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Bear kills man in Alaska national park

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They should have let the bear live. They had a helicopter ready, but no tranquilizers?

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Unfortunately, a bear that fatally kills a human and uses the body as a "food cache" cannot be allowed to live. This guy should have used a long telephoto lens and NEVER approached this bear. And if you're by yourself or with one other person, you must be extra careful. I don't believe there's ever been a documented grizzly attack on three or people.

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Again an innocent living being killed for no REASon...Leave the wildlife alone...

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The bear stayed around and ate the guy, meaning humans were now officially on its menu.

Since when were humans never on any bear's menu??? That is why we are told to stay away from them!

Or if you are saying that once a bear eats a human, or is believed to have one as a food cache, that he will now seek out humans as preferred prey? If so, I would like to see the proof. I think that is probably up there with the science fiction movie trope that space aliens prefer human females. Its just a simple case of humans thinking they are somehow special, and in this case, must surely taste better than other animals.

Show me hard science proving the bear was now going to take special interest in other humans as food, more than other bears, since he did it once, and I will thank you. For now, I am thinking its bullox.

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This dude from San Diego messed up! He violated a wild grizzly bear's territory, dude paid with his life this is why all my friends up in Alaska know not to mess with bears etc...and if you do then have your shot gun ready to have some fresh bear meat!

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Some people here do not understand wild animals!! Proof?? Go near a bear, lion, alligator etc..use your human body as an experiment ?? See what a wild animal will do to a tiny, unarmed human!! Heck, even a big mean dog, say a pit bull etc... Can seriously hurt or kill people, let alone a big hungry bear!!!!!!

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this chap obviously learnt the hard way, the same lesson Timothy Treadwell learnt. Give bears a wide berth, they are apex predators!

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Unfortunately, it's too dangerous to take a chance to let a bear/wolf/crocodile live who developed a taste for humans. The park could be held liable. Tragic event for both.

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Wow...what a way to go.

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Alaska, Canada etc... Lovely nature but seeing on tv, books, on your PC is one thing, try walking into wild animal territory and we can find out real quick in a bad way what a wild animal can do. Kind of like looking at animals in a zoo but see what happens if you walk into their cage!!

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The man paid the ultimate price for a series of bad decisions. At that distance from the bear, the only thing he should have been aiming at the bear was a high-powered rifle with a 44-mag at the ready. The bear paid the price for doing what bears do.

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Unfortunately, it's too dangerous to take a chance to let a bear/wolf/crocodile live who developed a taste for humans.

How do you know the bear developed a taste for humans? How do you know he doesn't think humans taste nasty, but was just hungry enough to eat one that presented himself as a free lunch? This bear did not attack a village. There is no reason to think he would start, not any more than any other bear.

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Respect nature. We are invading THEM.

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Idiot tourist. Bears should be given a wide berth and griz will eat anything that is slower than it is. Too bad for the bear. Yeah, if the bear was coming into a village then there would be a problem but when a guy walks up and basically says, "here I am, eat me!" what do you expect.

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Unfortunately, it's too dangerous to take a chance to let a bear/wolf/crocodile live who developed a taste for humans. The park could be held liable. Tragic event for both.

How do you know the bear developed a taste for humans?

How do you know it doesn't? Would you take a chance? What if another human life gets killed by it? Could you know the costs of the possible legal cases and liability payments arising from that? Would you take a chance if your job depended on it? The park could lose a lot of money, and the park administrators could lose their jobs over this.

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