http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2006/06/12/training-people-to-watch-bears Glimpses From Bert & Jane Gildart's Travel Adventures Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:12:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2006/06/12/training-people-to-watch-bears/comment-page-1#comment-120306 Harry Morton Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:36:06 +0000 http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/archives/28#comment-120306 I saw, just last night, the PBS showing of Glacier National Park Night of the Grizzlies and have a question about the two young ladies who were killed in that story. Is there any correlation between the sex of the victims and the attack by the bear? In the report the bear was in the process of mauling a male hiker when it suddenly released him and then attacked the young lady. The victim at Trout Lake was also female. Living in Central Texas I'm not exposed to bears and have never seen one in the wild but I couldn't help but wonder if there was any evidence to suggest a preference on the part of the bear. I saw, just last night, the PBS showing of Glacier National Park Night of the Grizzlies and have a question about the two young ladies who were killed in that story.
Is there any correlation between the sex of the victims and the attack by the bear?
In the report the bear was in the process of mauling a male hiker when it suddenly released him and then attacked the young lady. The victim at Trout Lake was also female.
Living in Central Texas I’m not exposed to bears and have never seen one in the wild but I couldn’t help but wonder if there was any evidence to suggest a preference on the part of the bear.

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