re map at 3:17 - Poland also has bears. It might seems as it's just Slovakia, but it's simply Carpathian mountain range where bears are, which covers big chunk of Slovakia compared to other countries.
Brown bears in central Europe lives in Carpatian Mountains (including south of Poland) It is because Poland is quite dens populated area and so our ancestors killed them all. The bears survived only in less accessible Mountains. On vast area of today's Poland bears extincted in 18th century and the last one in Białowieża Forest on Poland-Belarus border was seen 60 years ago.
We all know that for polar bears you don't use bear spray. You throw a bottle of coca-cola at them and we're good. I do a good amount of hiking in the mountain so occasionally run into black bears but I was always told this rhyme about running into them. “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight”
Poland HAS brown bears! As well as wolves, Euroasiatic lynx (Lynx lynx), and wild cat (Felis silvestris). The wolf population is steadily growing, no one knows exactly how many there are, but at least a few thousand (there are no recent studies), and wolves were seen in almost all forested areas. We also have sightings of the GOLDEN JACKALS! :D Greetings from Poland ;)
We had a bear attack in Sweden last year, a father and his 15 year old son who was out hunting got attacked.. The dad got one shot off before he was forced to the ground and the bear ontop of him.. The 15 year old son ran up and punched the bear so hard that he broke his own arm, but he managed to get the bears attention long enough for his dad to reload and get another shot off which killed the bear.. Both survived, the dad had to do some surgery but he was back on his feet pretty quick..
Well as a Norwegian who grew up in bear country here in Norway, never seen, heard or met any bears. And brown bears are the same as grizzlys in America. Hiking, nature and animals are a huge part of our culture and idenity, we do it sinc before we can walk, on the backs of our parents in a carrying device for smaller kids, and never been affraid of wildlife let alone predators and we have eagles, bears, wolves, wolverines, lynx, badgers, poison snakes etc. Also Europe is a continent not one single monolith country, culture, people, language or society. These animals vary depending on where in Europe you are…
Exactly. And also in Slovakia. They are even here, in Czechia, where for centuries it is not suitable environment for them (I mean we have not many really deep forest or not inhabitanted mountains. But in Czechia they are on the east border with Slovakia only and usually there are mothers with their babies and very young bears.
Europe doesn't have big uninhabited places like Alaska and Bears are not stupid and know what happens when they mess with people, if they are living next to people.
You guys are just so sweet. Seem like a very loving family. That little high five and "good job" after your son did the intro. My heart. It makes me realize the kind of closeness and support I never had from my family. But its healing to see your lovely family enkoying that kind of true loving caring connection. Thats more valuable then anything else in the world. Beautiful bright loving kind family. God Bless.
24 years ago, my wife and I were on our honeymoon at Yellowstone. A week after we left, a guy was taken out by a bear. Always wear "bear bells" to let them know you're coming. Bears hate surprises.
This. Bells. Make noise. Don't be excessive, but if you don't sound like a prey animal, they will likely leave you alone. Their sight isn't great, but their hearing and sense of smell especially is excellent. Experiments done showed a brown bear could smell meat from something like 15+ miles away, which is why bear spray is particularly effective in the first place. But they don't generally want problems with people, and unless it's a polar bear you'll likely be fine if you aren't too close to them, and they aren't a momma with cubs. If that last is the case, just... pray you have a vehicle very close at hand.
Look up Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It's often called the "Polar Bear Capital of the World". Churchill's biggest tourist attraction is "Polar Bear' Tours. Think of riding in a vehicle that looks like a school bus, but one that's mounted on a "monster truck" chassis with giant wheels and tires.
That law about carry a gun for protection from polar bears are probably Svalbard here in Norway. Or it's a Norwegian group of large Islands between mianland Norway and..basicly yhe >North Pole. :) And at about 17:30...there it was. :D
How to keep safe from bears 1. Wear something that makes noise like bells so you don't sneak up on them 2. Carry pepper spray 3. Be aware of bear territory. Look for bear feces in your area. You can identify bear feces easily. Look for bells and the scent of pepper spray.
Statistically, bear spray is more effective at deterring a charging bear. In a study done in 2008 (Smith et. al. 2008), researchers analyzed 83 bear spray incidents (61 brown bears, 20 black bears and two polar bear). Red Pepper spray proved over 90% successful on stopping the bear’s “undesirable” activity. 98% of people involved in these incidents were unharmed by the bear. However, fourteen percent of the incidents resulted in negative side effects upon the human (they were effected by the spray) and three percent left the user incapacitated. In similar study on firearms (Smith et. al. 2012), they were effective 84% with handguns and 76% with rifles to stop bears from undesirable behavior. The study analyzed 269 bear-human conflicts in Alaska from 1883-2009. The study said, “firearm bearers suffered the same injury rates in close encounters with bears whether they used firearms or not.” Basically, firearms didn’t statistically keep people from getting injured by bears. This means that people shot bears that still attacked them. They concluded by saying, “Our findings suggest that only those proficient in firearms use should rely on them for protection in bear country.” (Copyright The Wildlife Society). I think we would all like to think we are “proficient” but the truth is, even as hunters, we all aren’t. Firearm accuracy in the heat of a fast, stressful and real-life situation isn’t easily tested.
