News Disney World's Magic Kingdom is experiencing widescale attraction closures this morning due to a bear

[JenniferS]

Do they not have someone on call to tranquilize the bear? Disney owns a whole zoo...

Good point.

 

[allgiggles]

I'm sorry but this is ecologically ignorant. It sounds great in a tree-hugging sort of way but it's wrong on the facts.

Encounters with black bears are on the rise because the black bear population is BOOMING. It's not a case of development squeezing bears into smaller areas that then bleed into human-populated communities. It's a case of agricultural land (i.e. farms) being abandoned all up and down the East Coast of the United States and returned to their natural, forested states. More forests and fewer farms means more bears.

I read this and now I can't get this earworm out of my head:

FACT: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

The bear was able to enjoy 4hours of 3 lands to himself for free, being a bear pays off.

Plus unlimited beverages and snacks.

Extra Bear Hours (EBH) - now available for a "small" upcharge fee at MK.

 

[wdwmagic]

Big Thunder is back open. Only areas closed are Tom Sawyer Island and the Railroad.

 

[DisneyOutsider]

I'm sorry but this is ecologically ignorant. It sounds great in a tree-hugging sort of way but it's wrong on the facts.

Encounters with black bears are on the rise because the black bear population is BOOMING. It's not a case of development squeezing bears into smaller areas that then bleed into human-populated communities. It's a case of agricultural land (i.e. farms) being abandoned all up and down the East Coast of the United States and returned to their natural, forested states. More forests and fewer farms means more bears.

It's true that our Black Bear populations are recovering rapidly, but it's simultaneously true that Black Bears are continuing to face habitat loss due to human development in and near forested areas. Those are both facts.

What I haven't heard before is the theory that a glut of abandoned agricultural land-plots are driving their population recovery. Everything I've seen has almost exclusively attributed their continued recovery to stricter conservation laws and better forest preservation management.

Do you have any links I could see to read up about your preferred thesis?

 

[Bocabear]

There are going to be a lot of refunds and comps I would guess...unless they got the power back up pretty quickly.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

It's true that our Black Bear populations are recovering rapidly, but it's simultaneously true that Black Bears are continuing to face habitat loss due to human development in and near forested areas. Those are both facts.

What I haven't heard before is the theory that a glut of abandoned agricultural land-plots are driving their population recovery. Everything I've seen has almost exclusively attributed their continued recovery to stricter conservation laws and better forest preservation management.

Do you have any links I could see to read up about your preferred thesis?

https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Bear-sightings-surge-in-Connecticut-as-farmlands-11316820.php

Rewilding: as farmland and villages are abandoned, forests, wolves and bears are returning to Europe

The abandonment of crops and pastures allows the natural regeneration of bushes and forests and the recolonization of fauna.

theconversation.com

The Return of Nature

This is not because the resources are exhausted, but because consumers have changed consumption, and because producers changed production. Then, in about 1940, acreage and yield decoupled in the United States. Since then American farmers have quintupled corn while using the same or even less land…

thebreakthrough.org

Black Bears Are Rebounding—What Does That Mean For People?

The North American omnivores have expanded their ranges in recent years thanks to healthier forests and stricter laws—which means more run-ins with people.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[BagOfGroceries]

Seriously though, today is undoubtedly a day in boards history. I can bearly believe it, myself.

 

[some other guy]

I mean he wouldn't be in Tomorrowland, how many bears do you see in science fiction?

the Robotech EU included some bear aliens

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

There is zero point to cargo shorts unless you are maximizing the pocket use.

FTFY

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Do they not have someone on call to tranquilize the bear? Disney owns a whole zoo...

…I’m thinking it would be because it’s not THEIR bear…

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

“Umm I was just trying to audition for the new country bears show…. I guess I took a wrong turn?”

 

[wdwmagic]

Seriously though, today is undoubtedly a day in boards history. I can bearly believe it, myself.

This past couple of years has never been dull following the parks. There is always something unusual and sometimes shocking going on lol

 

[Buried20KLeague]

I was thinking that too…

Gonna get “Fred flintstone irritation” on those

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I own countless Olukai's. The Cadillac of flip-flops.

 

[Splash4eva]

It's true that our Black Bear populations are recovering rapidly, but it's simultaneously true that Black Bears are continuing to face habitat loss due to human development in and near forested areas. Those are both facts.

What I haven't heard before is the theory that a glut of abandoned agricultural land-plots are driving their population recovery. Everything I've seen has almost exclusively attributed their continued recovery to stricter conservation laws and better forest preservation management.

Do you have any links I could see to read up about your preferred thesis?

Lets close down all of Disney and give the bears all their land back. Problem solved. Iger the real hero!

 

[monothingie]

This past couple of years has never been dull following the parks. There is always something unusual and sometimes shocking going on lol

It was a refreshing, but brief, change from complaining about everything Disney does does wrong.

 

[Squishy]

It was a refreshing, but brief, change from complaining about everything Disney does does wrong.

Disney was chasing a bear around for 5 hours hoping that it will save them some money on the CBJ redo, so cheap smh.

 

[Squishy]

Today would have been perfect footage for Disney's take of cocainechurro bear

 

[JohnD]

Do they not have someone on call to tranquilize the bear? Disney owns a whole zoo...

More than likely. It wouldn't surprise me if Disney vets worked with Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC). But a removal of wildlife still requires FWC to take possession and move the bear.

 

[Beacon Joe]

It was a refreshing, but brief, change from complaining about everything Disney does does wrong.

I was tempted to leave my den and post in this thread as an opportunity to gripe about the unbearable changes announced for Country Bear Jamboree, but I had the forbearance to know my griping would be unbearable. This fun bit of news is certainly upbearing WDW chatter for the day and I have enjoyed this thread's bearing so far.