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Originally Posted by lake4life
Sad indeed. I wonder if a call to Fish & Game would have been a better idea. Tranquilizing and relocating the momma and cub would have been cheaper and more humane than a long rehabilitation.
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F&G are the only people that can make the call to shoot an animal out of season that has not been terminally injured or isn't creating an direct threat to a person. It is hard telling whether they made that call or if it was handled outside of their office. The real shame is that someone thought it was a good idea to feed the bear sandwiches. In my opinion that person should be paying any bills that might come due in regard to this issue.
The animal rehabilitators are doing a really cool thing. My old boss' wife is a wildlife rehabilitator and often had skunks, raccoons, fox and other small animals in the pens in the back yard. That is typically done at no charge to the state or F&G, larger animals that may be a different story, so I cannot comment as that is not what she handled. You also have to be registered in order to do this.
People need to keep some distance with wild animals, seems like every nature lovin hippy, thinks that they are saving the world by feeding an animal like this. They are part of the problem, not the solution.
But, that is an endless debate between the AL's and the hunters that participate in a proper regulated species management program.
It is really sad that it had to go down like this, unfortunately a line was crossed with the bear.