I’ve never heard of anyone using this approach, but I recall reading one way you could simulate a high stress environment to practice gun proficiency was on a one on one lesson with a firearms instructor where he lights a string of firecrackers next to you without your knowledge and he’s prepared to tackle you if you point your gun anywhere but down range. I acknowledge it was in a novel, but that definitely would provide a controllable situation to work under stress.
I got a photo of me as like a 6 or 7 year old standing next to a taxidermy polar bear that was standing on it's hind legs, I barely even hit it's thigh. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight"
Bears are (were) present almost everywhere in Europe. But unfortunately, when bears do appear, they are often hunted and shot. There were/are also bears in Austria/Switzerland/Germany from time to time, but they mostly migrate from Italy/Spain (I don't know exactly about France...). And many Germans are very stubborn (to put it simply), it's like wolves, they are either immediately caught and relocated or shot! Just as an example. In Germany, we have around 820 (2024) wolves spread across the country. That doesn't sound like a lot, but here the possibility of wolves not getting close to humans is very small, as we have a lot of people on a relatively small area of land and the habitat for wolves is relatively small. That's why there are usually more wolves (and bears) in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
The woman who was killed "in Yellowstone" wasn't. She was a local that should have known better that was in a national forest to the West of Yellowstone, and was out running at dawn with headphones on and no bear spray. Keep your eyes and ears open, NEVER run around a predator, make noise, carry bear spray and know how to use it and you will be fine.
An American Timber wolf can reach 80 kilos. The last known victim of wolves in the United States is a woman who was running in 2003 in one of the remote villages.
In Switzerland, the most dangerous ‘wildlife’ are probably ticks and cows. In some areas, up to 25% of all ticks carry Lyme disease, resulting in about 50 infections per year and 100’000 inhabitants. Much rarer is encephalitis with only about 1 infection per year and 100’000 inhabitants. Cows have killed about one person per decade in Switzerland, this is similar in Austria. I once encountered a wolf in the forest at night, though it was so dark I couldn’t see more than a vague shadow a few meters ahead and I am basing this on the growling sound it made. A few days later a wolf was hit and killed by a car nearby.
Hello Graham Family. In Poland we have brown bears. On date 28 April 2024 The Regional Directorate of State Forests in Poland say thad we have about 150 bears on 3 areas: 1. Bieszczady, Beskid Niski, Beskid Sądecki i Gorce, 2. Tatry, 3. Beskid Śląski i Żywiecki. The most 80% of bears are in Bieszczady. According to the ministry's data in 2016-2021 there were 154 bear attacks on people in the country. 158 people were injured and 14 more were killed. I hope that I have solved the problem of lack of information about bears in Poland.
I grown up in Romania, every summer we saw 2-3 bears. They ran from us as soon they saw us. Nowdays they don't want to attack either, but the mindless deforestation left them without their natural food. They don't want to starve, so they try to find food where ever they can get. Even looking to the peoples trash. Thats how they get in contact with the people. But I never accuse them to be aggresive, they just want to survive. The peoples are those who must be blaimed for their attacks.
the reason why there are so few wolves and bears in europe is because we hunted them to near extinction. here in germany there were a lot of bears, but because of their fur and the fear of bear attacks they were hunted to the point that now we don't even have a single bear here. the last bear that was hear in germany died quite a long time ago in a zoo (or somting like it)
I loved the bbq vlog. You have a lovely looking place. I loved the hills in the background. I’ve never been to Slovakia, but after seeing the scenery I’d love to visit.
Im from Hungary. We had bears a long Time ago. Now we have them again. As wolfs as well a few years ago, mostly in north Hungary but 2 years ago a bear was swimming down our Tisza river quite far like in middle of the country 😊
Hi from spruce pine NC, we have a black bear that hangs out in the yard quite regularly. He's not not scared of anything. We've also had a female with 2 small cubs show up lately. Deer is a everyday occurrence.
in the netherlands we walked near a small forest and out of nowhere a big wolf just stopped in front of us xD luckily we were with 4 people and it was only 1 wolf so he went away haha....awesome experience!
