‘Calling me a bear whisperer and stuff’: Lineman in Arizona helps bear get down from power pole

It was a bold scene on top of a power line pole in Arizona as a lineman squared off with a bear high off the ground The bear was clinging to the pole and resisted efforts to get it off Werner Neubauer who has been working as a lineman for years stated he was really trying to save the bear from being electrocuted It might have looked a little bit mean but I m trying to keep it from getting itself killed Neubauer mentioned Wildlife experts say the bear was likely trying to get away from humans when it climbed the pole You know a black bear their natural reaction when they get scared is to climb up a tree or climb something and get away Neubauer reported Eventually the bear made a safe descent sliding down the pole and walking back into the wild While this isn t an everyday occurrence Neubauer commented this is the third time he s helped get a bear down from a power pole He also ran into a bear on a pole in which prepared him for this encounter Give me a little bit of a hard time calling me a bear whisperer and stuff Neubauer commented