Sad news out of Yellowstone National Park: A young grizzly bear was killed by park wildlife experts trying to capture the animal.
The bear, which was small and undernourished, and possibly blind in one eye, had been roaming around the Old Faithful area. A decision was made to capture the bear out of concern for its safety, a park news release stated.
The bear was lured into an aluminum culvert trap on Friday, and died after it tried to bolt from the trap as the door came down on the back of its neck.
The bear was lured into an aluminum culvert trap on Friday, and died after it tried to bolt from the trap as the door came down on the back of its neck.
The traps are heavy-duty pieces of equipment designed to hold adult grizzlies. Park officials now say they will design smaller traps designed to catch bear cubs.
-- Pete Thomas
Photo of adult grizzly in Yellowstone National Park courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Morons. This just after the tranqued bear disaster.
We need to pause all of these activities and analyze them for safety and competence.
Posted by: Mike | Jun 21, 2010 at 05:34 PM