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A lady in Maine is recuperating after she was bitten by a black bear in her yard.
The female was bitten when she got in between her dog and the bear, which had actually been chasing her animal – and punched the bear in the nose.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said the 64-year-old female was gardening in her yard Friday early morning in Porter, which has to do with 45 miles northwest of Portland on the New Hampshire border, when the attack occurred.
Her dog began barking and removed into the woods, authorities said, and the female went to examine when she heard her dog yelp.
That’s when her dog came running back towards her with a black bear chasing behind.
The female faced the bear head on, the wildlife department said in a release to FOX Television Stations, and when the bear stood, she stood as high as she might and punched the bear in the nose.
The bear bit her in the right-hand man, piercing her wrist. But the bear release right away and ran back into the woods, authorities said.
The female called 911 and was dealt with for her bite mark.
Her dog wasn’t hurt.
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The bear hasn’t been seen because the attack, which authorities are calling provoked. The bear had actually been seen in previous days in close-by backyards consuming birdseed that had actually been left outside.
The Department has actually set 2 live-capture culvert-style traps to attempt and record the bear alive.
This story was reported from Detroit.
