Second Bear found and euthanized. They're going for a third.
There was a bear attack in Central Florida a few weeks back. Traps were set and a 200 pound female was found and euthanized. A second bear, a 200 male, was found and euthanized. Now they're setting up a trap for a third bear.
I think it's obvious that they're culling the herd and I'm not sure why they don't just come out and say it.
Second bear euthanized after caught in trap
Because wildlife officials are not sure they have found the right bear, all three traps will remain in place in the subdivision.
"If we trap another bear, it will also will likely be euthanized," Parker said. "We are trying to be 100 percent certain."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-bear-killed-attack-orlando-20131209,0,7330807.story
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http://www.livescience.com/15569-bear-attack-forensic-investigation-dna-analysis.htmlIdentifying the Guilty Bear: Forensic Science Heads Into the Woods Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer | August 15, 2011 12:00pm ET 0 0 0Share0
A violent encounter took place at the end of June, in the wooded area behind a Canadian woman's back porch. Roughly four days later, a police dog found 72-year-old Bernice Evelyn Adolph's body after her daughter became concerned after not hearing from her mother. And the site, about 150 yards (137 meters) from Adolph's home, became the scene of a forensic investigation.
Her body, which bore obvious signs of animal feeding, was found partially covered in pine needles and debris. Shortly afterward, a conservation officer who arrived at the scene behind Adolph's home in the British Columbia town of Lillooet identified the incident as a likely bear attack.
Fatal bear attacks such as this one are rare: You are more likely to die in a lightning strike than to be killed by a bear. But it's summer, the peak season for bear-human conflicts, and reports of serious, sometimes fatal, encounters are making headlines around North America and abroad.
Just as for a violent crime committed by humans, those responding to a fatal or serious bear attack investigate the circumstances, collect evidence and even confirm the perpetrator's identity using DNA left at the scene and taken from the suspect. This step, made possible utilizing advances in genetic techniques, allows investigators to say with greater certainty that a dangerous bear no longer poses a threat, and, in some cases, protect innocent animals.
In Lillooet, conservation officers began collecting evidence and set up snares nearby. After an attack like this, bears will often partially bury their kill and return to feed later, said Rod Olsen, an inspector with the Conservation Officer Service. Meanwhile, they searched nearby woods by helicopter for likely culprits. Ultimately, the investigators found and euthanized five bears, the last on July 9, after the animal showed up in a snare near where Adolph's body was found.
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This is DU ya know . . . ( and GD to boot! - whaddya expect?)
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Something about keeping them in a holding area while the tests are performed, or using the scat before they are captured.
Large, black, furry, bear-like?
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It's called profiling, silly.
It's the new way.
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