Grizzly charge captured on film

[Desmond Chan]

He was filming the bear:


http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/20/bc-grizzly-charge-leon-lorenz.html

[Daniel Cadieux]

I saw that on the news last night...quite the footage, but he was real lucky to escape unharmed!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

She is just trying to protect her cub, I don't know why people sensationalize these things so much. She is doing what any mother would. If he knew the cub was around , then I would ask why is he filming. If he had been killed the mother would have been shot, and the cub would have died.

[Ed Cordes]

If the bear wanted him she would have gotten him! I think the bear was just trying to intimidate. She did a great job of it. Interesting how the cub follows the mom.

[sandy richards]

This looks like a very intended attack to me, not just intimidation. i think the filmmaker would be long dead if he had not fired the shot to scare her off, and at the exact moment he did.
I agree fully with Jackie - what was he even doing near a mom and cub? How many "Jim Cole" situations does it take for people to learn?

[Alfred Forns]

Shows the power !!! Can't imagine being hit with that much mass and speed ..... and then the biting part !!!! He is one lucky person !!

[Paul Lagasi]

He must love those bears....with a bear 10 feet from me, I'm not sure I could have only fired a warning shot....glad no one was hurt

[Sabyasachi Patra]

This is really unfortunate. I think with the ease of availability of camera/filming equipment, everybody wants to move in close without adequate knowledge of animal behaviour. It takes a long time to acquire knowledge of animal behaviour. I think either you go with a trained guide, else don't take your chances. These kind of incidents appear to be happening at a regular frequency. Whether it is a carnivore or not, any mother will be sensitive when cubs are around. In this case, the Grizzly got startled by the presence of the photographer.

I hope through BPN we can raise awareness.

Sabyasachi