re: #41 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Why the ever-loving FUCK are they going to kill it? Is it too accustomed to humans or something?

If a bear, large cat, or other large animal that can kill or injure humans gets to acclimated to humans/civilization (often by finding discarded or improperly-stored human food in the backcountry or being fed human food by well-meaning but clueless people), the first choice is to move them far away to somewhere else in their habitat range.

However, a lot of times, that doesn’t work. At Philmont Scout Ranch, where I’ve gone on extended backpacking treks four times since 1993, bears are given “three strikes”: first two strikes, they get captured and moved at increasing distances while being tagged and tracked. After the third strike, they become a rug; at that point, they’ve become a hazard to humans.

This is why, if you camp in backcountry areas where bears live, you keep a tight rein on your food and “smellables” (which includes a lot of thing you might not think as having scents, like batteries and film); always stow your smellables in bear bags at night.