In June of 2019, a young black bear in Oregon had to be put down after becoming too comfortable with people who frequently fed and took selfies with it. According to CNN, wildlife officials “found the animal surrounded by a pile of trail mix and sunflower seeds that appeared to have been left behind intentionally by some passersby. The police concluded the bear had grown too habituated to human interaction, and could pose a threat to people’s safety, so they made the difficult decision to shoot and kill it.”