I live in the U.S. where there are black bears. They generally stay away from us, and we stay away from them. We do carry bear spray. The thing more feared on this coast would be alligators and venomous snakes. Two people were killed by alligators near my Dad's house, and I was bitten by a venomous snakes.
Speaking of bears, in Slovenia we have largest bear population per area in Europe. We have about 1500 of them.There are so many they even export them. Population of bears in northern Italy, French and Spanish Pirenees largely consists of bears brought from Slovenia.
@@VANiLiEEE I know, but it's some 8 times bigger. If you read what I wrote, you should notice I wasn' speaking about absolute number, but bears per area, per km2 if you want.
It's probably much too gruesome for the children, but there is a terrible lesson to be learned from the story of Timothy Treadwell. Last October, he and his girlfriend were killed by grizzly bears in Alaska. He foolishly believed that he could be "friendly" with bears and live with them.
It was a rogue 28 year old male grizzly bear that killed both Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard. Apparently, the bear devoured most of their bodies. Werner Herzog made a documentary called Grizzly Man.
I’ll tell you all one thing if and when you all do come to America please for your alls safety if you do visit Yellowstone national park don’t mess with the buffalo they will hurt you if you are in a vehicle stay in the vehicle especially if you see them fighting the reason they are fighting is for domination over the whole group
Lol I have a white Siberan Husky/wolf hybrid. Her name is Athena and she lives with us in Houston now. My sister ex from UK got it for her. Lol that White Wolf yall saw is just like my Athena, husky are closest to their Wolf ancestors but when have have a husky/wolf hybrid. The way they act is closer to the Wolf. Wolves are my favorite animals 😍
I loved how much Garin laughed when you said the wolf looked like he farted. If you don't think it's too inappropriate you might want to show him Funny fart prank in San Antonio....very funny
To repel bears, try using a signal horn. They are light weight and easily carried. They blast a powerful sound that will repel animals of all sort. They also become handy should one get lost or disoriented.
There's a saying here in the states about the different bear species. I'm sure you guys have probably heard it if it's black. You fight back if it's Brown. You lay down if it's white, well, say good night
We're from Louisiana where alligators can be a problem, usually taking pets and children. Venomous snakes can be dangerous here too, as some are very aggressive. Mountain lions have also been known to attack and kill people in the US, mostly joggers, as they stimulate the big cat's instinctive flee-chase response. Bison and elk kill unwary people too, on occasion, though it's much rarer.
Dunno, they tend to avoid most popular tourist trails, but when you go for more obscure path it's actually quite easy to see some. Especially may-july they tend to yell for mating partners.
Its because polish side of Tatras is kind a like disneyland today. Lot of buses, tourist, parties at your side of mountains. Absolutely oposite from national park in slovak side of Tatras.. But nowadays, its only question of time, becuase they are so outnumbered. There is a so much incident with bears, from new year 10x,and they are even in some 50K citizens towns and starting to go where never been before, even on plains near Nitra, what is absolutely crazy. 2-3 were seen at czech's Beskydy mountains side few day ago, so in few months, they will be pushed away, because they are protected and because of thier outnumbering.. just wait. We change laws, to may kill some problematic, but only if they enter intravilans of villages or towns. And because they have problem with small space for adecvate teritory, they will be push go around Slovakia
Polsce ok. 2011 r. populacja wynosiła 80 osobników. W Polsce występuje tylko w Karpatach i na Podkarpaciu - w Tatrach i Beskidach (głównie w Bieszczadach).
There are brown bears Italy Austria Spain France Switzerland Germany and Liechtenstein. All alpine countries. And here where I live in Germany, we have wolves in the forrests surrounding the town. They run away when seeing a human.
Romania have the biggest population of brown bears in Europe.. that’s because of huge forests and mountains you can fin Romania .. half of Romania is covered by mountains ..they have a large sea side too ..and they have the only Delta in Europe..which is UNESCO heritage.. a lot of of birds come there in the spring from South Africa to laying eggs because of the spring in Europe
bears aren't that common unless you are like deep deep in the mountains. i live in a heavily wooded area and have probably seen 5 throughout 20 years lol
Wolves used to be in Britain as well, however a law in England in 1281 ordering the extermination of all wolves meant they were extinct in England in by the early 1500s, another law in Scotland in 1427 later lead to the exinction of wolves in Scotland. Wolves had been extinct since the late 1100s in Wales supposedly. Bears had gone extinct much earlier but not due as much to intentional extermination or over-hunting. They had been rare on the Islands before the Romans came in the 1st-5th Century due to climate change, then the Romans began importing bears from the continent for fighting and display which did increase their numbers somewhat. However not enough were brought over and very rarely were they released to the wild that they eventually became extinct by the end of the 6th century. Because of that the British isles do not have any large predators, this has meant we've had to manage the deer and boar populations ourselves. It has made it safer for us to walk in the woods but it also means we'll never get to see them in their natural habitats unless we go abroad.
