Get that bear in a police line-up!

[Kirby]

Here is a strange story from my state:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/19263005/detail.html

Long story short, a pregnant woman was walking somewhere in the Colorado Springs area, saw a bear, got scared and ran into the road where she was hit by a car. The good news is she just had minor injuries, but here is where the story gets a little strange:

Wildlife agents are taking a picture of the bear to the woman to see if she can identify it as the same bear that scared her. If the tranquilized bear matches the color and size of the bear she was running from, then the bear would have to be put down, the Division of Wildlife said. If it's not the same bear, the bear would be released.

It's a friggin' bear! Aside from maybe the color, how much different can one bear look from another bear when you're running in the opposite direction?

 

[Crusher Disciple]

I see this economy has forced even bears to turn to a life of crime.

What's next? Pumas?

 

[All Seeing Eye]

I don't understand why the bear should be put down? it didn't do anything wrong did it? It didn't push her in front of the car, it just startled her.

What I can't believe is how the driver asked if she was ok then just took off.

 

[Kirby]

^^ The bear probably didn't do anything wrong, but in Colorado bears tend to come into populated areas and go through trash, steal picinic baskets, etc. The rule of thumb is that if a bear doesn't show fear towards a person then that bear could potentially do more harm at antother time.
I don't necessarily agree with that theory, but that's what happens.

 

[Crusher Disciple]

^^ but in Colorado bears tend to come into populated areas and go through trash, steal picinic baskets,

must....resist....

 

[ManOnTheWave]

^^ but in Colorado bears tend to come into populated areas and go through trash, steal picinic baskets,

must....resist....

Outwit park rangers?

 

[Trekker4747]

"Wasn't me this time, man. I swear!"

 

[archeryguy1701]

I'm not sure how I feel when I read something like this. I can certainly understand the mentality behind putting wild animals down in situations like or similar to this... but on the other hand, the animals really didn't do anything wrong, especially when something like this happens out in the woods. I am an outdoorsy person myself, but I will admit that we are entering their territory when we go out there, and they are wild animals.

Like I said, I understand that they are doing it for people's safety, but I can't help but feel bad sometimes because we are killing wild animals for no reason other than they are doing what wild animals do.

 

[Mallory]

I see this economy has forced even bears to turn to a life of crime.

What's next? Pumas?

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Nice pic of the perpetrator though.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Personally, I think that putting down Boo Boo will be good for Yogi's character development.

 

[Misfit Toy]

Personally, I think that putting down Boo Boo will be good for Yogi's character development.

I don't know if I'm ready for a "grim and gritty" Yogi...