environmentalists caring about the planet we live in. We'll have the last laugh when we destroy it.

[@rocketraccoon1976]

Those bears look so CUTE!! They're just waiting to hug and cuddle with you, eco-activists! Show your love for Mother Nature and go for it! 🧸

[@tigerlily2941]

Remember, when you go into the woods, you put yourself on the menu. .and if you go up to a bear, den you are special delivy

[@weswolever7477]

@@tigerlily2941 so …..Den Dash?

[@PeasantKing-od5lg]

😂 good one

[@edsal26]

Stupid hurts. Bears don’t like stupid.

[@paullucas3]

Tastes like chicken

[@jr-xs9tf]

@@edsal26 Bears actually love stupid. However, it may be rough on their digestive tract.

[@lifeoflucretia]

The activist was straight up FOOL!😂

[@kenneth9874]

Most are

[@peterplotts1238]

"Spiking" is lethal conduct that has killed and maimed many loggers in the U.S.

[@Klaaism]

Also workers in the sawmills if a spike slips past the metal detectors, causing a saw blade to explode into high velocity shrapnel. Let alone the additional expense and time spent metal-detecting.

[@freddygray8058]

Not true. Maiming may result, but very few deaths have occurred. Your assertion is untrue.

[@peterplotts1238]

@@freddygray8058 "Freddygray", I suppose that's some kind of homage. You are aware that the attempted factual do-over of that unfortunate's death was revealed to be exactly that, and failed, right?

[@freddygray8058]

@@peterplotts1238 a few people are killed by spikes, not many people, as stated.

[@offroad6309]

@@freddygray8058 never saw a number from you or the person you responded to. But just like some claim, 1 is to many. Please tell us how you live a life completely removed from wood products or byproducts. Only a low life would spike a tree.

[@ravenfeader]

That bear didn't paws it went Hans on , he Otto run faster .

[@chrishaapala7997]

😂😂😂 I see what you did there 😂😂

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

I hope your kids dont see this.

[@ravenfeader]

@@Xxxxxx19-p1c He could Bear it .

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

Tree lifted its root and tripped poor Hans Gruber

[@ravenfeader]

@@iowa_lot_to_travel9471 Hans down the root of all evil .

[@JoeDeglman]

When the bear fails to recognize that you are an "eco activist." "I am an eco activist and I am here to help."

[@buckbalkwill8091]

@@JoeDeglman well Joe...lol don't poke the bears...lol

[@JoeDeglman]

@@buckbalkwill8091 right you are. How is the bear supposed to distinguish between the loggers that are actively cutting the trees off and an ecoactivist who came for a photo op.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Why attack eco activists and not loggers? Well, if I were a grizzly bear and I saw some dude wielding a large, loudly growling creature with sharp, moving teeth that could cut through even a huge, thick tree and make it fall down and die, I would think it best not to mess with him. Eco activists, on the other hand, carry no such creatures. They don't even emit a nasty spray as skunks do, nor do they eject projectiles into you as porcupines do. They don't run very fast, are rather soft and the bun on top of their head reminds me of a cherry on top.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Why attack eco activists and not loggers? Well, if I were a grizzly bear and I saw some dude wielding a large, loudly growling creature with sharp, moving teeth that could cut through even a huge, thick tree and make it fall down and die, I would think it best not to mess with him. Eco activists, on the other hand, carry no such creatures. They don't even emit a nasty spray as skunks do, nor do they eject projectiles into you as porcupines do. They don't run very fast, are rather soft and the bun on top of their head reminds me of a cherry on top.

[@dwheeler016]

Not being a rocket scientist. Otto stuck his head in the bear den to say hello. No Mo Otto.

[@enterthehat]

Hans and Otto? Sir, I think you are mistaken. That was Beavis and Butthead right there.

[@CITADEL5]

This fellow failed to realize that know matter how much you love nature, nature does not necessarily love you.

[@neilreynolds3858]

But it does illustrate why I love and respect nature.

[@jamesmills9240]

I guess they don't know where paper to make protest signs comes from. One lesson learned is never go into bear territory alone. Always take a less agile person with you. Leave the bears alone.

[@neilreynolds3858]

Either a slower person or hydroshocks.

