Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed

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Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed
October 13, 2009 12:41PM

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OJAI -- Some residents in Ojai are outraged after a large black bear was euthanized after it climbed a tree....

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-ojai-bear-shot,0,3770161.story

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eeek

Re: Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed
October 13, 2009 01:13PM

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I wouldn't call it euthanized.

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Vince

Re: Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed
October 13, 2009 04:59PM

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Black bears are so completely harmless, that's too bad.

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Re: Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed
October 13, 2009 05:08PM

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Black bears are so completely harmless, that's too bad.

They are not completely harmless. But this one certainly wasn't a threat. It was just scared and hiding in a tree. Sigh.

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Re: Residents Outraged After Bear is Shot and Killed
October 13, 2009 05:11PM

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Black bears are so completely harmless, that's too bad.

They are not completely harmless. But this one certainly wasn't a threat. It was just scared and hiding in a tree. Sigh.

I certainly wouldn't approach one closer than maybe 50 feet, especially if it has food. But for the most part, they have a natural fear of people and if you keep the enticements away from them, they're just another critter like a deer or a squirrel.