moody_chicago
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Oh man, as a major bear enthusiast, it concerns me that this lil guy is out there right now. I wonder why!?I am in the local bear group, and there have been reports of a bear in that area. This post was from December 23, 2020:
HERITAGE MOUNTAIN/WOODS AREA (PORT MOODY)
1. Cliffwood/Fernway/Hawthorn/Greenleaf/ area: Small bear (see update above).
The BC Conservation Officer Service has been receiving reports of a small bear in the (Cliffwood/Fernway/Hawthorn) area of Port Moody. The bear in this area is not believed to be orphaned as it is (not a cub of the year) and is old enough to be on its own. It is imperative that the bear is not fed and attempts are made to scare it off when safe to do so in order to maintain its fear of people. (see update above)
That said, I think a bear/animal attack is be pretty unlikely, and I am sure there would be evidence if there had been an attack.
You mostly have black bears, right? Usually I’d say they’re the nicer bear but if he’s out here hungry, who knows what he’ll be up to.
Still....it just seems out of bear character to attack a full grown woman unprovoked. It’s probably a subadult, so it’s not too experienced, but still. And I can’t see a bear attacking a woman and not leaving any evidence behind.
On the fb group, I posted a link to this thread and requested someone join and be a VI, so we can help out further. Some of the poor friends and fam have seen a Reddit thread that is apparently really insensitive and disturbing. So I’m sure WS would be a refreshing change from that.