This is my first time watching this channel. I’ve gathered that you’re South African, based on the titles of your other videos. But do you still live in South Africa?
If you want to avoid being attacked by bears, you must be heard when you walk in the forest. Most often, bears try to avoid people, if they hear that people are coming, they go away. Most bear attacks happen when the bear is surprised. Especially if it's a female with bear cubs. If you still get close to a bear, then you should never run. A bear is much faster and their hunting instinct is triggered. You should talk calmly to the bear and slowly back away. It applies to brown bears, polar bears are a completely different matter. As for wolves, they are rarely dangerous to humans. Most often they have rabies if they attack people. Here in Sweden, we don't have rabies, so it's not a problem here.
Some good stuff to watch would be the netflix barbeque showdown, really shows and teaches how bbq culture began and its a fun competition with good food ( doubt youd get pinged for the content too)
I lived in Churchill Canada and I walked into a polar bear at four years old They are very hard to see believe it or not I was lucky this bear wasn't interested in me and I was able to run home.
Asking a very serious question here , Actually how does a bear injure you and 4 other people in the same 20 minute spell but no fatal injuries from a rampaging bear , question from Glasgow Scotland.
Your garden is so beautiful dude, and also i like the shelf behind you guys. I have garden too and a donkey she's name is Lulu. Take a care, i heard that you nearly died
Your Family is so Cute Together. Always carry a gun or spray and sometimes when You piss off a Brown Bear neither the Gun nor the Spray will work. Fighting a Brown Bear is Just not Smart.
re map at 3:17 - Poland also has bears. It might seems as it's just Slovakia, but it's simply Carpathian mountain range where bears are, which covers big chunk of Slovakia compared to other countries.
And bears are starting to appear in Czech Republic also. They are coming here from Slovakia. So, this woman probably didn't watch news for some time.
Brown bears in central Europe lives in Carpatian Mountains (including south of Poland) It is because Poland is quite dens populated area and so our ancestors killed them all. The bears survived only in less accessible Mountains. On vast area of today's Poland bears extincted in 18th century and the last one in Białowieża Forest on Poland-Belarus border was seen 60 years ago.
We all know that for polar bears you don't use bear spray. You throw a bottle of coca-cola at them and we're good. I do a good amount of hiking in the mountain so occasionally run into black bears but I was always told this rhyme about running into them. “If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight”
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There are also brown bears in Poland.
The most dangerous animals in America is the one you find in a Florida Walmart. 😂
Nah ... Washington D.C. ... in the "halls of power".
The Florida man / woman is arguably the most dangerous creature on earth
When it comes to bears remember: you don’t have to outrun the bear. You only have to outrun the other people in your group!
Actually you only have to outrun the slowest person in your group
You never run from a predator🙄🫣🫠
run? No my friend you give it some vodka and cigarettes and the bear will be happy
How wrong you are! I saw this documentary and it's cocaine you need@@mladenkorstic
well tbf that counts for many situations xD
Romania has the 2nd largest population of brown bears in Europe after Russia. Around 6000 brown bears in Romania
🤣"Maybe they don't have passports." 🤣 That's a good one.
"I think the husband did it" *LOL* Love this!! We could watch tv together for sure!
In Polar Bear country people leave their cars unlocked so anyone being chased can dive in for safety.
Poland HAS brown bears!
As well as wolves, Euroasiatic lynx (Lynx lynx), and wild cat (Felis silvestris).
The wolf population is steadily growing, no one knows exactly how many there are, but at least a few thousand (there are no recent studies), and wolves were seen in almost all forested areas.
We also have sightings of the GOLDEN JACKALS! :D
Greetings from Poland ;)
We had a bear attack in Sweden last year, a father and his 15 year old son who was out hunting got attacked.. The dad got one shot off before he was forced to the ground and the bear ontop of him.. The 15 year old son ran up and punched the bear so hard that he broke his own arm, but he managed to get the bears attention long enough for his dad to reload and get another shot off which killed the bear.. Both survived, the dad had to do some surgery but he was back on his feet pretty quick..
Bruh imagine being able to tell people, "Yeah I punched a bear and saved my dad."
@@noconsequence4486 Haha yeah, if that ain't a flex i don't know what is!
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug
I didn't know Swedish badassery was a thing, but here we are. Bravo to those tough fellers.
