Posted by unregistered user at 9/30/07 7:14 p.m.

Everyone reading this story is rather impressed by how creative those rescuers were in saving this bear BUT thats where the view points diverge. We have way too many black bears and it would not hurt their populations too much if we had an open season against them allowing the sale of various bear parts. There are too many reports of black bear attacks on people and the BOTTOM line is that people come first.

Posted by unregistered user at 9/30/07 8:03 p.m.

the statement about killing the bears is assinine. I'm glad to see that there are more people who care (about the bear) than not.

Posted by unregistered user at 9/30/07 8:26 p.m.

Go Bears!

Posted by unregistered user at 9/30/07 10:26 p.m.

Support the right to arm bears. Then they can display #55095 on their den floor and sell his gall bladder for an aphrodisiac.

Posted by jskarritt at 10/1/07 2:57 a.m.

Rest assured #55095, bears don't attack people at random. Only humans do that. As a former Cal forester, I was delighted to see this news story last night here in New Hampshire, where we too have bears. And our hunters here have that same old, tired "too many bears" argument that just doesn't hold water with folks here either. If you're afraid of the bears #55095, move to San Francisco ... it's much safer there.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 6:43 a.m.

I think Steven Colbert should feature this on his show. Bears on the #1 threat to America.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 7:21 a.m.

If we dont learn to live with the wild life then some day we may not have any wild life to live with.as us smart and all knowing humans will have killed them all off

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 7:32 a.m.

People who think that we have more rights on this planet because we're 'human' make me sick. I think the help given that bear was wonderful and I'd be proud to have been part of it. I'd do as much to help an animal as I would to help any human being because they ALL are just as vital to this planet as we are. More so perhaps because they don't do the horrible things to it that we do.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 2:17 p.m.

It's nice to read a story about some of God's creatures, namely, humans acting humanely to save the life of another of God's creatures, a bear. It makes me feel that there is still some hope for civilization, despite the fact that there are still some who get a thrill by killing a defenseless animal just for the hell of it.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 2:50 p.m.

I wonder if poster 55210 ever ate any meat in their lives?

Ever been to McDonalds? KFC etc.

But of course all of those animals only die after a fair and equal battle royal that kills an equal number of humans.

Right.

All the same I am glad the bear was saved. I am not a hunter but most of them would I think agree with this as they are by and large conscientious harvesters of nature excepted jerks aside. And I am not a vegetarian.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 5:59 p.m.

I live about 5 minutes from where this took place and have never heard of anyone getting attacked by a bear in the Truckee/Tahoe region as long as I have lived here. Who ever wrote the post about killing the bear has their head up their ass.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 9:46 p.m.

I need a bear suit so I can go visit my in-laws in Montana! Darn-it! It's cold up there!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/1/07 9:50 p.m.

I also saw a guy in Lake Tahoe or South Lake Tahoe wearing a full bear suit and I tried to buy his ... but nooooooo ... he would not let it go ... is that even legal though ... it was a nice suit ... one piece! I could have been drunk and maybe it was a real bear! He didn't say much ... just looked me in the face on his hind two for about five minutes while I talked! Oh well, nice suit though!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/2/07 8:17 a.m.

As someone who lives in Reno, very near where this bear incident happened, I must say I am not upset by all the bears we've been seeing.
And its because the bears dont have their homes anymore.. and their food has moved on because the wild fires us humans started wiped their habitat out.
The two huge fires in the area we're started by humans... the bears didnt have a part in it. They are the innocent ones who have been forced out of the mountains and down to the river in search of food. And its us selfish humans who populate the river and make it harder for the bears to eat without any human interaction.
So anyone who says the bear should be fair sport should be shot themselves.

WE are the problem, not the bears. I'm just happy this one was spared

Posted by Ouida at 10/2/07 10:51 a.m.

Don't think I could top "Go Bears!" But as someone has pointed out, the bears were there in the Tahoe Area first. Don't know of any bear attacks, but it can't be because we don't make our share of mistakes. When I visited Yellowstone as an uninitiated/fascinated 12 year old from South Texas, we parked with a fleet of others to feed the bears. When I ran out of bread, the bear just kept coming. But for a lady who opened her car door and yelled, "Jump in!"...I dunnno..... On an afternoon walk, my cousin and I found the cutest little Teddybear asleep under a tree, and had that mama found us so close to her cub, one of us might have been hamburger. I'm not sayng, "There are 2 sides to every story." That's a cop-out! But with the exception of the big cats here in California, you rarely hear of an unprovoked wild animal attack. Let's hear it for "Common Sense!" Ok?

Posted by unregistered user at 10/3/07 11:32 a.m.

I think it's great that they saved this bear. It just makes me feel good knowing that someone cared. That dosen't happen much anymore.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/4/07 5:01 p.m.

bears are brilliant!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/10/07 11:01 p.m.

We are not God! People try to control the population of other animals. Let nature take its course!

We do MORE damage to ourselves and to our environment than these beautiful creatures! If anything else, we should be afraid of people NOT the bears!

Posted by unregistered user at 10/12/07 2:18 a.m.

I hate bears. They are no-good cowards and a waste of time. If I ever see another bear, I'm going to put it under a bridge.

Posted by unregistered user at 10/21/07 12:22 a.m.

for the record.. there hasn't been a bear attack in Tahoe.. or in California or Nevada at all.. since the 1800's. You're 90,000 times more likely to be killed by an encounter with a human than a black bear. They pose no threat to humans.

Posted by unregistered user at 3/3/08 2:33 p.m.

What a fantastic story, well done everyone! You all should be very proud.