When practiced responsibly and with respect for nature, fishing can be a sustainable pastime for outdoor lovers of all ages.

However, sustainable fishing largely depends on where you cast your reel and how strictly you follow fishing restrictions to protect wildlife and natural ecosystems.

in a shocking instagram postwildlife photographer Laura Lyn Gregorio (@lauralynphotography) shared a terrifying video of a man and a bear sharing the same fishing spot.

In an Alaskan waterway, a man casually fishes in the water next to a bear that walks on two legs at a dangerously close distance.

“This person was surely in a precarious location due to the water levels,” Laura wrote in the caption of the post. “One wrong step and the water would be over your head.”

At least 100 yards away It is considered the safe distance to be in front of a bear. However, the fisherman in the video is considerably closer to that and still tries to get the best catch for a while before finally moving away.

Tourists often get too close to bears in national parks. However, this is also a problem in remote wilderness areas, where there is no one else around to call for help if a bear is provoked to the point of attacking you.

When fishing in the wild, we must respect wildlife habitats and make way for animals that belong in their natural environments, for our safety and theirs.

You can also practice sustainable fishing by doing avoiding no-fishing zones and harmful fishing tactics such as bottom trawl.

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The original poster mission It’s supporting all things wild and keeping them that way. Then, his followers were horrified by how close the fisherman came to the bear in this video.

“Lmfao…the guy slowly walks away,” one Instagram user wrote in the comments.

Another Instagrammer commented, translated from Spanish: “We know well who the invaders are.”

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