Bear captured in Italy after killing Alpine jogger Andrea Papi

[Effete Snob]

1. "Why kill a bear for being a bear?"

Because, typically "being a bear" means being afraid of humans.

However, since it is early in the season for them, they are more aggressive than usual.

But once a bear finds out that humans are tasty and easy to take down, they can lose their fear of humans.

It's not about taking "sides". It's unfortunate all the way around.

Do you think biologists who devote their lives to the study and conservation of wildlife have a thing against bears?


https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2020/09/18/why-euthanize-bears-that-have-fed-on-human-remains-biologist-bears-may-repeat-behavior/115019960/

Usually, if a bear shows “undesirable behavior,” tries to get food from visitors by getting up on picnic tables or coming into tents, or just shows no fear of humans, the bear will be trapped and either relocated or released onsite, McInnis said.

“This is a form of averse conditioning. To be caught in a trap is not a good experience so a lot of bears can be dissuaded from coming back just simply by trapping them and then letting them go without having to relocate them to somewhere else,” she said.

Trapped bears are collared so they can be tracked. The recently euthanized bear had not been caught before, she said. There have been 40 trap and relocations so far this year in the Smokies.

“Euthanization is never a decision lightly taken here at park. Feeding on human remains is a behavior that once learned, bears learn to repeat. Once that association is made, it’s hard to break. The concern is they would pose a risk to public safety,” McInnis said.

“Also, knowing the contents of a bear’s stomach could provide evidence to help with the law enforcement investigation.”

Mike Pelton, a renowned wildlife biologist who started the first research project on black bears in the Great Smokies in 1968, agrees with bear euthanization if the cause of a human death is unknown.

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What the fuck would he know?