The approximately 8-year-old, 250-pound bear was inspected, according to CPW. “But when it comes to injuries to humans as a result of a predator attack, human health and safety is our top priority.” “This is a difficult part of the job,” Colorado Parks & Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Adrian Archuleta said in the release.

Courtesy Taste by Spellboundīear destroys 60 cupcakes after breaking into Connecticut bakeryĬolorado Parks & Wildlife officials said its policy is to euthanize bears if they make contact with humans. “The hounds pursued the bear to the Florida River, and CPW officers followed in steep and treacherous terrain following the GPS signal from the collars of the dogs,” officials said in the news release.Īt 10:53 p.m., an agent with the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service shot and killed the bear, according to the news release.Ī still from a surveillance video shows a bear destroying around 60 cupcakes after breaking into a bakery in Avon, Connecticut.

Officers found two dead sheep with wounds consistent with a bear attack, and officers along with hounds began searching for the animal, officials added. “They quickly discovered a blood trail, the victim’s rifle and collected multiple DNA samples from the attack scene,” park officials said. The man had fired a rifle at the bear before the attack, officials noted.įollowing the attack, the man crawled to his tent and contacted his cousin, according to the news release.Ĭolorado Parks & Wildlife were notified of the attack at 4 a.m., and three wildlife officers arrived to the attack scene by 8:30 a.m., officials said in the news release.

Tuesday when the man said he was awakened by a disturbance at the camp involving his sheep and a black bear, park officials said in the news release. How to survive a bear attack - or better yet, avoid one altogether (Photo by Will Powers/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Will Powers/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING, UNITED STATES - 2: A Mother Grizzly and her cub walk through a meadow in Yellowstone National Park.

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