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Mama Bear That Attacked Woman Will Be Killed
A black bear with cub, though not the one in Ojai (Photo by Hal Brindley via Shutterstock.com)
Officials said that they plan to find and kill a bear that attacked a woman near Ojai yesterday.The 50-year-old woman was attacked while she was out walking her three dogs around 7 am yesterday in the Los Padres National Forest, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The woman was surprised by a black bear with her cub that crossed the trail ahead of the woman and her dogs. After crossing the trail, the sow returned to take a swipe at the woman. She turned her back to the bear, and the sow returned once again, charging toward the woman and taking another swipe at her.
The woman rolled down a hill and pretended to play dead, which seemed to work. The bear followed her down the hill and sniffed her motionless body before finally moving on for good.
The woman's injuries were minor, but the California Department of Fish and Game says that it plans to find the bear that attacked the woman and euthanize it.
"Public safety is our No. 1 priority," agency spokesman Andrew Hughan told the Times. "There is scientific evidence that when an animal attacks a person, there is a chance they will do it again."
The bear is described as being a cinnamon brown color and weighing about 250 pounds. The cub was estimated to be about 45 to 50 pounds. And there's no evidence that the mother is related to this adorable cub that was abandoned in Ojai earlier this week.
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