Bear shot for being too friendly

• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-06-25 04:51
  http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-black-bear-who-shot-to-fame-online-for-its-close-encounter-with-a-police-officer-has-been-put-down/story-e6freuy9-1226080772629
  
  

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  A BLACK bear cub in Canada - who shot to fame on the Internet after he was pictured approaching a police officer - has been put down for being 'too friendly'.
  
  The young bear - who was known for approaching visitors to the Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland - made headlines two weeks ago, when he was pictured standing face-to-face with a police officer.
  
  Constable Suzanne Bourque was investigating reports of a bear sighting in the area when the cub brushed against her leg while she was interviewing witnesses, The Telegram reports.
  
  Wildlife officials caught the bear before moving it to a more isolated area, but the animal still returned to a restaurant on the Trans Canada Highway.
  
  Kirby Tulk, acting director of conservation with Terra Nova National Park, said he had no choice but to euthanise the cub, after the warnings about not feeding it were ignored.
  
  "The bears, instead of coming to the roadside to feed off their natural vegetation, become attracted to cars and humans because they learn to associate vehicles and humans with food," Mr Tulk was quoted as saying.
  
  Mr Tulk said the cub's protective mother bear could be nearby and will

  
  
  WTFISTHISBULL****
• Mama wrote on 2011-06-25 04:54
  Awww.. D:
  
  IT LOOKS SO GODDAMN FRIENDLY AND CUDDLY BUT I SUPPOSE THAT IS MISLEADING?
  
  Hell, I don't know.
• Mrlucky77 wrote on 2011-06-25 04:55
  They were becoming too dependent on humans to find food instead of hunting/foraging for their own, therefore they cannot be reliable parents.
  
  Basic science here in Canada.
  
  
  edit:
  
  If the bear did not become a reliable parent, its offspring would die and would upset the populace of bears.
  
  2/3 bears(possible offspring) > 1 bear (possible parent)
  
  Instead, if the possible parent was then euthanized, it would not mate therefore one that would be responsible would take place and then keep the predator/prey balance.
• Skye wrote on 2011-06-25 04:57
  Well, if it's attracted to people it could get hit by a car and die anyway, and if it lived long enough to grow it could seriously injure someone with that friendliness.
  While it makes me sad they did this, I see why they did it.
  
  Oh, and Garen said.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-06-25 04:58

  Quote from Garen;489152:

  They were becoming too dependent on humans to find food instead of hunting/foraging for their own, therefore they cannot be reliable parents.
  
  Basic science here in Canada

  
  
  You think a zoo could take them or something... no need to put it down.
• Piero wrote on 2011-06-25 04:59
  Wth..
• Aliyah wrote on 2011-06-25 05:07

  Quote from Cucurbita;489158:

  You think a zoo could take them or something... no need to put it down.

  
  
  >:
• Cynic wrote on 2011-06-25 05:07
  There was still no need to put it down. Not that early.
  
  Bunch of assholes had no right to control it's fate like that.
  
  It was a /CUB/ ffs. >_>;
• Yoorah wrote on 2011-06-25 05:11
  You've got to understand that bears are a big problem due to people feeding them. There's even a hunting season for them.. it's either in the spring or fall, I forgot. There used to be two seasons because there were so many bears. @_@
• Mrlucky77 wrote on 2011-06-25 05:22
  Bears are actually a problem in Manitoba (especially Churchill) where there are "bear jails" in order to keep the bears out. If a friendly bear constantly visited the restaraunt, it could hint to its mother that there is a good food supply there and such.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-06-25 05:28
  Then build some protection around the place, lawdy. No need to shoot the poor thing.
• Moppy wrote on 2011-06-25 05:34
  o.o
  
  I'm surprised some of you are so outraged by this but I guess I might be more used to this stuff than other people.
• Lan wrote on 2011-06-26 02:04
  Missed this Kitae

  Mr Tulk said the cub's protective mother bear could be nearby and will pose a threat to humans.

• Joker wrote on 2011-06-26 02:11

  Quote from Garen;489152:

  They were becoming too dependent on humans to find food instead of hunting/foraging for their own, therefore they cannot be reliable parents.
  
  Basic science here in Canada.
  
  
  edit:
  
  If the bear did not become a reliable parent, its offspring would die and would upset the populace of bears.
  
  2/3 bears(possible offspring) > 1 bear (possible parent)
  
  Instead, if the possible parent was then euthanized, it would not mate therefore one that would be responsible would take place and then keep the predator/prey balance.

  
  
  So don't let it mate and keep it as a godamn pet ... if you were too lazy would I put a Human down?
• Mrlucky77 wrote on 2011-06-26 02:24
  Jeez don't be so mad. Remember that not everything is ours, Joker. Also, bears =/= pets whatchu'smokinboy! As for zoos there are obviously laws in place to prevent zoos just going around and putting random animals into the zoo. there has to be lots and lots of paperwork. Besides what Lan pointed out is a huge issue due to the fact that bears usually only have 1-3 cubs.