[@mello3214]

These activist were stupid in putting the loggers in danger and going to the bear den, guess Mother Nature gave them a taste of their own medicine! There’s a way to protest what you don’t like, and this was definitely not the way!! I say LEAVE THE BEARS ALONE. Thank you so much Addicus for always doing the amazing job your doing with this channel, I love it! ❤ hope you and yours are doing great 🙏👍

[@user-mc5ni2hg5n]

The dynamics of nature seems to be ignored by most tree huggers. If we don't manage the forests and animal populations and let nature take it's course, I doubt most would be happy.

[@kellylassen6769]

I agree 100%!

[@justanamerican9024]

That is why we ALL need to listen to each other. No side, or no one, knows it all.

[@beckyc5612]

Bears should be left alone.

[@timwolf5742]

The "dynamics of nature" have been totally messed up by those who want to manager forests and animal populations. Nature is much better at managing those than people are.

[@neilreynolds3858]

We don't manage the forests here in the US. We have massive wildfires that destroy lives instead.

[@bradbradford8576]

I could be wrong, but I think modern logging operations in most western countries (including western Europe) are legally required to be sustainable, meaning they harvest certain spots and then plant new trees, then move on, and then don't revisit spots for decades. Deforestation is a problem, but that's not the same thing as the logging industry. Deforestation in countries with less corruption is mostly the permanent alteration of forested areas for human development, but no one is saying stop building suburbs and highways and warehouses and dams etcetera everywhere. Instead they harass loggers

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Whether required or voluntary its just good foresight to plant the future lumber crop. Some lumber companies own their own land.

[@neilreynolds3858]

Developers pay better bribe money than tree huggers.

[@kjjmac]

Can anyone tell me where these (activist)people get money to travel to different countries-just to irritate people?

[@Grendelmonster8u]

This is Poland. The activists are Europeans. They probably live in Poland, but it’s cheap and easy to travel around Europe. Germany is the size of Montana. It’s like driving through several states. There are animal rights activists and nature lovers in every country.

[@markworden9169]

Hollier than thou activist mauled by bear.....karma's a cruel mistress.

[@timwolf5742]

"Tho?"

[@994pt4]

Bear say..."I'm fine but you aren't!"

[@LABoyko]

You don't have to outrun the bear; you just have to outrun the other guy.

[@livenhfree]

Never heard that before.

[@jadeddragon4254]

This just warms my heart

[@jacktice7287]

The irony, when that bear popped out Otto got an eco boost and left his partner behind. In the words of Forrest Gump, Otto was running 🤣😂🤣

[@mikepersico328]

The bear probably spit him out anyway !!! Bears don't eat junk food !!!!!!

[@IvanIvanoIvanovich]

"Life, uh, finds a way."

[@judyw4701]

Well said, Dr. Ian Malcolm, and so very true.

[@edwardmoore5325]

Guess they worked for one of those food delivery services.bear said oh my food is here

[@BulletSpoung]

I think they need to go back and give it another try.

[@dartmart9263]

What is worse, encountering eco idiots or a bear? Tough one

[@aesoundforge]

THE BEAR IS WORSE! THE BEAR IS DEFINITELY WORSE!" "Almost Heros"

[@neilreynolds3858]

Idiots of any kind are deadlier than any animal.

[@HorkPorkler]

The bear was just protecting Stonehenge

[@alexam.9033]

Very bad idea going to the den and disturb the bear.

[@kennethclark-qm6vo]

Hans should have become bear scat. If he had he would have risen to the best he would be

[@buckbalkwill8091]

Nope that was Tim bit that. Became scatt...lol

[@johnconnor6725]

Otto trips Hans, Survival of the fittest

[@Dracsmolar]

Let’s get something else straight. Trees aren’t Disney characters they don’t reach up, out, or down to catch or trap you. Hans tripped over the root himself.

[@mdjones905]

Bears don’t need human intervention, people need bear intervention. 😅

[@seangordon1060]

The ecotyrants like hand & franz here need to understand that wildlife adapting to nearby human activities like logging is better for everyone including the animals

[@mitchellculberson9336]

This bear is Polish & it got tired of Germans invading it's leibensraum.

[@dr.detroit1514]

The one thing you can't do, is save people from themselves.

[@joehill7649]

Otto just reached the Gulf of Mexico.

[@joseph401]

Legend has it, Otto is still running to this day.

[@joshuabradshaw9120]

There are legitimate conservationists who don't disrupt or cause harm to others in the name of the environment. There is a difference between someone like David Attenborough who is educated in wildlife biology and believes in conservation and these eco terrorists. There is no excuse for causing problems for those who are earning a living doing jobs like mining and logging. People can express their views peaceably and respectably.

