Hum Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (CNN) -- M13 was the only bear known to have been living wild in Switzerland, according to the Swiss national broadcaster. Despite that status, the young male was shot Tuesday morning in Poschiavo Valley, in the Alps near the Italian border, by authorities who feared he was a threat to people. The brown bear had become dangerous because he regularly sought out food in inhabited areas -- including a school -- and had started following people during the day, the Swiss Federal Environment Office said. The creature also showed little fear of humans despite several attempts to get it away from villages, it said. There was so much concern about the bear's behavior, he was fitted with a radio collar so he could be closely monitored. And in November of last year, he was classified as a "problem bear." When M13 emerged from his winter hibernation recently, that pattern of behavior was repeated, pushing authorities to act, the environment office said in a prepared statement Wednesday. "The bear M13 had certainly never showed any aggression toward man, but the risk that an accident might happen and that people might be badly injured or killed had become intolerable," it said. Nonetheless, news of his death prompted grief and outrage on a Facebook page set up by supporters of M13. Some questioned why he wasn't relocated or placed in a zoo rather than being shot by wildlife officers. The Swiss branch of the World Wildlife Fund environmental campaign group said it was "extremely disappointed" that the bear was killed. :ermm: more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 26, 2013 Member Share Posted February 26, 2013 Have they ever heard of transplanting him somewhere else? The Laughing Man, goretsky and Japlabot 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share Posted February 26, 2013 I am truly ashamed of humans. :sleep2: Japlabot 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I like how they named him...M13 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted February 26, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted February 26, 2013 What is more important a human life or a bear? It seems that the Swiss ought to have relocated this bear where there were no people. Japlabot 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I agree - he should have been relocated to a remote corner of nowhere. OTOH, if Switzerland wants to rebuild their bear population Michigan has plenty to spare!! Japlabot 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-T- Member Posted February 26, 2013 Member Share Posted February 26, 2013 So they knew there was only one bear, and they decided to kill it. Pretty dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Have they ever heard of transplanting him somewhere else? Like where? Eventually the Bear will find human population again and end up killing someone in search of food. Nashy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun N. Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It was going to die eventually and as it was the only one the population was hardly going to grow was it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted February 26, 2013 Supervisor Share Posted February 26, 2013 Finally, I'll be able to sleep soundly tonight without fear of being mauled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typu Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It was going to die eventually and as it was the only one the population was hardly going to grow was it lol your logic is sound The Laughing Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun N. Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 It was going to die eventually and as it was the only one the population was hardly going to grow was it lol He was a young male bear and he was the only one, he got agressive? ORLY!? he is a young male bear and he has no way to bust a nut? honestly! Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted February 26, 2013 Administrators Share Posted February 26, 2013 He was a young male bear and he was the only one, he got agressive? ORLY!? he is a young male bear and he has no way to bust a nut? honestly! Yeah that bear probably had a miserable life anyway :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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