Fun fact about Polar bears that you don't hear much but they can swim up to 800 miles without stopping on land so good luck out swimming them 😂
Well as a Norwegian who grew up in bear country here in Norway, never seen, heard or met any bears. And brown bears are the same as grizzlys in America. Hiking, nature and animals are a huge part of our culture and idenity, we do it sinc before we can walk, on the backs of our parents in a carrying device for smaller kids, and never been affraid of wildlife let alone predators and we have eagles, bears, wolves, wolverines, lynx, badgers, poison snakes etc. Also Europe is a continent not one single monolith country, culture, people, language or society. These animals vary depending on where in Europe you are…
That island is Svalbard, it is part of Norway. It is heavily populated with polar bears.
Longer videos would be nice, thanks Graham Fam!
Greetings from Charlotte North Carolina USA I love your family. I love America forever.
North Cackalacky!! Whoop!
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We have bears in Poland actually.
Exactly. And also in Slovakia. They are even here, in Czechia, where for centuries it is not suitable environment for them (I mean we have not many really deep forest or not inhabitanted mountains. But in Czechia they are on the east border with Slovakia only and usually there are mothers with their babies and very young bears.
Europe doesn't have big uninhabited places like Alaska and Bears are not stupid and know what happens when they mess with people, if they are living next to people.
wish yall the best with your channel and your family is awesome!
3:45 Hi I'm from Czech republic and want to correct in my coutry bears live but only in the mountains very few
You guys are just so sweet. Seem like a very loving family. That little high five and "good job" after your son did the intro. My heart. It makes me realize the kind of closeness and support I never had from my family. But its healing to see your lovely family enkoying that kind of true loving caring connection.
Thats more valuable then anything else in the world. Beautiful bright loving kind family.
God Bless.
12:45 "I'll protect you from a bear" my heaaart haha wow
24 years ago, my wife and I were on our honeymoon at Yellowstone.
A week after we left, a guy was taken out by a bear.
Always wear "bear bells" to let them know you're coming. Bears hate surprises.
This. Bells. Make noise. Don't be excessive, but if you don't sound like a prey animal, they will likely leave you alone. Their sight isn't great, but their hearing and sense of smell especially is excellent. Experiments done showed a brown bear could smell meat from something like 15+ miles away, which is why bear spray is particularly effective in the first place. But they don't generally want problems with people, and unless it's a polar bear you'll likely be fine if you aren't too close to them, and they aren't a momma with cubs. If that last is the case, just... pray you have a vehicle very close at hand.
Look up Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It's often called the "Polar Bear Capital of the World". Churchill's biggest tourist attraction is "Polar Bear' Tours. Think of riding in a vehicle that looks like a school bus, but one that's mounted on a "monster truck" chassis with giant wheels and tires.
as a floridian i wanna do this so bad
Just remember the bear rhyme and you will be fine if it's black fight back if it's Brown get on the ground if it's white you're dead
That law about carry a gun for protection from polar bears are probably Svalbard here in Norway. Or it's a Norwegian group of large Islands between mianland Norway and..basicly yhe >North Pole. :)
And at about 17:30...there it was. :D
Thank you for sharing your garden with us greetings from California ❤👍
My son loves hiking and camping, we also have bears, mountain lions, wolves and badgers needless to say, he goes with multiple guns and a dog.
How to keep safe from bears
1. Wear something that makes noise like bells so you don't sneak up on them
2. Carry pepper spray
3. Be aware of bear territory. Look for bear feces in your area. You can identify bear feces easily. Look for bells and the scent of pepper spray.
Polar Bears have an extraordinary sense of smell,they can smell a seal on the ice 32 kilometres away . They will also track a human for food.
Statistically, bear spray is more effective at deterring a charging bear. In a study done in 2008 (Smith et. al. 2008), researchers analyzed 83 bear spray incidents (61 brown bears, 20 black bears and two polar bear). Red Pepper spray proved over 90% successful on stopping the bear’s “undesirable” activity. 98% of people involved in these incidents were unharmed by the bear. However, fourteen percent of the incidents resulted in negative side effects upon the human (they were effected by the spray) and three percent left the user incapacitated.
In similar study on firearms (Smith et. al. 2012), they were effective 84% with handguns and 76% with rifles to stop bears from undesirable behavior. The study analyzed 269 bear-human conflicts in Alaska from 1883-2009. The study said, “firearm bearers suffered the same injury rates in close encounters with bears whether they used firearms or not.” Basically, firearms didn’t statistically keep people from getting injured by bears. This means that people shot bears that still attacked them. They concluded by saying, “Our findings suggest that only those proficient in firearms use should rely on them for protection in bear country.” (Copyright The Wildlife Society). I think we would all like to think we are “proficient” but the truth is, even as hunters, we all aren’t. Firearm accuracy in the heat of a fast, stressful and real-life situation isn’t easily tested.