[@thejohnbeck]

@@joshuabradshaw9120 Attenborough lies about plastic in the ocean and its impact on seagulls using plastic as stones in gizzards

[@Pappa052]

Did he try to explain to the bear that they were on the same side ???

[@johnthompson605]

Leave the bears alone the do just fine on their own. The logging apparently had no effect on the bear hibernating but the activists did. Only a fool would approach a bears den at anytime of the year. It’s a good thing that the bear wasn’t waking up after hibernating otherwise the man would have been his first meal.

[@bhami]

In my experience, wildlife does pretty well in many industrial locations such as oil fields and oil refineries. It does least well in residential or commercial areas. E.g. I used to see wild foxes at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California, less than a mile from LAX airport and the Pacific Ocean.

[@mitchellculberson9336]

The bear said to the econuts "We got this we don't need your green help.

[@hughdelaterra9004]

Just remember women: "You chose that over a man...."

[@MrRoundwound]

As a forestry worker in BC,I find it hard to feel bad for “Hans”.

[@brucerobinson1284]

If the bear could talk . "EEWWWWWW taste like stupid "

[@richardcorwin1828]

Did they think that the bears were vegan like they are? Psyche......

[@sevibomhower-lk7rp]

Roger Alan Wade said it best...if your gonna be dumb you gotta be tough lol

[@daniellehirschausen8908]

Haven’t watched for a while (unfortunately ) ,but am back watching the best show on YTube ! Scary bears is the best !

[@blampfno]

This video belongs on your second channel: "Bear Attacks that Provide a Net Benefit to Humanity"

[@BlackSheep_216]

This one is pretty funny.

[@scarybearattacks]

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[@denisem270]

I greatly appreciate you to Addicus !! Your so worth it!!! Collin said the same thing when I was out there!! He's off to college in August!! I'm so proud of him!!! 😄 Oh Steph said same thing to your well worth it!! 😁

[@alexecristian937]

Poland only has a couple hundred bears. Romania on the other side has around 8000, which is about half of the total European population, although Romania's natural bear habitat can only support around 4000. They are becoming an increasing problem here. Only a few days ago a 19-year old female tourist was killed by a bear on a hike in the Bucegi Mountains, very close to the mountain resort of Buşteni in Braşov County.

[@coolfirecreator]

Leave them alone

[@jeannemarcinek4575]

It is all about choices.

[@Go4Corvette]

California now clears the trees and dead wood, after a few major fires finally showed them that the tree huggers were wrong. It's always a great idea to have a slower-running, clumsy friend with you when in bear country.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Tree huggers and all other so-called "environmentalists" are utterly ignorant urbanites who know nothing about nature, like how it really works. But their Dunning-Kruger Syndrome affliction prevents the intake of knowledge or advice.

[@IvanIvanoIvanovich]

Too little too late, but they're finally starting to listen to the natives who have been practicing land management for thousands of years.

[@NerfHerderuRN]

Bear: Ahh! Dinner is served!

[@philosopherkingzant2037]

These are the people literally choosing to be stuck in the woods with a bear

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

This channel has ZERO bear attacks, just stories.

[@brianjones7660]

This WAS the story,fool😮

[@felixcat9318]

This has a certain comedic irony about it!

[@alihasan4894]

I live in Poland and I wrote you the story the day it happened , and I sent you some pictures also 😅😅

[@SusanneDepperman]

Is Otto or Hans ok? The one that got attacked? No body deserves to be Mauled by a bear. I will say a pray for him.

[@timwolf5742]

@@SusanneDepperman How do you say a "pray?"

[@SusanneDepperman]

@@timwolf5742 Funny, I spelled prayer wrong. Freud·i·an slip

[@robjones-qj2jj]

@SusanneDepperman No one should go in and f*ck with bears in their den, clue..

[@SusanneDepperman]

@@robjones-qj2jj Not even another bear! True

[@mattreed5291]

Activists FAFO 🤷‍♂️

[@zhugeliang2214]

It is important to distinguish between eco-terrorists and real activists. Protecting the brown bear and other nature shouldn't be conflated with the people sabotaging the timber harvest, stopping traffic in cities, destroying artwork, etc. I feel bad for the activists in this story.

