Comments on: Facilitating Bear-Related Benefits http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:10:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Poems in honor of Tilde’s Bear - Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 by Lisa Heldke | Philosophers on Holiday - Gustavus Adolphus College http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Poems in honor of Tilde’s Bear - Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 by Lisa Heldke | Philosophers on Holiday - Gustavus Adolphus College Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:50:26 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-393 [...] Last night Tilde sat, erect, in front of the screen door, staring intently out at the meadow behind our house. I opened the door, she scampered out and stood, growling and barking…at a bear!  In honor of her bear sighting–the second one since she’s lived with us–we’ve composed some haiku. (Say…do you suppose haiku composition counts as a bear-related benefit?) [...] [...] Last night Tilde sat, erect, in front of the screen door, staring intently out at the meadow behind our house. I opened the door, she scampered out and stood, growling and barking…at a bear!  In honor of her bear sighting–the second one since she’s lived with us–we’ve composed some haiku. (Say…do you suppose haiku composition counts as a bear-related benefit?) [...]

]]> By: Brian O'Brien http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Brian O'Brien Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:14 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-126 Lisa does indeed surely jest, I think, as does the language of the DNR documentation...inadvertently, as far as I can tell. Lisa does indeed surely jest, I think, as does the language of the DNR documentation…inadvertently, as far as I can tell.

]]> By: Brandy Russell http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Brandy Russell Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:54:56 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-119 Highly entertaining. I particularly appreciated the photo captions Highly entertaining. I particularly appreciated the photo captions

]]> By: Brian O'Brien http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Brian O'Brien Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:10:15 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-116 From "The Plan": "The current bear management program includes research to better understand the ecology of bear and social acceptance capacity of Michigan's residents." "Social acceptance capacity" - that's a keeper, for many potential applications. From “The Plan”: “The current bear management program includes research to better understand the ecology of bear and social acceptance capacity of Michigan’s residents.” “Social acceptance capacity” – that’s a keeper, for many potential applications.

]]> By: Tom Gover http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Tom Gover Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:30:38 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-112 Surely you jest, Lisa. As I read the document it has nothing to do with benefits for bears. I think it is designed to have as large a bear population as possible without them becoming public nuisances and causing the DNR a lot of work. That is the "negative bear-human interactions". The flip side is to have as many successful hunting experiences as possible. The document could have been written by the NRA. Surely you jest, Lisa. As I read the document it has nothing to do with benefits for bears. I think it is designed to have as large a bear population as possible without them becoming public nuisances and causing the DNR a lot of work. That is the “negative bear-human interactions”. The flip side is to have as many successful hunting experiences as possible. The document could have been written by the NRA.

]]> By: Brian O'Brien http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/2009/06/29/facilitating-bear-related-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Brian O'Brien Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:03:13 +0000 http://philonhol.blog.gustavus.edu/?p=211#comment-108 Does using "bear" rather than 'bears' in strategic places enhance the intellectual content of this stuff? With regard to: "Just who got hold of the sensible folks at the DNR; was it academics? Or management types?" - I'm inclined to formulate a strategic working hypothesis that supports, in a synergistic and holistic fashion, the contention that the latter group has the highest probability of being the group of highest impact with regard to this outcome. Persons with such training are known to be thinkers outside of the box. I suppose that I'm in favor of minimizing "negative bear-human interactions". Several strategic approaches to amelioration of these potentially problematic scenarios can be envisioned. I suggest that the entire planning body watch Werner Herzog's <i>Grizzly Man</i> several times. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/ Does using “bear” rather than ‘bears’ in strategic places enhance the intellectual content of this stuff?

With regard to: “Just who got hold of the sensible folks at the DNR; was it academics? Or management types?” – I’m inclined to formulate a strategic working hypothesis that supports, in a synergistic and holistic fashion, the contention that the latter group has the highest probability of being the group of highest impact with regard to this outcome. Persons with such training are known to be thinkers outside of the box.

I suppose that I’m in favor of minimizing “negative bear-human interactions”. Several strategic approaches to amelioration of these potentially problematic scenarios can be envisioned.

I suggest that the entire planning body watch Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man several times. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/

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