Italian Tourist Mauled In Romania After Feeding Bear Next To Sign Warning People Not To Feed Bears

brown bear Most people don’t need to be reminded that it’s a bad idea to try to get up close and personal with a bear in the wild. Unfortunately, an Italian man taking a motorcycle tour of Romania lost his life after trying to feed one directly next to a sign warning against that particular behavior. Humans may have managed to establish themselves as the world’s foremost apex predator, but that reputation doesn’t mean much when you’re a single person who comes face-to-face with another species that has a claim to that title in the arena they call home. That includes the various types of bears