[Newsbot]

Title: Australians lose Alta. grizzly warning case
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2010-11-02 22:00:32
Canadian

[gerv]

I guess that sorta crap will happen in bear country

[DrCaleb]

"I think Canadians are the real losers here," said Freeman. "They now are not entitled to expect warnings of unusual dangers in campgrounds or national parks."

The whole point of National Parks is for the animals, not the campers. Animals should be given a warning about drunk campers, not the other way around.

[bootlegga]

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The men were given notice that there was a bear in the area, but no one told them a bear had been seen in the campground and had attacked tents, he said.

Sounds like Parks Canada did its job just fine.

The problem is that too many tourists think bears are more like Winnie the Pooh than top-of-the-food-chain predators. When I go camping, I take bear warnings very seriously, and even if there isn't a bear sighting, I still take every precauion possible.

[QBall]

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"I think Canadians are the real losers here," said Freeman.

No, Canadians are the winners here. Now we're not liable for injuries suffered by tourists who have as much common sense as boiled cabbage.

[BartSimpson]

Whiny Aussies.

I don't see any Canadians suing them over their plethora of horridly lethal spiders in their parks.

Given a choice between staring down a grizzly or a funnel web spider I'll take the grizz every single time.

[andyt]

It's a lot easier to outrun a spider than a grizz.

Good decision - I'm sure some scummy lawyer put them up to this, and now he gets nothing.

[raydan]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Whiny Aussies.

I don't see any Canadians suing them over their plethora of horridly lethal spiders in their parks.

Given a choice between staring down a grizzly or a funnel web spider I'll take the grizz every single time.

...and if the spiders don't get you... the snakes, crocs, jellyfish, cone shells, a few different fish species and the sharks will.

[BartSimpson]

andyt andyt:

It's a lot easier to outrun a spider than a grizz.

The thing is, it's a lot easier for the little spiders to sneak up on you and bite you than it is for the grizzlies to sneak up on you. The bloody damn spiders are aggressive, too. I had to go to Sydney back in the 80's and one of the Marines I was with was "playing" with a spider that kept running after him after he'd brushed it off his pants leg. A shore patrol puke stomped the sh*t out of it and then told us the damn things will do that when they're tweaked and that they were lethal. That was in my nightmares for a good five years.

[desertdude]

The Australian red back. Can give a real nasty bite and after effects but very rarely deadly. I think only 14 or 15 ever been reported to have been killed by those.

Still I think more people get screwed by bears then the red backs. But yes I agree, total idots those ozzies.

[andyt]

Funnel web - 27 deaths in the last 100 years
Bears in North America - 100 in the last 100 years.

Neither one is is much of a threat compared to other causes.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

andyt andyt:

Funnel web - 27 deaths in the last 100 years
Bears in North America - 100 in the last 100 years.

Neither one is is much of a threat compared to other causes.

Especially when one has to consider how many deaths by bear were caused by the "victim's" own stupidity.

[andyt]

PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:

andyt andyt:

Funnel web - 27 deaths in the last 100 years
Bears in North America - 100 in the last 100 years.

Neither one is is much of a threat compared to other causes.

Especially when one has to consider how many deaths by bear were caused by the "victim's" own stupidity.

You mean like the father who smeared honey on his baby's head so he could get a pic of the grizz licking it off? Crunch...

One of my favorite Far Side cartoons shows a couple of polar bears standing over an igloo. "I love these things. Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy in the middle."

[raydan]

I like this description of a nasty little Australian fish.... especially the note at the end.

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Scorpion Fish
- Another amazing animal from the same family as the Lion Fish. Long spines on the dorsal contain enough poison to kill. They inhabit every area of Australia and prefer coral reefs. They are curious, friendly and approachable creatures but if you touch their spines or stand on them you will experience the worst pains. The best first aid to offer is: to place the area affected in the hottest water you can handle and them get to the hospital ASAP.

Note: It's not necessary to turn the ambulance siren on . Your screaming will do the job very well.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

andyt andyt:

You mean like the father who smeared honey on his baby's head so he could get a pic of the grizz licking it off? Crunch...

One of my favorite Far Side cartoons shows a couple of polar bears standing over an igloo. "I love these things. Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy in the middle."

HAHAHAHA I love that one. One of my faves too.