Useful study, sadly the entire control group was mauled to death
I’ve never heard of anyone using this approach, but I recall reading one way you could simulate a high stress environment to practice gun proficiency was on a one on one lesson with a firearms instructor where he lights a string of firecrackers next to you without your knowledge and he’s prepared to tackle you if you point your gun anywhere but down range. I acknowledge it was in a novel, but that definitely would provide a controllable situation to work under stress.
Poor kid can't look at a wolf snarling now without thinking the wolf is wondering "oh dammit, who farted"?
I got a photo of me as like a 6 or 7 year old standing next to a taxidermy polar bear that was standing on it's hind legs, I barely even hit it's thigh.
"If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight"
Bears are (were) present almost everywhere in Europe. But unfortunately, when bears do appear, they are often hunted and shot. There were/are also bears in Austria/Switzerland/Germany from time to time, but they mostly migrate from Italy/Spain (I don't know exactly about France...). And many Germans are very stubborn (to put it simply), it's like wolves, they are either immediately caught and relocated or shot!
Just as an example. In Germany, we have around 820 (2024) wolves spread across the country. That doesn't sound like a lot, but here the possibility of wolves not getting close to humans is very small, as we have a lot of people on a relatively small area of land and the habitat for wolves is relatively small. That's why there are usually more wolves (and bears) in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
Wow! Loved your video! Please do more reaction videos US vs. Europe! That is so interesting
They paz to much
We have bears in the Czech Republic, but ONLY in the Beskydy Mountains, but they are rare.
The woman who was killed "in Yellowstone" wasn't. She was a local that should have known better that was in a national forest to the West of Yellowstone, and was out running at dawn with headphones on and no bear spray. Keep your eyes and ears open, NEVER run around a predator, make noise, carry bear spray and know how to use it and you will be fine.
First time seeing your channel, what is your connection to Slovakia? :D
Tiež som sa to chcel spýtať :D
Great video as always. Great family
An American Timber wolf can reach 80 kilos. The last known victim of wolves in the United States is a woman who was running in 2003 in one of the remote villages.
Good day, lovely folks, Greetings from Alberta.
In Switzerland, the most dangerous ‘wildlife’ are probably ticks and cows. In some areas, up to 25% of all ticks carry Lyme disease, resulting in about 50 infections per year and 100’000 inhabitants. Much rarer is encephalitis with only about 1 infection per year and 100’000 inhabitants. Cows have killed about one person per decade in Switzerland, this is similar in Austria.
I once encountered a wolf in the forest at night, though it was so dark I couldn’t see more than a vague shadow a few meters ahead and I am basing this on the growling sound it made. A few days later a wolf was hit and killed by a car nearby.
There is one problem: a cow is not a wild animal.
@@dvaparovoza5706 Well, that is why I put wildlife in quotation marks. Naturally, that is relying on the reader to have a sense of humour.
when i was in the millitary in narvik the mosquitos was huge.
Hello Graham Family.
In Poland we have brown bears.
On date 28 April 2024 The Regional Directorate of State Forests in Poland say thad we have about 150 bears on 3 areas:
1. Bieszczady, Beskid Niski, Beskid Sądecki i Gorce,
2. Tatry,
3. Beskid Śląski i Żywiecki.
The most 80% of bears are in Bieszczady.
According to the ministry's data in 2016-2021 there were 154 bear attacks on people in the country.
158 people were injured and 14 more were killed.
I hope that I have solved the problem of lack of information about bears in Poland.
I grown up in Romania, every summer we saw 2-3 bears. They ran from us as soon they saw us. Nowdays they don't want to attack either, but the mindless deforestation left them without their natural food. They don't want to starve, so they try to find food where ever they can get. Even looking to the peoples trash. Thats how they get in contact with the people. But I never accuse them to be aggresive, they just want to survive. The peoples are those who must be blaimed for their attacks.
the reason why there are so few wolves and bears in europe is because we hunted them to near extinction. here in germany there were a lot of bears, but because of their fur and the fear of bear attacks they were hunted to the point that now we don't even have a single bear here. the last bear that was hear in germany died quite a long time ago in a zoo (or somting like it)
Great job on the BBQ!!!! Hope y'all have a great weekend, love from Texas!
First time watching.. I must say you have a great family!
And never never ever run from a bear it will be the last thing you literally do
Black bears we have In NJ in Appalachia mountains and all u do is act anger and big
But Sir. This woman have gunshot wound to chest.
Yes Comrade. Wulf had gun.
