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Sunday, April 16, 2006

How Much Can You (Bear) ?


This past Thursday a 6-year old girl was killed by a black bear, at a popular mountaintop campground in Tennessee. Little Elora Petrusek lost her like after being attacked by a breed, that's usually shy and avoiding. Her mother Susan Cenkus and her 2-year old brother Luke Cenkus, were attacked by the bear also. Both are expected to survive. The bear thought to weigh between 350 and 400 lbs. Escaped into the woods, and hasn't yet been found. Unfortunately it is unlikely, that it will be either.

This is an unusual occurrence. There has only been 56 reported cases, in the last 100 yrs. When you think about what could happen, if this became widespread. It's really quite frightening. This happened not very far, from one of my favorite vacation spots. I love to visit Gatlinburg. The bears are a part of the landscape. Thank God the bears don't usually act this way. The humans couldn't coexist. We would have to return to the days of Davy Crockett. Otherwise they would take over. How much can you bare? When it comes to the bears. You can't bare very much.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:15 PM

    They caught a bear yesterday. Do you think it's the right one?

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  2. Arthur D.,

    If it isn't we won't know. A bear is a bear. They say they are creatures of habit. What made him avoid the habit of not attacking humans?

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