Hopefully they don't have neighbours, because this is very disrespectful to the safety of the people who live near you. One of my neighbours used to feed bears from her back yard, and it resulted in me being unable to let my dog be in the yard. We had to contact the police, and she was charged for it.
In ponds and bird baths with steep walls, it is recommended to add a stick or log so bees can drink without drowning. It also makes a place frogs can chill out
The squirrels in my neighbourhood tend to trash everything we set up. Its a regular struggle to keep things clean, standing, upright, full, etc. You think we ran a daycare!
Only time bears came to our garden one just took a shit and left. The last time mama bear tore down a bird feeding stand anchored into the ground. Less damage then the squirrels to honest!
I mean... You are human and we are the top dig predators on the planet who regularly warp nature to our bidding for good and bad cuz we bloody can get away with it (we are also lured by artificial pools to goof around in)
Hmm, ya know, I get it, but I don’t think my neighbor would be happy if I broke passed their privacy fence and started swimming naked in the pool. Especially if I had my naked kids in tow. Then the general public certainly wouldn’t be happy if I mauled him to death, in front of my naked kids because he came out and tried to shoo me away. Then everyone would be even more upset when I took a shit on his front lawn for ruining my naked swimming time with my naked kids
It's a bad idea, in that it makes bears more likely to encounter people, but bears just interacting with human architecture and equipment is unavoidable - we're too well established around the vast majority of bear territory to pretend we can create a "human evidence free" environment for them.
This is kinda like the 'Panthers eating your face' voting joke. You invite bears to your house, they're going to do what bears do. So don't be surprised when that happens.
"Getting used to humans" means "losing fear of humans", and becomes "become bold around humans". "Humans" in this case means anything created by humans as well.
yes, but not as quickly/severely. they're getting use to our scent, food and noises, which all acclimatizes them further. a certain extent is unavoidable due to how little territory we leave them, but this will make them more and more comfortable around such stimuli until someone is able to get to close and the cubs/mom get spooked and now fish and game has to put them down and someone is injured or dead.
I feel like it all depends on their location. Bears were already coming to the house. Maybe even hitting them all up in the neighborhood. My biggest concern would be if they had little kids that might play out there alone.
Before they were passing through, maybe briefly stopping to drink water or mess up a garden bed. Now they are bringing their cubs over, taking baths, and in general lingering; basically, getting comfortable. That is not a good thing. I love animals, I went to college for that love, but this is a case where them NOT being comfortable with humans and human spaces is not just important for our safety, but chiefly theirs.
Cornchipp10
Bears comfortable around humans are bears that get shot.
Righteousdew
If not friend, why friend shaped?
DangrebeTheMangrebe
This is exactly how bears get killed. Coming into contact with humans is the number 1 killer of wildlife
Sfingks
Hopefully they don't have neighbours, because this is very disrespectful to the safety of the people who live near you. One of my neighbours used to feed bears from her back yard, and it resulted in me being unable to let my dog be in the yard. We had to contact the police, and she was charged for it.
Sanivia
wait untill they find out how breakable glasswindows are.
AbandonedJapaneseLoveMotel
A dear, wolf, bobcat, raccoon, squirrel, multiple birds and bears. "Wildlife" where I live: pigeons and rats.
woozle
I need to build a bear pool.
MoriMeta
Okay, i got it. If i will ever be able to have a house, never, never, never put a big bath of drinking water....
eastend666
Even without the bears, this thing would need constant cleaning.
Isgrimnur
RobearGWJ
Great book!
Zerosixk
Great idea. If you hate your neighbours!!!
Tyrann01
*ate
syntheticgod8
Breaking News: Local Couple Eaten By Enraged Bear They Illegally Enticed Into Their Yard.
Sanotassard
most likely outcome would be "Local bears put down by fish and wildlife services because family baited them into their yard"
CT1space3DX
If you build it...they will come.
pleaseuseotherdoor
Why even have a fence if you build a bear pond?
GasBandit
they will bring more bears come
Gayforbae
Thats what they said when I constructed my 240V Anus Destroyer 9000. And they were right.
PinkEater
CaptainAdmiralMike
Why do so many people lie and say I can't pet them? If I can't pet them, explain this then!
