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Yellowstone National Park staff trap and kill 11-year-old grizzly bear
by Nick PerkinsMay 15, 2025
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YELLOWSTONE, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park staff trapped and killed an 11-year-old grizzly bear on Wednesday.
That’s according to a release from the park, which stated that the bear “repeatedly sought out human food sources in developed areas of the park.”
According to the release, the 400-pound grizzly bear overturned several bear-resistant dumpsters and gained access to human food and trash.
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This happened near Old Faithful, the Nez Perce Picnic Area and the Midway Geyser Basin parking lot.
“In addition to developing a strategy to flip over 800-pound dumpsters, the bear also uprooted smaller bear-resistant trash cans from their concrete bases to gain access to human food and garbage,” the release states. “As a result, the bear became increasingly food-conditioned and posed a risk to public safety in one of the busiest areas of the park. The decision to kill the bear was made to ensure public safety and reduce the chances of other bears becoming habituated to human food.”
The release notes that the last time a grizzly bear was killed in a management action in Yellowstone was in September 2017. That bear was damaging tents and accessing human food near Heart Lake.
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“It’s unfortunate that this bear began regularly seeking out garbage and was able to defeat the park’s bear-resistant infrastructure,” says Yellowstone Bear Management Biologist Kerry Gunther. “We go to great lengths to protect bears and prevent them from becoming conditioned to human food. But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses. When that happens, we sometimes have to remove the bear from the population to protect visitors and property.”
The release states that the park provides bear-resistant food storage lockers in all campgrounds and food storage devices in all backcountry campsites. It also offers bear-resistant garbage cans and dumpsters throughout the park, in accordance with the park’s bear management plan.
“Yellowstone reminds all visitors that utilizing these bear safety measures remain crucial in ensuring public safety and preventing wildlife from developing dangerous habits,” the release states.
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To learn more about Yellowstone National Park’s Bear Management program, visit the Yellowstone National Park website.
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Decapitated dolphin found on remote island in North Carolina
Officials are offering $20,000 for information about dolphin, originally found intact but later with its head removed
Guardian staffThu 15 May 2025 08.19 EDTShare
Wildlife officials in North Carolina are offering a reward of $20,000 for information about the decapitation of a dolphin on a remote coastal island.
The 8ft-long dolphin was initially found, intact, on Lea-Hutaff Island in the state by a member of the public. When staff from the marine mammal stranding team from the University of North Carolina Wilmington arrived a few days later to investigate, they found the animal’s head had been removed.
“This animal was intentionally decapitated, a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The remote location where the dolphin was found adds to the difficulty of investigating this incident and cause of death,” said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries’ office of law enforcement in a statement.
It added that an initial health assessment of the dolphin showed the animal was likely carrying Brucella, a bacteria that causes the infectious disease brucellosis and can be passed on to humans through direct contact.
Anyone convicted of mutilating the dolphin could face a fine of up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail.
Lea-Hutaff Island is a remote and undeveloped barrier island north of the city of Wilmington and is only accessible by boat. The island is a haven for turtles, as well as shorebirds, wading birds, waterfowl and marsh birds during their nesting, migration and wintering seasons.
Orcas abandoned in shuttered marine park filmed in algae-infested pool months after closure: ‘Must leave now’
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France’s last two captive orcas were filmed stranded in an algae-infested marine park near Cannes months after the park closed, leaving the fate of the marine mammals uncertain.
Animal activists have circulated footage of the killer whales’ plight in the hopes that the French government will rehome them before it’s too late.
“The orcas need to be removed from dangerous conditions that are posing significant risks to their health and safety,” pleaded Marketa Schusterova, co-founder of the animal advocacy group TideBreakers, which shared the heartbreaking video, South West News Service reported.
Marineland Antibes reportedly shuttered on Jan. 5, in line with France’s bans on dolphin and whale shows enacted in 2021, leaving the two orcas, Wikie, 23, and her 11-year-old son, Keijo, trapped inside their pens along with 12 dolphins.Skip Ad
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“The situation in Marineland Antibes is an emergency and needs worldwide attention,” lamented Schusterova. “These are the last two remaining orcas in captivity in France and they should be moved quickly.”
Unfortunately, campaigns to rehouse the majestic beasts have so far fallen flat with French authorities, who are blocking efforts to transfer the animals to a marine zoo in Japan.
Meanwhile, Spanish authorities rejected a proposal to move the animals to Loro Parque marine park in Tenerife, claiming that the facility — which is already home to four orcas — did not have enough space to “house the specimens in optimal conditions,” BBC reported.
Lori Marino, president of the Whale Sanctuary Project, is currently campaigning to have Wikie and Keijo rehomed to their site in Nova Scotia, Canada, which she feels could be the “only option left.”
While their previous rehoming plea was rejected by France’s ministry of ecology earlier this year, the group has re-upped the bid to move them to said sanctuary, which they claim will give them more space to roam than the usual pool.
The team reportedly has experts from a whale sanctuary that was designed to house Keiko — the orca who starred in the 1993 family movie “Free Willy.”
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“If you don’t even have a site, you’re years away from being a viable sanctuary,” said Marino, arguing why the Nova Scotia location might be the only viable choice. “We have a whole crew who know how to build and run a sanctuary.”
She added, “They have done it before, and I think we are the only team who has any experience in doing this.”
Time is reportedly running out for the stranded mammals.
Managers at Marineland, which is still legally responsible for the animals until they can be rehomed, stressed that Wikie and Keijo “must leave now” for their own welfare.
“Marineland reaffirms the extreme urgency of transferring the animals to an operational destination,” they declared.
Unfortunately, releasing Wikie and her son into the wild is not an option, as they were “both born in captivity” and therefore would likely not survive long, according to Schusterova.
“After entertaining the public for years, we should still provide them with a clean and safe environment to live out their remaining years,” she said.
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