Keeping bears at camp sites is dangerous for people, warns an expert at the Moscow Zoo

Bears cannot be tamed, so keeping them at camp sites is dangerous for people. This was stated by the head of the mammal department of the Moscow Zoo, Mikhail Bragin, RT reports.

“Keeping bears at camp sites is very risky and always ends badly. Raising bear cubs at camp sites is bonding,” he said.

Firstly, the specialist is sure that an animal accustomed to people can still show aggression and will have to be eliminated. Secondly, because of this practice, people begin to mistakenly consider the animal to be a “kind bear”.

Even an animal raised by humans from childhood does not become a pet and cannot live safely with people, the expert emphasized. You can only break the bear’s psyche and end up with an animal sitting in a cage that only seems harmless.