Pizza0Style0Burrito
In ponds and bird baths with steep walls, it is recommended to add a stick or log so bees can drink without drowning. It also makes a place frogs can chill out
YouRadicalizedMe
You want your kids to be eaten!?!? That's how you get your kids fucking eaten !
deadknightdistrict8
Best thing I've seen today
notmyrealface
This is coexistance.
dabbycats
Bear realy liked it tooo much
ALLCAPSROCK
The squirrels in my neighbourhood tend to trash everything we set up. Its a regular struggle to keep things clean, standing, upright, full, etc. You think we ran a daycare!
ALLCAPSROCK
Only time bears came to our garden one just took a shit and left. The last time mama bear tore down a bird feeding stand anchored into the ground. Less damage then the squirrels to honest!
BenderRodriguz1010
*laughs in Werner Herzog*
SicRefBro
BenderRodriguz1010
I'm glad someone picked up what I was laying down lol
HonHomes
What, you think the family that is encouraging bears to come into their back garder might get "Timothy Treadwell"-ed?
BlitzerRhames
And then, came the dragons!
BenderRodriguz1010
MeshHatMafia
lol bears are kinda dicks. I guess I might be too if I could do whatever the fuck I wanted and get away with it
Unclescam
This is like...everyone waited in line for one of the thing and some asshole came up and took a few dozen and sat on the rest.
Unclescam
Then brought their awful kids.
BossVarriack
I mean... You are human and we are the top dig predators on the planet who regularly warp nature to our bidding for good and bad cuz we bloody can get away with it (we are also lured by artificial pools to goof around in)
MeshHatMafia
Hmm, ya know, I get it, but I don’t think my neighbor would be happy if I broke passed their privacy fence and started swimming naked in the pool. Especially if I had my naked kids in tow. Then the general public certainly wouldn’t be happy if I mauled him to death, in front of my naked kids because he came out and tried to shoo me away. Then everyone would be even more upset when I took a shit on his front lawn for ruining my naked swimming time with my naked kids
GenuineBeamm
Point is, neither would the other bears if you were a bear
ProppaGanda
I'm unsure if it's a good idea
UngratefulColonial
Build a bridge and get over it. This is epic
prettydumb
normally id be like oh guys chill out but this is like... a hugely excessive amount of different animals lol
porcinechoirmaster
It's a bad idea, in that it makes bears more likely to encounter people, but bears just interacting with human architecture and equipment is unavoidable - we're too well established around the vast majority of bear territory to pretend we can create a "human evidence free" environment for them.
SinisterSlaw
I like to enjoy my back yard bear free.
YouRadicalizedMe
Fucking bear tax now!
UserNamesArentEasy
Usually it's not a good 8dea to attract wildlife to your property.
Eypisod
Especially the kind that can kill you
anim8rjb
it's not.
Heavenissize17socks
( i really want to pet the bears)
Malsbury
This is kinda like the 'Panthers eating your face' voting joke. You invite bears to your house, they're going to do what bears do. So don't be surprised when that happens.
Tattooedpariah
It's a horrible idea! ....and now on my bucket list.... lol
sfrinlan
As in your list of things that you'd like to do with buckets?
ProppaGanda
Going into someone's backyard and taking a dip in their pond?
Giordino
Yes
scuba7jb
For real... they are getting ***WAAAAAY*** too comfortable around humans.
DarkSlayer54
Perfect chance for a hug of a lifetime
procrastinatorman
Those bears are headed straight for a bad ending
Mickp81
Honest question. If the family stays inside, and thus away from the bears, would they still be getting used to humans? I’m not sure how that works.
lapus
That was my first question. Thank you.
chut7
"Getting used to humans" means "losing fear of humans", and becomes "become bold around humans". "Humans" in this case means anything created by humans as well.
minipancho94
yes, but not as quickly/severely. they're getting use to our scent, food and noises, which all acclimatizes them further. a certain extent is unavoidable due to how little territory we leave them, but this will make them more and more comfortable around such stimuli until someone is able to get to close and the cubs/mom get spooked and now fish and game has to put them down and someone is injured or dead.
Isthe4thtimethecharm
I feel like it all depends on their location. Bears were already coming to the house. Maybe even hitting them all up in the neighborhood. My biggest concern would be if they had little kids that might play out there alone.
buisnessenderman
Before they were passing through, maybe briefly stopping to drink water or mess up a garden bed. Now they are bringing their cubs over, taking baths, and in general lingering; basically, getting comfortable. That is not a good thing. I love animals, I went to college for that love, but this is a case where them NOT being comfortable with humans and human spaces is not just important for our safety, but chiefly theirs.
Sanotassard
usually they put them down before someone gets injured based on certain behavioral shift in the bears
Kehy
Like hanging out in backyards?