what's the right thing to do in controlling black bears?

just watching the news and they reported conservation officers had to euthanize 600 bears (including cubs) last year. this was due to them encroaching in urban areas of my province. i get they pose a safety risk and a nuisance tearing up garbage and whatnot. they say if they relocate them to rural areas that they wouldn't survive. do they know this for sure? at least if they did that, they'd have a chance...i just don't think they need an automatic bullet to the head...give them a chance....what do you think?

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ImpeccablyImperfect · 51-55, F

I agree. That’s pretty freaking harsh

So their concern is that ‘[i]they wouldn’t survive[/i]’ relocation….? As opposed to the way they [b]survive[/b] being euthanized ???? 🤦‍♀️ makes no sense. At least give them a chance out there. 😢

NativePortlander1970

@ImpeccablyImperfect Exactly, their natural diets consist of berries, plants, and other vegetation, wild animals know how to survive. It is us humans that are the invasive species.

Neman1622 · 41-45, M

I'm thinking I'd love a bear skin rug

beermeplease · M

@Neman1622 can it be from the bear my dad ran over twice...the same bear (long story) that the conservation officers had to hunt down as it was injured and surely would have died?

Neman1622 · 41-45, M

@beermeplease dude, I've never heard of anyone running over a bear. That had to do so much damage to the car

beermeplease · M

@Neman1622 this happened over 40 years ago...i think we had a ford mercury...big v-8 . the bear was at the side of the road. my dad slowed down...but the bear kinda lunged in and we hit it...not that hard. we drove up the road a bit and decided to turn around report it to the authorities. that's when the bear charge the car out of nowhere and my dad hit it square on...there goes the radiator...i'm not lying... it was one big bear. maybe a grizzly but i don't think so. but i will never forget that,,,this happened in a rural area

NativePortlander1970

Pic a nic baskets deep in the woods

beermeplease · M

@NativePortlander1970 agreed...give them a chance 🐻...if they don't survive then at least we gave them a chance. i bet a small percentage would survive.

NativePortlander1970

@beermeplease That they would, we need Yogi and BooBoo to stick around, along with Ranger Smith.

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beermeplease · M

@Jeephikelove i hear you... i am so dead against this.... 😡

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