Monterrey.- The bear that last week was observed when he “hugged” a young woman on a road from Chipinque Ecological ParkNow it was recorded when he followed a woman and blocked her way, on a street in the residential area adjacent to the aforementioned recreational site that is part of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
The Parks and Wildlife authorities of the government of New LionIn coordination with the administration of the Chipinque Ecological Park, they have placed traps to try to capture the aforementioned animal to seek proper management of it, considering that it already represents a risk for visitors to the park.
In the video, which captured the most recent meeting of the very, it is observed that the animal was following and sniffing at a woman while she walked slowly down the street, to get out of reach.
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published by Nuevo León Parks and Wildlife on Tuesday, July 21, 2020
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However, there is a moment when the animal with its front legs holds the woman by one of the legs, forcing her to stop, while a man asks her to remain calm and not move. In the end the meeting did not happen to older.
An informant from Parks and Wildlife noted that the bear captured in this new video is the same one that in recent days surprised a group of visitors to the Chipinque Ecological Park, since the animal has already had several encounters with people who come to walk or practice deporting to this mountainous area.
Due to the above, traps have been placed to try to capture it and move it to another site, such as a zoo, because because the plantigrade is no longer afraid of approaching humans, it could present a risk situation.
Following the first incident, the team of Chipinque Ecological Park said he was collaborating with Parks and Wildlife of New Lion, “For the capture of the bear in question and its proper management”.
The park managers pointed out “this type of approach by the black bear to the visitor, it is an abnormal behavior caused by the human being ”.
He explained that the interaction shown in the video that went viral last week “should have been avoided” because what is indicated is to move away when detecting the presence of a bear and not get closer. But in this case, even the young woman sought to take a photo with the animal.
Given the above, “Chipinque will take strict measures before visitors who put their life and / or fauna at risk,” explained the park managers and recalled that Chipinque is a protected natural area, home to wild flora and fauna, for what the sighting of mammals is not unusual, “and it is the responsibility of the visitor to stay alert during his visit, avoid approaching and report the presence of a bear to our park rangers.”
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