Bear in national park kills hiker snapping its picture. Officials kill bear. WTF?

[NFS4]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/san-diego-man-photographing-bear-attack.html

Richard White, 49, was between 50 and 100 yards away from the bear that ultimately mauled him to death, according to images found on his camera, park spokeswoman Maureen McLaughlin said. He is the first person to die in a bear attack in the history of the park, which covers 4.7 million acres.

Hikers are typically advised to stay at least 300 yards away from a bear, McLaughlin said.

The bear, which weighed approximately 600 pounds, was shot and killed by a state trooper as he was defending the spot where White's remains were found.

Da fuck? I could understand if the bear was in public terrorizing a neighborhood or something, but killing in its own backyard because of some dumbass?

Bear could have claimed Castle Doctrine

 

[EagleKeeper]

Bears once they get the taste of flesh become man hunters in many cases

 

[edro]

Justified hunting practice for the park rangers.

 

[Nintendesert]

Rangers in the helicopter determined that the bear had dragged White’s remains from a flat expanse along the river to a more secluded brushy area 150 yards away, where it stored its food.

It didn't just maul and kill him, it took a human as a food source. It had to be killed.

 

[dougp]

It didn't just maul and kill him, it took a human as a food source. It had to be killed.

It's a carnivore - WTF do you expect? It appeared to have killed him within a very close proximity of it's shelter, maybe the bear was also protecting it's territory. I can see if it'd gone after a few humans but just one? meh.

 

[SandEagle]

maybe it was a bi-polar bear?

 

[WelshBloke]

It's a carnivore - WTF do you expect? ...

I'd expect it to be shot.

maybe it was a bi-polar bear?

:thumbup:

 

[soulcougher73]

Standard procedure for this type of incident. Had to be done.

 

[NuclearNed]

The man was to blame for inciting the animal and deserves his fate, imo. But I agree with everyone else - the animal had to be destroyed.

It ticks me off royally how people don't respect wildlife. Virtually all my vacations are spent in national parks and I've seen it all - people, common sense be damned, getting as close to bison/moose/bears as possible for a "great" picture. I think the one that takes the cake was at Grand Teton national park. A mother bear was standing at the base of a small grove of aspens in which were her 3 cubs. A crowd quickly formed - I saw people getting within 10-15 feet of the mother bear - one lady with a little yappy dog in her arms. My wife & I got in the car and drove straight to the ranger station to report the stupid idiots. The sad thing is that the animals always pay the price even though the stupid humans are the ones to blame.

 

[bignateyk]

The man was to blame for inciting the animal and deserves his fate, imo. But I agree with everyone else - the animal had to be destroyed.

It ticks me off royally how people don't respect wildlife. Virtually all my vacations are spent in national parks and I've seen it all - people, common sense be damned, getting as close to bison/moose/bears as possible for a "great" picture. I think the one that takes the cake was at Grand Teton national park. A mother bear was standing at the base of a small grove of aspens in which were her 3 cubs. A crowd quickly formed - I saw people getting within 10-15 feet of the mother bear - one lady with a little yappy dog in her arms. My wife & I got in the car and drove straight to the ranger station to report the stupid idiots. The sad thing is that the animals always pay the price even though the stupid humans are the ones to blame.

I saw a group of asian people in Yellowstone slowly backing toward a wolf to get a picture. They couldn't have been more than 20 feet away from it when the wolf decided to run away. I was secretly hoping it was gonna maul them.

 

[NFS4]

I saw a group of asian people in Yellowstone slowly backing toward a wolf to get a picture. They couldn't have been more than 20 feet away from it when the wolf decided to run away. I was secretly hoping it was gonna maul them.

He would have felt full at first, then would have been hungry again an hour later.

 

[Texashiker]

Da fuck? I could understand if the bear was in public terrorizing a neighborhood or something, but killing in its own backyard because of some dumbass?

Bear could have claimed Castle Doctrine

Bears that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

 

[NFS4]

Bears that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

Lions that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.
Cheetahs that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.
Honey Badgers that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

 

[Texashiker]

Lions that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.
Cheetahs that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

And what happens to those animals when they start killing people?

Honey Badgers that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

A good spanking from time to time,,,,,.

 

[Genx87]

Bears that show no fear of man have to be dealt with.

This sounds like some really backwards thinking. A wild animal kills a man in the wild? Thus he doesnt show fear and must be killed? Sounds way too simpleton for my taste. How about we realize being in the wild means we arent the top of the food chain anymore? If a bear mauls somebody stupid enough to take pics from a couple hundred feet away we wash our hands of it and chalk it up to nature.

 

[NFS4]

And what happens to those animals when they start killing people?

My point is, you don't walk up into someone's house, rummage around, and not expect to get a beat down. Just look at LL Cool J

 

[MrColin]

He was inconveniencing a law man. They shoot people for that too. Bear should have left the scene after killing eating the hiker.

 

[LTC8K6]

This was in a national park where tourists are common. Not exactly "the wild". Can't have a bear like that in the park, imo.

I suppose they might have moved him, but I don't think that works too well once they have eaten a human.

 

[dougp]

This was in a national park where tourists are common. Not exactly "the wild". Can't have a bear like that in the park, imo.

I suppose they might have moved him, but I don't think that works too well once they have eaten a human.

Actually, it is. The whole purpose of national and state parks is to preserve the environment for wild animals to prosper and prevail in their natural environment since humans have destroyed a lot of where they live.

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

He would have felt full at first, then would have been hungry again an hour later.

Lol, or perhaps he had an MSG allergy?

 

[Baked]

Poor bear getting killed for being a bear.

 

[Texashiker]

My point is, you don't walk up into someone's house, rummage around, and not expect to get a beat down. Just look at LL Cool J

This was in a national park where tourists are common. Not exactly "the wild". Can't have a bear like that in the park, imo.

There is a difference between "the wild", and a national park where animals see humans on a semi-regular basis.

 

[slayernine]

Poor bear getting killed for being a bear.

warning, image contains suggestive language (children, please close your eyes)

 

[darkxshade]

was between 50 and 100 yards away from the bear that ultimately mauled him to death, according to images found on his camera

pics of bear at 75, 50, 25, 10, and 1 yd away?

 

[Jeffg010]

The real problem is in a national park hunting is banned and causes the animals not to be afraid of humans. Hunting helps curb the aggressive in animals. I do agree with killing the bear because once they show aggression they are prone to do it again. So all you bleeding hearts out there need to think with your brain not your heart.