Tourist Has Wholesome Encounter with Mama Bear and Cubs After Chased By Male Bear

A tourist had a surprising yet heartwarming wildlife encounter after a mama bear and her cubs approached him for safety following a confrontation with an aggressive wild boar.

According to wildlife photographer Casey Cooper, who captured the moment on video, the bear and her cubs came within just a few feet of him and his group.

Speaking to What’s The Jam about the rare encounter, Cooper said:“The Alaskan Brown bear brought her cubs over to us after being chased by a big boar on the coast of Alaska.”

“We set up in low tide to view this bear from about 100 yards away.

“From the other side, a boar chased her and her cubs in our direction.

“Making sure not to startle her by standing and moving around, we stayed put.

“I spoke to her calmly throughout the encounter, she continued clamming near us but then carried on with the cubs.

“So we remained calm and let the encounter take its course.

“It’s important to understand this was a coastal brown bear that is used to humans being around, she understands we are not a threat.

“This would have played out differently with a non-habituated bear.”

“If you ever intend on coming to Alaska to see bears on the coast, always hire an experienced guide.

“Never approach bears under any circumstances. This was a unique situation in this region, and I have been around this particular bear and others like her here for over 10 years.

“There is nowhere else in the world I would feel more comfortable being this close to a bear with her cubs.”