I loved the bbq vlog. You have a lovely looking place. I loved the hills in the background. I’ve never been to Slovakia, but after seeing the scenery I’d love to visit.
Im from Hungary. We had bears a long Time ago. Now we have them again. As wolfs as well a few years ago, mostly in north Hungary but 2 years ago a bear was swimming down our Tisza river quite far like in middle of the country 😊
Hi from spruce pine NC, we have a black bear that hangs out in the yard quite regularly. He's not not scared of anything. We've also had a female with 2 small cubs show up lately. Deer is a everyday occurrence.
in the netherlands we walked near a small forest and out of nowhere a big wolf just stopped in front of us xD luckily we were with 4 people and it was only 1 wolf so he went away haha....awesome experience!
1:14 A Webcam? What webcam are you guys using?
Hope yall overthrow the crown & can exercise your right to arms someday. I'd never go to bear territory with just spray.
I believe the island Kat was speaking about is Svalbard.
I live in the U.S. where there are black bears. They generally stay away from us, and we stay away from them. We do carry bear spray. The thing more feared on this coast would be alligators and venomous snakes. Two people were killed by alligators near my Dad's house, and I was bitten by a venomous snakes.
Speaking of bears, in Slovenia we have largest bear population per area in Europe. We have about 1500 of them.There are so many they even export them. Population of bears in northern Italy, French and Spanish Pirenees largely consists of bears brought from Slovenia.
Romania 6000 bears.
@@VANiLiEEE I know, but it's some 8 times bigger. If you read what I wrote, you should notice I wasn' speaking about absolute number, but bears per area, per km2 if you want.
If you want to see bears. Kodiak Island was the best trip I ever did. They are called the Giant Grizzly. Thousands on the island everywhere
It's probably much too gruesome for the children, but there is a terrible lesson to be learned from the story of Timothy Treadwell. Last October, he and his girlfriend were killed by grizzly bears in Alaska. He foolishly believed that he could be "friendly" with bears and live with them.
It was a rogue 28 year old male grizzly bear that killed both Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard. Apparently, the bear devoured most of their bodies. Werner Herzog made a documentary called Grizzly Man.
Last October you probably watched Werner's Hercog movie about this. Movie from 2005 😀
Recently found your vids. Love it.
There are approximately 120-150 bears living in Poland. They live in mountainous areas of Poland
half of them live on Krupówki)))
When I was at the University of North Florida, there were still stories about a bear who went through a student to get to a Pepsi machine...
I’ll tell you all one thing if and when you all do come to America please for your alls safety if you do visit Yellowstone national park don’t mess with the buffalo they will hurt you if you are in a vehicle stay in the vehicle especially if you see them fighting the reason they are fighting is for domination over the whole group
Lol I have a white Siberan Husky/wolf hybrid. Her name is Athena and she lives with us in Houston now. My sister ex from UK got it for her. Lol that White Wolf yall saw is just like my Athena, husky are closest to their Wolf ancestors but when have have a husky/wolf hybrid. The way they act is closer to the Wolf. Wolves are my favorite animals 😍
I loved how much Garin laughed when you said the wolf looked like he farted. If you don't think it's too inappropriate you might want to show him Funny fart prank in San Antonio....very funny
To repel bears, try using a signal horn. They are light weight and easily carried. They blast a powerful sound that will repel animals of all sort. They also become handy should one get lost or disoriented.
There's a saying here in the states about the different bear species. I'm sure you guys have probably heard it if it's black. You fight back if it's Brown. You lay down if it's white, well, say good night
We're from Louisiana where alligators can be a problem, usually taking pets and children. Venomous snakes can be dangerous here too, as some are very aggressive. Mountain lions have also been known to attack and kill people in the US, mostly joggers, as they stimulate the big cat's instinctive flee-chase response. Bison and elk kill unwary people too, on occasion, though it's much rarer.
Its crazy how my grandma from Poland told us how the bears never came to Poland 😂 no one knows why
Dunno, they tend to avoid most popular tourist trails, but when you go for more obscure path it's actually quite easy to see some.
Especially may-july they tend to yell for mating partners.
Its because polish side of Tatras is kind a like disneyland today. Lot of buses, tourist, parties at your side of mountains. Absolutely oposite from national park in slovak side of Tatras.. But nowadays, its only question of time, becuase they are so outnumbered. There is a so much incident with bears, from new year 10x,and they are even in some 50K citizens towns and starting to go where never been before, even on plains near Nitra, what is absolutely crazy. 2-3 were seen at czech's Beskydy mountains side few day ago, so in few months, they will be pushed away, because they are protected and because of thier outnumbering.. just wait. We change laws, to may kill some problematic, but only if they enter intravilans of villages or towns. And because they have problem with small space for adecvate teritory, they will be push go around Slovakia
I'm guessing the woman you are talking about, that lives on Svalbard is Cecilia Blomdahl.
