![]() ![]() During this time they can gain over 3 lbs each day (6). They are also hibernators and must consume huge amounts of food during the fall to gain enough weight to survive winter. What is Causing Bears to Attack Livestock?īears are omnivores meaning that they will eat a variety of foods from plant matter to insects and meat. ![]() People no longer practice traditional methods of livestock management and as a society have effectively forgotten how to coexist with bears. Conflict involving livestock depredation may also be attributed to modern livestock management. This is in part due to re-growth of forested areas throughout North America providing increased bear habitat. Conflict is actually increasing in many areas where bears were once eliminated and have now been reintroduced or are expanding their populations. Conflict between bears and humans is a worldwide problem occurring in “hotspots” where anthropogenic attractants and bear habitat overlap. Bears are particularly large predators with voracious appetites. This competition often involves food resources and in particular livestock. In reality, humans and carnivores are just species which happen to share similar needs for high calorie diets and large amounts of land bringing us into competition with one another. Humans view carnivores as dangerous thieves. ![]() People have a history of exploiting carnivore populations. See also SENSES.Coexistence in a Crowded World: Brown Bears and Livestock Depredation If you hear bleating, you may be taking on new cares and responsibilities that could be positive or negative depending on your attitude towards them. If you hear braying, it could indicate a need to overcome basic animal instincts. If you hear ominous growling, roaring or cackling, it could reflect pent-up anger either within yourself or another person. For example, if you hear an animal barking, wailing or whining for attention, these sounds could be calling your attention to the qualities that that particular animal represents to you. If you hear animals making sounds in your dream, you need to consider what these sounds mean to you in waking life and then to make a symbolic link. Any threat from a sinister animal suggests fears and doubts you may have about your ability to manage your emotions. Being bitten by an animal could indicate aggression from someone close to you or that our own aggressive instincts are not under control. In some cases dreams of being threatened or attacked by animals may be telling you that you are repressing your instincts-perhaps being too civilized- and you should try and loosen up more. If you are trying to find refuge from animals-either by building a defense or running away-this indicates a struggle with instincts that threaten your safety in waking life. If an animal is chasing you in a dream, this may suggest that in real life you are in flight from some area of your personality that wants to be expressed. Your dream is urging you express or deal with your anger in a controlled way. If the animal is attacking you, this could indicate that you are in the grip of a rage that you fear you may unleash. If the animal is watching you, your unconscious is reminding you not to forget or neglect the instincts that it represents. Hiding from or being trapped by animals can suggest you are feeling controlled or threatened by your urges or the emotions or feelings of others.
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