74-year-old man fights off bear, 3 cubs
that broke into Colorado home
A 74-year-old man managed to fight off a mother black bear and her three cubs after they broke into his Lake City, Colo., home through a partially cracked sliding glass door, authorities say.
The man, who was not named, sustained “significant wounds” in the attack but declined hospital treatment, Colorado Parks and Wildlife stated in a press release.
The four bears were euthanized after the incident. Wildlife authorities say this “tragic” result underscores the need to prevent bear-human interactions as much as possible, for the safety of not just people, but bears too.
“It’s a terrible set of circumstances,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife area manager Brandon Diamond said.
“Clearly, these bears were highly habituated and were willing to enter an occupied house with the residents sitting just feet away. When a bear reaches this level of human habituation, clearly a lot of interaction with people has already happened, and unless communities are working with us collaboratively and communicating issues, we have no opportunity to intervene.”
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