Video: Wolf sizes up bear in B.C. grasslands

They often say don91裸聊视频檛 poke the bear, but clearly this wolf never got the message.

Frank Ritcey, provincial coordinator of WildSafeBC, has seen and captured a lot of wildlife on film over the years, but he has never seen something like this.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been filming for a long time, spent a lot of time out in the wild, but I91裸聊视频檝e never got to see something like this. This clear,91裸聊视频� says Ritcey. 91裸聊视频淵ou go out enough times, you get lucky.91裸聊视频�

Last week he was hiking in the grasslands near Kamloops with his wife when she noticed a wolf in the field.

He decided to sneak a bit closer to catch the wolf on film when he realized his video was going to be a lot more interesting than he first thought when a smaller black bear walked into frame.

91裸聊视频淵ou are very luck to ever even see a wolf, especially up here, they are very secretive animals that don91裸聊视频檛 like to be around humans,91裸聊视频� says Ritcey.

91裸聊视频淪o just seeing a wolf was pretty good, but then to see a wolf and a bear together was pretty special.91裸聊视频�

Ritcey says the interaction between the bear and wolf was interesting to watch. He says wolves have been known to take on a bear as a pack, but don91裸聊视频檛 often attempt it one on one.

91裸聊视频淎 friend of mine who works with National Parks says they have had a number of reports of single wolves trying to attack bears. They91裸聊视频檙e never successful, but they do do it,91裸聊视频� explains Ritcey.

91裸聊视频淎nimals in the wild are very cautious, the wolf isn91裸聊视频檛 going to get itself into a battle if it thinks it is going to lose. It is going to check out things.91裸聊视频�

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For those who believe the wolf didn91裸聊视频檛 stand a chance against the bear, Ritcey says you shouldn91裸聊视频檛 count it out.

91裸聊视频淲e tend to think of the bear as the apex predator, but a wolf is a very formidable opponent. Wolves, as a pack, will even drag grizzly bears off of kills. They are very agile,91裸聊视频� says Ritcey. 91裸聊视频淎ny of us would have been pretty petrified if a bear ran at us, but the wolf knows what its capabilities are. It came, got in closer and closer until the bear swung at, it was testing the bear.91裸聊视频�

The wolf is seen in the video above running away to ensure it stays out of reach of the bear before it goes back to check out one more time before deciding it isn91裸聊视频檛 worth the fight and disappearing into the woods.

91裸聊视频淚 think the wolf made the decision the odds weren91裸聊视频檛 good. If the rest of the pack were nearby, it may have turned out differently,91裸聊视频� adds Ritcey.

He knew this video was a special one and needed to be shared so he published on the on Sunday.

He says this time of year is a good one for the public to view bears at a safe distance.

91裸聊视频淲hen bears first emerge they primarily eat the fresh green grass,91裸聊视频� says Ritcey.

91裸聊视频淭hey are grazers, about 80 per cent of their diet is plant-based. So, anywhere you start to see fresh greenery is where you can see bears. Especially closer to evening and early in the morning.91裸聊视频�

WildSafeBC is a program owned and operated by the BC Conservation Foundation, is designed to help reduce human-wildlife conflict throughout the province.

91裸聊视频淭he clip has generated a lot of interest, and it helps us get out our message about keeping wildlife wild and communities safe,91裸聊视频� adds Ritcey.

91裸聊视频淪eeing wildlife behaving in a natural way out in the wilds is great, seeing bears in an urban setting is definitely not so great. Bears in an urban environment create safety concerns for both humans and bears so we try to help communities manage their attractants in a way that keeps bears from being drawn into town in the first place.91裸聊视频�

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