Two grizzlies fighting in the middle of a highway. The scene filmed in the northwest of the province of British Columbia, Canada, became viral. Posted on Facebook by a motorist on September 20, the video counted this Sunday five million views.
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The two grizzlies, standing on their hind legs, begin to grumble before clashing with paws and bites. An impressive fight between these two mammals weighing on average 270 kilos. In the background, a wolf motionless on the road observes the fight at good distances.
45,000 grizzlies in the northern United States and Canada
An unusual scene filmed by Cari McGillivray. Contacted by the Globe and Mail , the motorist confides that this meeting is "far from the best of his life".
45,000 grizzlies currently live in northern Canada and the United States. Even if attacks are rare, tourism and the increase of the population increase the probability of encounter between man and animal. Last August, a 44-year-old Frenchman died of a grizzly attack in northwestern Canada.
The government agency Parks Canada advises hikers and campers to be very cautious: to travel in groups, to make noise and to have a bottle of pepper spray available.