Authorities said Thursday that a bear attacked in Pennsylvania this week confirmed the rabies in the bear.
Pennsylvania Game Commission Said on Facebook That the bear reached a “aggressive way” near a man in Jim Thorp, the carbon county in the beautiful Pokono mountains on Sunday, and began to cut and cut it. The Commission noted that this is an extraordinary attitude for the bears.
This man, Andrew Nierr, survived the attack and is expected to be fully recovered. Wilkes-Barre’s NBC affiliated wBre Received footage of surveillance from a nearby homeowner, which shows the moment of the attack.
The bear was shot dead by a nearby house owner and the body was taken for examination.
The commission said in its statement, “Today, on January 23, 2025, tests of tests showed that the bear was positive for rabies. The person involved is expected to have full recovery and has received proper medical treatment,” the Commission said in its statement. “The Commission said in its statement.
“While the bears are very low in the bears and the case appearing in a particular area is usually isolated, the ribs poses a threat to all mammal animals. In this particular case, the male bear is usually alone. Therefore, other bears reduce the risk of rabies. ” The statement continued.
Nerr was attacked and said on a stone trail near his house. WBRE That he saw the bear in the middle of the trail. He tried to run away, but the bear was behind.
He said he had not made a bad feeling about the animal and that he was probably looking for food during the frozen but changing conditions.
“They are hungry. They are starving. They are believed to be in hybrony. This weather is strange recently,” he told WBR.
“Hot, cool, warm, cold. Emotion, I’m not reluctant to do it. Just a part of life, go ahead. It could have been very bad. Fortunately he saved me, he shot me. It looks bad for it because they don’t bother you so much, anything, “he continued.
Black bear attacks are rare, but in recent decades, especially in the northeast of Pennsylvania, problems with bears have increased after the rapid increase in population. The state had only 4,000 in the 1970s, while an estimated 18,000 are now, According to the state government data.
In the late 1990s, there were about 600 bear complaints from 13 counties in the northeastern region. That number increased to 1,100 by 2002.
Anyone who sees animals abnormally is advised to report to the Game Commission on 1-833-PGC-Wild.
