Security camera captures terrifying moment 82-year-old woman gets attacked by bear: ‘Horrific’
An 82-year-old woman survived a bear attack in northern Japan, the latest in a series of similar incidents across the country.
What’s going on?
In early October, a security camera in the town of Daisen in Japan’s northern Akita Prefecture recorded the horrific attack.
videoShared on TikTok by CNA (@channelnewsasia) shows a bear running after the woman, jumping right past her and clawing at her face. Understandably, the woman screams in terror and tries to run away, but the bear goes after her again.
Luckily, a car pulled up and the woman was able to get in without being seriously injured. He was taken to the hospital with scratches on his face, CNA reported.
“This could have ended so horribly,” one TikTok commenter wrote. “It’s good to have a street where people drive.”
CNA also reported that this was at least the third bear attack in Japan in just a few days.
Why is a bear attack alarming?
Like Phys.org shared, seven people died There have been bear attacks in Japan this year; That was the highest number since officials began tracking nearly 20 years ago. At least 108 people have been injured in such attacks across the country since April.
Unfortunately, encounters like this have become more common around the world.
Another video showed a bear attacking a Florida homeowner in his front yard, and a Canadian man needed surgery after he and his wife were attacked by a pair of grizzly bears along the Kootenay River.
It is difficult to determine the exact causes of each attack, but in general experts believe The increase in animal attacks is due to a number of human-induced factors.
Urban sprawl and development have forced wildlife out of their natural habitat and into unfamiliar places such as neighborhoods. Meanwhile, heat-trapping pollution has caused global temperatures to rise, further exacerbating global warming. extreme weather eventslike drought.
This has resulted in changes to the habitat and food sources of many animals, all of which can leave wildlife feeling scared, vulnerable and ready to attack.
What can be done to stay safe?
The National Park Service offers several tips on how to stay safe around bears. The first, unsurprisingly, is to pay attention to your surroundings and keep your distance whenever possible.
Knowing what kind of bear you are It is very important in case the animal you encounter attacks.
If a black bear attacks you, NPS urges you to fight back by any means possible. But if it’s a brown bear or brown bear, the agency says to cover your head and neck with your arms and play dead.
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