{"id":266351,"date":"2023-07-09T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=266351"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:20:04","slug":"impressive-cougar-attack-in-utah-caught-on-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=266351","title":{"rendered":"Impressive cougar attack in Utah caught on film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"416\" data-attachment-id=\"266355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=266355\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?fit=993%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"993,571\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?fit=723%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?resize=723%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?w=993&amp;ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/polarbearscience.com\/\">polarbearscience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reminds me of descriptions of grizzly sows\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzlytimes.org\/reading-bear-behavior\">defending their young<\/a>, who seem intent on scaring the sh*t out of attack victims rather than killing them, which they could easily do (Shelton 1997, 1998, 2001). This video of a terrifying attack on a runner near Provo, Utah is from two years ago but I missed it when it came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Pg2CDCm34w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>I found what I thought were bobcats on the trail during a run. Turns out they were cougar cubs and their mother was not happy to see me. She escorted me for over six minutes to get me away from her cubs. Although she was acting very aggressive, the cougar had no intent on hurting me. The mother cougar was most likely caught off guard and did what she had to do to protect her cubs. Mama, cubs, and I are safe.<\/em>\u201d [Cougarkyle, 12 October 2020]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interviews with runner Kyle Burgess\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/13\/us\/cougar-attack-utah-trnd\/index.html\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bih5ZP8zI50\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca\/cougar-complaints-on-the-rise-on-vancouver-island-1.4365067\">Vancouver Island<\/a>, where my family hikes the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanaimobulletin.com\/news\/cougar-chases-and-attacks-mountain-biker-near-popular-trail-in-roberts-creek-b-c\/\">back trails<\/a>, has the highest density of cougars in North America, which means we all have a keen interest in cougar attack stories. Predatory cougars that stalk to kill generally do so silently, and often from behind or above. Not anything like what this cat did, protecting her kittens from a perceived threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shelton, J.G. 1997<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>Bear Encounter Survival Guide<\/em>. Pallister Publishing, Hagensborg.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/encounter-survival-guide-James-Shelton\/dp\/0969809905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/encounter-survival-guide-James-Shelton\/dp\/0969809905<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shelton, J.G. 1998<\/strong>.\u00a0<em>Bear Attacks: The Deadly Truth<\/em>. Pallister Publishing, Hagensborg.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Bear-attacks-The-deadly-truth\/dp\/0969809913\/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=14YVF0H88S4HK5WEBRXJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Bear-attacks-The-deadly-truth\/dp\/0969809913\/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=14YVF0H88S4HK5WEBRXJ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shelton, J.G. 2001.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bear Attacks II: Myth and Reality<\/em>. Pallister Publishing, Hagensborg.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Bear-attacks-II-Myth-reality\/dp\/0969809921\/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=010X5EA7FE7JJAWA1ZNX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Bear-attacks-II-Myth-reality\/dp\/0969809921\/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=010X5EA7FE7JJAWA1ZNX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This reminds me of descriptions of grizzly sows\u00a0defending their young, who seem intent on scaring the sh*t out of attack victims rather than killing them, which they could easily do (Shelton 1997, 1998, 2001). This video of a terrifying attack on a runner near Provo, Utah is from two years ago but I missed it when it came out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":266355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820944,691820943],"class_list":{"0":"post-266351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-cougar-attack","9":"tag-utah","11":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00Screenshot-2023-07-09-141611.png?fit=993%2C571&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-17hZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":270551,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270551","url_meta":{"origin":266351,"position":0},"title":"Repeat of 2013 high-profile Sierra Club polar bear attack, this time with Inuit victims","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"31\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Almost 10 years later to the day, another polar bear attack resulting in serious injury has taken place in the northern Labrador\/Quebec region of Eastern Canada. 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