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Prelim tests show bear trapped in TN not the one who killed girl (death ment)
The death of little Elora Petrasek...
Unfortunately, it looks like they may have trapped and killed the wrong bear in TN: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/3806046.html Yet, they will continue to trap and kill bears to check them for rabies. Sort of seems pointless, since so much time has now passed since the tragedy. The entire episode is unbelievably frightening. I cannot imagine the grief and trauma her Mom and brother are suffering. :*( -L. |
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Prelim tests show bear trapped in TN not the one who killed girl (death ment)
On 24 Apr 2006 04:05:07 -0700, Bunny wrote:
___________________ I agree, it's so horrible what happened but the fact that they are now using it as an excuse to further decimate this species is also tragic. Just what a bunch of gun happy rednecks need is aother excuse to kill something. Well, it's a damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don't situation, isn't it? If they don't try to find the bear, then they're stuck with the problem of a bear who willingly attacks multiple humans, and then hangs around even long after the attacks are over. That has obvious implications for anyone else who goes near the area. When they do try to find the bear, they get castigated as not being willing to just let "nature take it's course, and leave the bear alone". Yes, they apparently got the wrong one. And they might get the wrong one the next time, too. But there's no way I would start claiming that it's just an excuse for a "bunch of gun-happy rednecks" to have an "excuse to kill something." They're just trying to make the best of an already untenable situation. - Rich |
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Prelim tests show bear trapped in TN not the one who killed girl (death ment)
user wrote: Well, it's a damned-if-they-do, damned-if-they-don't situation, isn't it? In a way, yes. If they don't try to find the bear, then they're stuck with the problem of a bear who willingly attacks multiple humans, and then hangs around even long after the attacks are over. That has obvious implications for anyone else who goes near the area. They need to look at why the initial attack occured, though. Hibernation just stopped, and bears are out and hungry. This was apparently a male bear and he first attacked the 2 year old - obvious prey. he turned on the mother when she tried to take the baby away (normal behavior). Then the little girl ran away - the bear is already agitated, comes across a running (probably screaming) small animal - again, natural predatory behavior. Honestly, I don't think what the bear did is abnormal in any way. When they do try to find the bear, they get castigated as not being willing to just let "nature take it's course, and leave the bear alone". Yes, they apparently got the wrong one. And they might get the wrong one the next time, too. But there's no way I would start claiming that it's just an excuse for a "bunch of gun-happy rednecks" to have an "excuse to kill something." They're just trying to make the best of an already untenable situation. But you have to agree that there are a lot of idiots out there that will use this as an excuse to try to seek revenge against the bear - that's just wrong. It's still possible that the bear they caught was the correct bear - they need to confirm with DNA. I just hope it is, as it's a sad situation, all the way around. The bigger issue is rabies. At this point, I would be inclined to take the rabies shots and ask them to quit trapping bears. At some point, if they don't find the correct bear, the baby and Mom will have to take rabies shots anyway. -L. |
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Prelim tests show bear trapped in TN not the one who killed girl (death ment)
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Bunny wrote: * The death of little Elora Petrasek... * *Unfortunately, it looks like they may have trapped and killed the *wrong bear in TN: *http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/3806046.html * * *Yet, they will continue to trap and kill bears to check them for *rabies. Sort of seems pointless, since so much time has now passed Why are they testing the bears for rabies? Did the little girl have rabies?? I thought the bear killed her, not gave her rabies. How weird. It's not like rabies is a common problem in bears. THey're going around looking for a rabid bear now? I'd have thought they'd be more inclined to look for an aggressive bear... or maybe to do some sort of "sedate, trap, hold" thing where they get DNA to try for a match if there was any bear DNA on the victim/s. -- Hillary Israeli, VMD Lafayette Hill/PA/USA/Earth "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." --Groucho Marx |
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Prelim tests show bear trapped in TN not the one who killed girl (death ment)
In article , Hillary Israeli says...
In . com, Bunny wrote: * The death of little Elora Petrasek... * *Unfortunately, it looks like they may have trapped and killed the *wrong bear in TN: *http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...s/3806046.html * * *Yet, they will continue to trap and kill bears to check them for *rabies. Sort of seems pointless, since so much time has now passed Why are they testing the bears for rabies? Did the little girl have rabies?? I thought the bear killed her, not gave her rabies. How weird. It's not like rabies is a common problem in bears. THey're going around looking for a rabid bear now? I'd have thought they'd be more inclined to look for an aggressive bear... or maybe to do some sort of "sedate, trap, hold" thing where they get DNA to try for a match if there was any bear DNA on the victim/s. The mother and a sibling were injured also. And there's question as to whether or not the bear was unusally aggressive. Banty -- |
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