[@davidmarlow8269]

Now arrest them for harassing wildlife

[@clubmike2910]

We should send more Eco Activists to check on all the bear dens, anxiously waiting the report.

[@nicksweeney5176]

3:06 The chuckles just couldn't be suppressed. 🤣😂🤣

[@desertbunny4079]

Never choose the bear

[@scottmccloud9029]

Otto told Hans, I just have to run faster than you.

[@deanmason5827]

It's a well known fact that bears most species prefer Eco Activists for lunch over non Eco Activists because they taste better. They polled 948 different bears and this was their conclusion that they came to.

[@kenneth9874]

They're less stringy due to lack of ever working.....

[@NalaRichenbach]

They definitely should not have disturbed that brown bear....not a good idea.

[@paradiselost9946]

but pooh bear! hes so cute and FLUFFY! and he eats HUNNY!!! everyone knows pooh bears just need a big hug! *meanwhile, behind the facade of this innocent looking brown bear...* HES A KILLER! WITH THE GREAT BIG TEETH AND NASTY CLAWS AND THE ARRRRGH! RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! i cant! hes got me legs!

[@player9117]

I'm sure they were happy it was a bear and not a man.

[@lisabritt4284]

Ok I just subscribed. Bears are very interesting but scary creatures, and I’m glad we do not have them here. Thanks for the videos, I’m enjoying learning.

[@shannonpace9433]

I had a bear steal my pic-a-nic basket.

[@ontheroad5317]

Paper and lumber mills in the US harvest trees from an area, then fully replant that area. They continue this process in a cycle that eventually brings them back around to the first area, where the trees have grown enough to be harvested. In fact, through the process, there is a significant net gain of wood. Forests are not being wiped out, they are growing.

[@user-hz9tj8qk5o]

This is why you should NEVER hike in the woods where bears are present unless you're with someone that is a slower runner than you.

[@NeilMacMillan-fb3hd]

grizzly bears are awesome very formidable do you do polar bear attacks there is mounted polar bear in Car cross museum near Whitehorse Yukon it stands eleven feet eight inches and weighed one thousand seven hundred sixty pounds came from one of the Canadian Arctic islands

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

"Wildlife management" is one of my favorite oxymorons.

[@nuancolar7304]

Managed forestry results in far more trees than otherwise would grow wild. If these activists would just educate themselves they could save us all a lot of trouble.

[@whatsinthat3657]

Bears are common around residential areas in Vancouver bc mountains

[@bryanpetersen1334]

Are there any bear attacks that aren’t scary, instead being distracting, ticklish or mildly irritating? Or maybe arousing or sensual for the eco-terrorists?

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Yep, tree roots often leap out of the ground! Unemployed behaviour meets a non-compliant beneficiary. However, it must be remembered that the Germans have always tried to put things to rights in Poland and other places. 👍🏻

[@CamMcB]

Bet the bear was not a vegan

[@WardDorrity]

Poor bear will get indigestion.

[@korbell1089]

That reminds me of when New Jersey opened up hunting season on bears one year because of overpopulation and the bunny huggers went nuts! One guy told a reporter that he was going into the woods to lead the bears to safety and all I could think was, "Please do it!"😉😊

[@lkanan3869]

I didn’t catch if hibernation had already begun or was just starting/ending. If the bear was awake in the middle of hibernation the logging had surely disturbed it. If it was the beginning or end of hibernation my guess is both the logging and human scent so close made him a tad grumpy. Nothing like a mad brown bear to make your fight or flight kick in. I think those two were foolish and are blessed to be alive.

[@cherimolina2121]

Point is the bear had made a den and was in it. The logging did not drive the bears out of its habitat.

[@susanbengston3208]

Yes! Let’s balance the relationship between Bears and ourselves, Humans.

[@pauledwards1157]

Pretty sure it’s a requirement if you’re an eco activist that you’re also a genius!

[@irishinnj72]

Bevis and Butthead.

[@tonygoochafanchi578]

Wild animals ANYWHERE are dangerous, leave them alone

[@randyearles1634]

well the bear fixed his harasser.

[@michaeldavid6284]

How many eco activists does it take to piss off a brown bear?

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

One day, Hans and Otto went into the forest to visit Mr. Bear in his den. Sadly, for Hans and Otto, Mr. Bear was at home.

[@jimcronin2043]

What right do two German citizens have to go into Poland to effect any political purpose?