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Planning on trying to sneak in a quick zip across the entire Colorado Trail before the high peaks are snowed-in for winter? You can’t — Waterton Canyon, the eastern terminus of the CT, has been closed because people won’t stop taking pictures of themselves with bears there. The last straw came in late August when a bear chased a cyclist, and Denver Water, which oversees the area, closed the park.
“We’ve actually seen people using selfie sticks to try and get as close to the bears as possible, sometimes within 10 feet of wild bears,” said Brandon Ransom, Denver Water’s manager of recreation. “The current situation is not conducive for the safety of our visitors or the well-being of the wildlife.”
“That’s why…we closed the canyon to the public until the bear activity subsides,” the agency’s blog reported.
Agreed, let the bears eat a couple of them and they will learn, but so many people just cannot seem to grasp the whole concept of wild animals eating you that it still will probably happen.
Just uttering the word "Darwin" makes me roll my eyes. What a putz.
Back on topic, taking a selfie with a bear is beyond idiotic. A few severed limbs and/or deaths might make these fools think twice? I say let the bears have at it!
Just uttering the word "Darwin" makes me roll my eyes. What a putz.
Back on topic, taking a selfie with a bear is beyond idiotic. A few severed limbs and/or deaths might make these fools think twice? I say let the bears have at it!
I doubt it. Humans have a habit of not learning from the lessons others provide for them. I would agree to let people suffer the consequences of their own stupidity, but the problem is that once a tourist is harmed or killed, it would probably be the bears that would suffer.... through no fault of their own. Closing the trail was the right move. I see it as not so much protecting people from the bears, as it is protecting the bears from clueless humans.
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