39. Warned Not To Feed Bears

Authorities reported that a woman had been feeding bears at her home in Lake Tahoe, California, three of the four bears she fed were killed. Apparently, the woman had conditioned the bears to further explore human settlements and either wildlife officials were forced to kill them to safeguard the public or cars accidentally hit them. Lt. Patrick Foy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told the Associated Press that the woman had just fed one of the bears and was walking back to her house when the animal struck her from behind. She survived the attack but suffered several injuries.