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  • Black bear runs down and mauls bicyclist in Canadian park ( Bring back the hunting seasons )

    05/15/2006 12:21:15 PM PDT · by george76 · 42 replies · 1,650+ views
    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | May 15, 2006 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    A black bear chased, caught and mauled a bicycle rider on a mountain trail in Canada's oldest and most popular national park, and was shot and killed when it refused to leave the area, a warden said. The biker, Greg Flaaten, 41, a Web administrator for the town of Banff, was being treated for severe arm injuries at Foothills Hospital in Calgary following the attack, and reconstructive surgery in the biceps and triceps area was scheduled Monday. Authorities initially feared Flaaten might lose his arm, but that concern was eased when a key artery was found to be intact, maintaining...
  • Man loses argument with bear

    04/28/2006 3:48:59 PM PDT · by george76 · 32 replies · 718+ views
    Rocky Mountain News ^ | April 28, 2006 | Gary Gerhardt
    A 29-year-old Farisita man suffered bruises and possible nerve damage to his neck and shoulder this week when he tangled with a black bear on a private ranch near Stonewall about 25 miles west of Trinidad. Harold Cerda stopped to use an outhouse on the ranch. While he was away from his car, a bear climbed through an open window and started to eat Cerda's lunch that was on the front seat. As Cerda came out of the outhouse, the bear was walking in his direction and took a swing at Cerda, knocking him down. Michael Seraphin, spokesman for the...