I agree. I signed the petition. Of course this man acted with compassion and common sense - and is now suspended without pay for doing his job....of conservation.
I'm not even convinced that it was necessary to kill the mother bear. She apparently repeatedly raided the freeze of a mobile home - but this raises the questions, "How did the bear get inside the mobile home?" and "Why wasn't the door locked?" Most people lock their house doors when they enter and leave. That simple precaution would have avoided this confrontation in the first place.
I'm not even convinced that it was necessary to kill the mother bear. She apparently repeatedly raided the freeze of a mobile home - but this raises the questions, "How did the bear get inside the mobile home?" and "Why wasn't the door locked?" Most people lock their house doors when they enter and leave. That simple precaution would have avoided this confrontation in the first place.
