Bear Attack

[GlassMan]

I saw an update about this on the news. It stated that a bear had been trapped in the area and immediately euthanized. Now they are scouring the area to make sure that they killed the right one.

I'm sorry, but isn't that rather like "shoot first, ask questions later?" What if that wasn't the right bear?

I really wish they'd given more information to explain why the animal was killed if they weren't certain. Was it acting vicious as well?

I sincerely hope that they are not just trapping any and all bears in the area and killing them until they feel certain that they've eliminated the threat.

[KiltedKnight]

This is one black bear that won't cause anyone any more trouble since it's one of my sporrans now, also the claw at the bottom was once part of a giant Kodiak. This is my second attempt at posting picks so bear with me....no pun intended...

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Chris.

[kiltimabar]

This is one black bear that won't cause anyone any more trouble since it's one of my sporrans now, also the claw at the bottom was once part of a giant Kodiak. This is my second attempt at posting picks so bear with me....no pun intended...

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Chris.

That sporran looks more like it came from the endangered Tusked Ewok...

but seriously, that bear attack was a tragedy, and certainly not usual behavior for a black bear, who normally avoid people except those they have trained to approach them with food and cameras. Kodiak or northern brown and grizzly bears though, are not timid or docile since they are used to being the biggest and meanest things in the valley. In that case if they think you are on the menu only a heavy rifle will save you--you will not frighten or outrun them.

There also has been a recent mountain lion attack on a child hiker. It leaped on the last one in line of a group, but was frightened away by the rest making noise and frantic gestures (didn't hear of a kilt being involved but it probably would have worked). Mountain lions also usually avoid people but burgeoning numbers of protected cougars and housing developments are leading to more frequent contacts.

[Southern Breeze]

I saw an update about this on the news. It stated that a bear had been trapped in the area and immediately euthanized. Now they are scouring the area to make sure that they killed the right one.

I'm sorry, but isn't that rather like "shoot first, ask questions later?" What if that wasn't the right bear?

I really wish they'd given more information to explain why the animal was killed if they weren't certain. Was it acting vicious as well?

I sincerely hope that they are not just trapping any and all bears in the area and killing them until they feel certain that they've eliminated the threat.

Here's what I've been told about killing the bears: They do this to preserve any forensic evidence. There also tends to be only a few bears in any one area.
This was not however bear normal behavior.