First the presence of the dog with the climbers and then the use of the pepper spray is the two elements that played a catalytic role in her reaction bear to hit one of the two by throwing the cliff in the virgin forest of the fraklord Dramaas the coordinator of the Environmental Organization for Wildlife and Nature Spyros Psaroudas explains.
According to Mr. Psarouda, The presence of a man in the Drama forest is forbidden while The bear probably felt threatened by the dog that the climbers had with them.
“What we can assume is that the dog’s existence has played a catalytic role. The area is a virgin forest, the presence of man in any capacity, even by forest, is forbidden. The only ones allowed to enter the woods It is after a special license, the research groups are. Consequently, on their own initiative, with the motivation to see the plane they were found there, ”he says.
The use of the pepper spray as well as the behavior of the dog -who during the tester’s testimony came in front of the bear delaying it, They caused panic in the massive animal, thus hitting the second, throwing in the vacuum.
‘As we learn they used pepper spray, It is also forbidden to use it in Greece because it is considered a weapon. Neither by forests, nor by researchers, nor from women. From what I understood, one climber saw a bear on the edge of the cliff, shouted his friend, going there in front of the bear, it seems that the dog attacked her, They used the pepper spray and the bear was obviously upset, it may have been blinded. Beyond that, nothing is excluded. On his panic the animal is likely to push the first one and found himself on the cliff. “
According to him, the brown bear living in Greece is 120-130 pounds, but there are cases where it can reach 400 kg. However, Her behavior is not aggressive.
‘Brown bears have no reason to be aggressive, He has never recorded this unless they are caused or panicked. This is not an attack, but a defensive behavior of the animal. In this particular case, we do not know if it is a male, or a female who had a small one with him. “