Presentations & conferences
Natural Science Museum – The Bear and Us
The Bear and Us
Understanding bear behavior is essential to avoid risky situations. Matteo Zeni will discuss this topic in the conference “The Bear and Us,” scheduled for January 27 at the Natural Science Museum.
Bears do not treat humans the same way they treat other bears: they know that humans belong to a different species. However, when a person suddenly appears, bears assess and act based on their own way of perceiving the world. From a bear’s perspective, a human suddenly appearing just a few meters away, widening their eyes and shouting at the top of their lungs with their mouth wide open, is not simply terrified, as one might easily assume when witnessing the scene. According to the bear’s perception of reality, that person is seriously attacking it, and the bear may react accordingly. Therefore, learning how bears behave toward one another is very useful.
Matteo Zeni will explore this topic further during the conference “The Bear and Us,” scheduled for Tuesday, January 27 at 6:00 PM at the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences. At the end of the event, he will also present his book, which has the same title as the conference. Zeni works with the Trentino Forestry Corps and in the Large Carnivores Sector of the Wildlife Service of the Autonomous Province of Trento, and he is a member of the Large Carnivores Emergency Team.
Participation in the conference is free of charge; reservations are recommended on the museum’s website at the following link: https://app.no-q.info/naturmuseum-sudtirol/events/course/558763
. The conference can also be viewed online on the museum’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp5XFhohJC0.
Understanding bear behavior is essential to avoid risky situations. Matteo Zeni will discuss this topic in the conference “The Bear and Us,” scheduled for January 27 at the Natural Science Museum.
Bears do not treat humans the same way they treat other bears: they know that humans belong to a different species. However, when a person suddenly appears, bears assess and act based on their own way of perceiving the world. From a bear’s perspective, a human suddenly appearing just a few meters away, widening their eyes and shouting at the top of their lungs with their mouth wide open, is not simply terrified, as one might easily assume when witnessing the scene. According to the bear’s perception of reality, that person is seriously attacking it, and the bear may react accordingly. Therefore, learning how bears behave toward one another is very useful.
Matteo Zeni will explore this topic further during the conference “The Bear and Us,” scheduled for Tuesday, January 27 at 6:00 PM at the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences. At the end of the event, he will also present his book, which has the same title as the conference. Zeni works with the Trentino Forestry Corps and in the Large Carnivores Sector of the Wildlife Service of the Autonomous Province of Trento, and he is a member of the Large Carnivores Emergency Team.
Participation in the conference is free of charge; reservations are recommended on the museum’s website at the following link: https://app.no-q.info/naturmuseum-sudtirol/events/course/558763
. The conference can also be viewed online on the museum’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp5XFhohJC0.
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