How is the girl attacked by the bear in the bike race doing today?

[pigeonhole]

I heard that in the Russian island of Sakhalin, a guy has been mauled to death by a Grizzly yesterday coming back from a hike to natural hot wells.
He suddenly felt sick, and while his companion was seeking help, he waited back in the bush near the wells. It's there that he was attacked and later eaten by the Grizzly.
I suppose they were careless enough so as not to have pepper spray or a gun.

[lovesMountains]

Thank God, looks like she's going to make it!

Cyclist's cool thinking saved bear attack victim: Bear Attacks | adn.com

[cobolt]

You know, bears are bears, whether they be grizzlies or blackies. No one is less dangerous than the other. Grizzlies may be more intimidating and aggressive, but blackies have been known to stalk hikers on the trails---follow them for a good while with the intention of eating them. I get real tired of the over-confidence and cavalier attitude some hikers I know have towards blackies. Just thought I'd get that off my chest.

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by cobolt

You know, bears are bears, whether they be grizzlies or blackies. No one is less dangerous than the other. Grizzlies may be more intimidating and aggressive, but blackies have been known to stalk hikers on the trails---follow them for a good while with the intention of eating them. I get real tired of the over-confidence and cavalier attitude some hikers I know have towards blackies. Just thought I'd get that off my chest.

Well, your black bears must not be the same as our black bears, because here they are not usually agressive at all. They have charged a few hikers on the AT or other trails, but usually only when they have been startled. And we certainly do not have regular maulings like up in Alaska with grizzleys. We don't even have maulings. The one we did have a few years back was fatal but it was the first one in decades in NC and happened because a lone hiker walked between a sow and her cub. I have NEVER heard of black bears here stalking anybody.

[warptman]

Nothing can compare to Alaska from the lesser 48.

[lovesMountains]

Originally Posted by warptman

Nothing can compare to Alaska from the lesser 48.

Well you can keep your grizzlies, I'll keep our black bears - by comparison they are much better to me!!!

[karlsch]

In the 20th century in Alaska there were 56 recorded instances of humans being killed by bears. Far, far less than most people imagine and most Alaskans want to believe.

Most were by grizzlies.

Here is an interesting article:

"By these calculations, the ‘average’ brown bear encounter is 13 times more dangerous than the average polar bear encounter and 22 times more dangerous than the black bear." The entire article here:
A Century of Bear-Human Conflict in Alaska