There's outrage in a North Vancouver neighbourhood after conservation officers killed a black bear they say was too comfortable around humans.
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why mother nature unleashed Covid on humans
That wasn’t nature. That was humans too.
are we not part of mother nature?
What about sleeping darts ?
Friendly bear until it takes a swipe or attacks a person. This isn’t a Disney movie. Officers did what needed to be done.
@- Either tranquilize and relocate the bear from the area, or neutralize. From my understanding, relocating the bear does not benefit the bear at all. It typically results in the bear being placed in a different bear’s territory and serious injury/death to one of the bears. My argument may seem to lack empathy to you, however intellectually it is backed by the opinions of wildlife management organizations.
@Isaac Perreault So they thrive better when they’re dead? A chance at life is still a chance. As for they might get into a fight with another bear…well that’s nature isn’t it? Why do humans get to make that decision? Haven’t we done enough harm?
@Trippy Trellis they used to relocate bears until wildlife anagement organizations realized it had a net-negative impact for all parties except the bear
Exactly
Humans encroach on their land all in the name housing greed with beautiful views. They were there long before we humans so it’s OK to execute them for trespassing right? Got it! 😡
Sad – I am sure there was another way to handle this…
@Kyperioth So basically these so called “conservation officers” chose the easiest path back to their coffees and donuts.
I’m sure there were many alternate solutions that didn’t involve murder, especially since there wasn’t any rush; it had been there for a long time, so there wasn’t an immediate danger. But, their first thought and instinct was to kill, which they did as fast as possible; they didn’t even entertain the idea of trying something else first.
@Kyperioth The bear was there a long time, so your arguments of damage and immediacy are moot.
The other way is the public not allowing bears to access food scraps so these bears don’t become dependent on human food sources.
heartless. relocate the bear instead
High percentage of bears who rely on human food sources get relocated but only return to find human food.
@Dow E-mini have they ever tried to traumatize the bear with sound, air, gas or heat?
These guys got a higher Steve the bear whisperer from Mammoth Lakes.Check him out!
did they eat it? that’s all i care about. vegans are certainly wrong about everything.
OMG !!! why can’t they use tranquilizer guns and relocate the animals…we have taken over all there living areas, it’s the least we can do, they are hungry and just want to eat !! Vancouver Wake up !
We all have to learn to live together. If you don’t like living where nature is you should move to the city. This is disgusting.
Humans keep breeding and spreading everywhere like a tumor, and they’re also cowards, so their only solution is to eventually just genocide all animals. Coivd-19 isn’t strong enough. 😒
I do believe there is such a thing called pots and pans, I have them in my kitchen and I use them to scare things away. Very simple and no murder involved.
So the only solution was to kill the bear? No. It was the easy out for the authorities.
… probably also cheaper.. 😒
I agree that’s should only be the worst case and it’s wasn’t
I see, they only kill Back Bear and not Polar Bear.
Well, they are officers…
2:44 Beautiful 💋💋love u💋💋
Correct decision, bears can never and should never be domesticated. Even if they relocated the bear to a zoo, it would be mentally unstable.
Used to humans is not the same as domestication.
typical human unable to justify intimidation as if it never was part of diplomacy.
That’s just upsetting
Wtf!
Human war on nature continues.
Cops are trigger happy, why do you think they want a job that lets them use a gun 🤦♂️
When will these airheads realize wild animals are not pets!