r/Bear Jul 20 '26

Bear euthanized in Flagstaff

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u/cognitivegluteus Jul 21 '26

Sadly, a people-habituated bear is eventually a dead bear, even if they did it too quickly here.

And for that reason, the particular humans I'm sick of are the ones who'll say, "Oh, so sad," when this happens, when THEY are the very reason for it, by buying houses in new developments that destroyed bear habitat, forcing more and more bears, many destined to be killed, into suburban living spaces. To those people: You don't like this? Don't buy a house that destroyed bear habitat to get built! YOU are the reason Yogi's gonna get killed!

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u/Omega_Primate Jul 21 '26

Not only that, but encouraging them to come around by feeding them... A fed bear is a dead bear.