By Anastasia Kitsikosta
Survival instructions from a meeting with a bear is given to by the “Arcturos” communications officer, Panos Stefanou, on the occasion of the tragic incident in the Fraktos Forest, in Paranesti Drama, where a wild animal met two climbers, and according to one.
The bears, these friendly wild animals live in our forests, are their home, and when they meet a man they can feel threatened and act defensively.
“The bear is not an aggressive animal. Even the incident we saw seems to be a classic, defensive behavior of the bear. The bear will not attack because it does not feed on man, nor is it lurking to attack us. The only occasion to get involved with us is if feel that she’s in danger. From what they have described, the bear seems to have pushed man. He repelled him to be able to leave »; Mr Stefanou is typically mentioned.
What do we do when we find a bear
So how should we react if we come across a bear, so as not to feel that he is threatened with our presence and not tease us?
‘We should initially keep the composure We are the most important. And should always We aside aside; We should not approach the animal, We do at edge to pass. If our intersection takes place on a path and moves in our direction, we must show her how has a escape route.
Also, we keep always Visual contact with the animaldidn’t try to scare it, we don’t get it in hunting, We do not use any wood; stone To throw it away, We don’t have to shout. That is, we do not want to stress the animal, we want to show him how We don’t want to get involved In no way with him and how can to leaving without fear of doing something‘, They are the basic tips of Arcturos Communications Officer.
According to Mr. Stefanou bears are even more protective when they have small with them, And there is more attention to our movements.
How are we moving in the woods
Mr Stefanou then explains and how should We are moving in a forest. ‘Preventively when we are in the forest We need to make it noticeable her our presence. When we walk in the woods, it would be good to have a wood to It sounds like we are walkinghow we click on leaves. Also let’s not speak lowly but loudly, without shouting, to us heard the animal in time and get away. ”
As he also points out ‘It is good to do not have dog with usbut if we have good it is definitely to be strap -tiedbecause the dog will try to get involved with the bear and find it first, go close and start quarreling. “
‘No’ to the use of pepper spray
According to the testimony of the climber who came to the face of the bear in Drama, they used pepper spray to remove the wild animal. But is it a means of protection? According to the expert, no.
‘Pepper spray is something that is forbidden; considered a weapon and is not allowed Neither the occupation nor its use. We need to know when we use it. And we don’t use it when a bear is stressed and runs on us. And of course they are and ineffective measure Why has a small range. The only case that can disturb the bear is the spray when it comes very close to us, ”explains Stefanou.
In which forests can we meet bears
The basic populations of bearsaccording to Arcturus is in Rodopiwhere the population and the population are smaller Pindos and south of it.
Wild animals live in and in suburban forests, for example in Florinato Kastoriain Grevenato Imathia and to Serres.
Source: Skai
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