Love y'all's video's.
My Husband said that if a Polar Bear comes after you hand it a Coke a Cola. It's a commercial for those who don't know. LOL
💯 Albuquerque New Mexico in the house with support👍🏼
👍from Austria,like your video,and btw we have bears,not much,but some🤘
Polsce ok. 2011 r. populacja wynosiła 80 osobników. W Polsce występuje tylko w Karpatach i na Podkarpaciu - w Tatrach i Beskidach (głównie w Bieszczadach).
Bears and Wolves were wiped out in the UK many years ago
For bears, in AK, we attach small bells to our packs. The bears have bad eyesight, but they will hear those dang bells and move away.
Oh that's great, it let's them know where dinner is.
Makes identifying bear scat easier
Or cause they re curious be attracted to the sound
There are brown bears Italy Austria Spain France Switzerland Germany and Liechtenstein. All alpine countries. And here where I live in Germany, we have wolves in the forrests surrounding the town. They run away when seeing a human.
Romania have the biggest population of brown bears in Europe.. that’s because of huge forests and mountains you can fin Romania .. half of Romania is covered by mountains ..they have a large sea side too ..and they have the only Delta in Europe..which is UNESCO heritage.. a lot of of birds come there in the spring from South Africa to laying eggs because of the spring in Europe
bears aren't that common unless you are like deep deep in the mountains. i live in a heavily wooded area and have probably seen 5 throughout 20 years lol
Wolves used to be in Britain as well, however a law in England in 1281 ordering the extermination of all wolves meant they were extinct in England in by the early 1500s, another law in Scotland in 1427 later lead to the exinction of wolves in Scotland. Wolves had been extinct since the late 1100s in Wales supposedly.
Bears had gone extinct much earlier but not due as much to intentional extermination or over-hunting. They had been rare on the Islands before the Romans came in the 1st-5th Century due to climate change, then the Romans began importing bears from the continent for fighting and display which did increase their numbers somewhat. However not enough were brought over and very rarely were they released to the wild that they eventually became extinct by the end of the 6th century.
Because of that the British isles do not have any large predators, this has meant we've had to manage the deer and boar populations ourselves. It has made it safer for us to walk in the woods but it also means we'll never get to see them in their natural habitats unless we go abroad.
My Slovak mum says hey !!!!!
Lol! All the Buc-ees stuff on the top shelf
Just to inform you Wales is not in England, it is a separate country with a culture older than England
This is my first time watching this channel. I’ve gathered that you’re South African, based on the titles of your other videos. But do you still live in South Africa?
Are you sure that wasn't a kid in a bear suit. LOL
Of course there are brown bears in Poland.
If you want to avoid being attacked by bears, you must be heard when you walk in the forest. Most often, bears try to avoid people, if they hear that people are coming, they go away. Most bear attacks happen when the bear is surprised. Especially if it's a female with bear cubs. If you still get close to a bear, then you should never run. A bear is much faster and their hunting instinct is triggered. You should talk calmly to the bear and slowly back away. It applies to brown bears, polar bears are a completely different matter. As for wolves, they are rarely dangerous to humans. Most often they have rabies if they attack people. Here in Sweden, we don't have rabies, so it's not a problem here.
Some good stuff to watch would be the netflix barbeque showdown, really shows and teaches how bbq culture began and its a fun competition with good food ( doubt youd get pinged for the content too)
We count many brown bears in Austria and wolves are also getting a plague for sheep and cattle farmers.
I lived in Churchill Canada and I walked into a polar bear at four years old They are very hard to see believe it or not I was lucky this bear wasn't interested in me and I was able to run home.
Asking a very serious question here , Actually how does a bear injure you and 4 other people in the same 20 minute spell but no fatal injuries from a rampaging bear , question from Glasgow Scotland.
Your garden is so beautiful dude, and also i like the shelf behind you guys. I have garden too and a donkey she's name is Lulu. Take a care, i heard that you nearly died
I've heard Polar bears are afraid of Husky dogs. People go out side in Alaska take the dog with them.
There are about 264 thousand brown bears in Russia. There are more than 50 thousand of them in the European part of Russia.
Your Family is so Cute Together. Always carry a gun or spray and sometimes when You piss off a Brown Bear neither the Gun nor the Spray will work. Fighting a Brown Bear is Just not Smart.
Yes they ate real cute until they start tearing you apart
Poland have bears, wolfs etc our country is 33% forests.
In poland we have bears :) in south part of poland in mountian