A runner was hospitalized in\u00a0Alaska\u00a0after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week.<\/p>\n
The woman, who was running by herself at Prospect Heights\u2019 Wolverine Bowl trail, was able to get away from the brown bear by using her bear spray, according to the\u00a0Alaska\u00a0Department of Fish and Game.<\/p>\n
She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
Biologists went to the site of the attack and collected samples but no bears were seen.<\/p>\n
The department said anyone who sees a bear or another wild animal acting aggressively or unusually should report it.<\/p>\n
Warning signs have been posted at the Prospect Heights trailhead, the department said, adding that\u00a0hikers\u00a0should stay off closed trails.<\/p>\n
\u201cThick, dense summer foliage can block sightlines, making surprise encounters more likely,\u201d the department said. \u201cChoose hiking routes with good visibility and away from known attractants, like salmon-bearing streams.\u201d<\/p>\n
An Anchorage runner landed in the hospital after fending off a brown bear attack with bear spray. seread \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
When hiking in bear country, people should carry a deterrent such as bear spray or a firearm, stay in groups, make noise to avoid surprising a bear, stay alert for signs of bears, don\u2019t approach bears and\u00a0keep pets on a leash.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you surprise a bear, especially one with cubs or on a food cache, it may react in a threatened or defensive manner,\u201d the department said. \u201cThe bear may be agitated and may huff, stomp, make a popping sound with its teeth, salivate or lay its ears back against its head and charge.\u201d<\/p>\n
They urged staying calm, standing your ground, readying deterrent, staying in a group and talking calmly. Never run.<\/p>\n
Hikers in bear country are advised to carry bear spray, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Lost_in_the_Midwest \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the bear is stationary, move away slowly while keeping your eyes on the bear,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the bear starts to move toward you or charges, stop and stand your ground. Let the bear know you are not a threat. Behaving calmly, moving slowly, and speaking in a low calm voice will help de-escalate the situation. If the bear continues to approach, use your deterrent when the bear is within range.\u201d<\/p>\n
The attack comes less than a month after another woman was mauled by a bear in Anchorage.<\/p>\n
The July victim was walking with a friend and her\u00a0three dogs\u00a0in the Bear Valley residential neighborhood, adjacent to\u00a0Chugach State Park\u00a0in south Anchorage, when the bear approached.<\/p>\n
The department said signs warning hikers about bears have been posted at the Prospect Heights trailhead. lucaar \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Officials said the hikers were on an\u00a0unofficial, user-made trail\u00a0that climbs a steep hillside in a zigzag pattern. The area was heavily overgrown with dense vegetation, which created poor visibility and increased the risk of surprising wildlife, the department said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bear came out of the dense alders, made brief contact with one of the hikers, and left the scene,\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n
The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was expected to recover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A runner was hospitalized in\u00a0Alaska\u00a0after fending off a bear attack in Anchorage this week. The woman, who was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1152777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3847],"tags":[6305,12365,29290,70,16,15,727,1717],"class_list":["post-1152776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-alaska","tag-animal-attacks","tag-bears","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-us-news","tag-wildlife"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117108210702798753","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1152776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1152776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1152777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1152776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1152776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1152776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}