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Index of Subjects --0-591537193-1305124760=:90474 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi HansBeing a rain day and just recovering from some health nastiness, I w= ould like to tell my story of the mother bear and her cubs.On a pleasant su= mmer day, my wife asked if maybe we could do a little canoe paddle. I was m= ore than happy to do so.The selected lake is good for water birds but is ab= out 500 m in the woods on an old trail.So I took the canoe on my back and w= e started off, my wife in the lead. at about the 300m mark my wife stopped = and said " a Bear" she then reached in my pocket for the truck keys and was= back in the truck quick time.I said "No - perhaps a porky" so I put the ca= noe down so I could see. Sure enough there stood a bear about 50 meters awa= y. She ided it correctly!As I watched the bear with the canoe at my feet, t= he bear gave a deep bark. Out of the tree a few feet away from me feel a cu= b. It didn't back down the tree just feel out end over end. It scrambled to= its feet and ran of to mother.Another bark - another cub except this one nearly fell in the canoe. It too jumped to its feet and joined mo= ther. Mother gave me a look as to say - have a nice day - and ambled of thr= ough the woods.The moral is act quitely and Mother wouldn't do any harm. Th= e biggest danger is to scare them and they take off in whatever direction t= hey are pointed. The run into trees, rocks and whatever. If you happen to b= e in the way - into you also.It a great privelage to live in an area where = you can be close to bears.Growing up on PEI there were only things of old p= eoples tales.Enjoy nature and the bears and salmonPaul --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: From: Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca> Subject: [NatureNS] Another Urban Myth Debunked To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 7:17 AM =0A=0A =0A =0A=0A=0A =0AWe(I) have been led to believe that female bears = =0Awith cubs are the danger to watch out for while hiking the back country.= =A0 =0AIt turns out this is completely wrong.=A0 92% of human deaths caused= by bears =0Ahas been lone male bears looking for food.=A0 Read it here: ht= tp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/05/10/calgary-bears-attack-s= tudy.html=0A=A0=0AHans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, =0ACanada http://www.hanstoom.com/ =0A --0-591537193-1305124760=:90474 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;">Hi Hans<div>Being a rain day and just recover= ing from some health nastiness, I would like to tell my story of the mother= bear and her cubs.</div><div>On a pleasant summer day, my wife asked if ma= ybe we could do a little canoe paddle. I was more than happy to do so.</div= ><div>The selected lake is good for water birds but is about 500 m in the w= oods on an old trail.</div><div>So I took the canoe on my back and we start= ed off, my wife in the lead. at about the 300m mark my wife stopped and sai= d " a Bear" she then reached in my pocket for the truck keys and was back i= n the truck quick time.</div><div>I said "No - perhaps a porky" so I put th= e canoe down so I could see. Sure enough there stood a bear about 50 meters= away. She ided it correctly!</div><div>As I watched the bear with the cano= e at my feet, the bear gave a deep bark. Out of the tree a few feet away fr= om me feel a cub. It didn't back down the tree just feel out end over end. It= scrambled to its feet and ran of to mother.</div><div>Another bark - anoth= er cub except this one nearly fell in the canoe. It too jumped to its feet = and joined mother. Mother gave me a look as to say - have a nice day - and = ambled of through the woods.</div><div>The moral is act quitely and Mother = wouldn't do any harm. The biggest danger is to scare them and they take off= in whatever direction they are pointed. The run into trees, rocks and what= ever. If you happen to be in the way - into you also.</div><div>It a great = privelage to live in an area where you can be close to bears.</div><div>Gro= wing up on PEI there were only things of old peoples tales.</div><div>Enjoy= nature and the bears and salmon</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div><b= r></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>--- On <b>Wed= , 5/11/11, Hans Toom <i><htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); ma= rgin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastl= ink.ca><br>Subject: [NatureNS] Another Urban Myth Debunked<br>To: nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca<br>Received: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 7:17 AM<br><br><div= id=3D"yiv1954975992">=0A=0A =0A =0A<style></style>=0A=0A =0A<div><font siz= e=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">We(I) have been led to believe that female bears =0A= with cubs are the danger to watch out for while hiking the back country.&nb= sp; =0AIt turns out this is completely wrong. 92% of human deaths cau= sed by bears =0Ahas been lone male bears looking for food. Read it he= re: <a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/ca= nada/calgary/story/2011/05/10/calgary-bears-attack-study.html">http://www.c= bc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/05/10/calgary-bears-attack-study.html<= /a></font></div>=0A<div> </div>=0A<div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"= >Hans Toom<br>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, =0ACanada<br><a rel=3D"nofollow= " target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.c= om/</a></font></div> =0A</div></blockquote></div></td></tr></table> --0-591537193-1305124760=:90474--
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