Poll of the Day > Fat Bear 'Hank The Tank' Breaks into Cali Houses...in Danger of being Put Down!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrnKjjfHFw4

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hank-tank-roundest-bear-ve-175055377.html

Do you think they should Kill/Euthanize Him? (Poll Question)

As sad as it is, I think euthanasia is probably the way this is going to have to go. If he's outright breaking into houses, that's a major safety concern. It might be possible to relocate him somewhere far, far away from any chance of human interaction, but if he's lost the instinct to hibernate, there's a good chance that would kill him. Other than that, I think the only other option would be to take him into a wildlife rehab facility, but I don't know how many of those are really equipped to deal with a 500-pound bear (though I expect his Internet fame would yield enough fundraising success to cover the costs of taking care of him, if any facility can do so), and losing his fear of humans to such an extent pretty much guarantees he'll need to be domesticated for the rest of his life..

Sounds like an awesome drinking buddy. If we can teach him to smoke and ride those little bicycles he can stay in human society.

Build a structure for him stay at and people can leave him food there so that he won't break into their homes looking for it. Sort of like a bear jail / protection racket / shrine.

It seems unclear if he has actually lost the ability to hibernate or if the wild swings in temperature are disrupting his sleep cycle. Been having thirty degree temperature swings every week for the past couple of months in Southern Ontario and it's going to wreck havoc on the orchards to say nothing about the wildlife.

dedbus posted...

Sounds like an awesome drinking buddy. If we can teach him to smoke and ride those little bicycles he can stay in human society.

xD...Ok

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Build a structure for him stay at and people can leave him food there so that he won't break into their homes looking for it. Sort of like a bear jail / protection racket / shrine.

That's why they are trying/considering moving him to a Bear Sanctuary; to me that sounds like the best idea

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Build a structure for him stay at and people can leave him food there so that he won't break into their homes looking for it. Sort of like a bear jail / protection racket / shrine.

and then make the bear pay the Homer tax

pionear posted...

That's why they are trying/considering moving him to a Bear Sanctuary

That would be relocating the bear to an already built structure. I'm sying build a structure at the bears present location.

I actually just listened to Ron Magill talking about this, and he said that sadly the bear is likely to be put down.

poor bear

^Probably won't happen:

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/24/1082975857/dna-evidence-shows-hank-the-tank-didnt-work-alone

Now they are saying other Bears (maybe two Females) were responsible for most of the Damage

Even Black Bears are not immune from getting Profiled

I for one welcome our new bear overlords

pionear posted...

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/24/1082975857/dna-evidence-shows-hank-the-tank-didnt-work-alone

Now they are saying other Bears (maybe two Females) were responsible for most of the Damage

There is more info revealed saying they are lead by a blond woman

DeltaBladeX posted...

There is more info revealed saying they are lead by a blond woman

Fuckin blonde women

DeltaBladeX posted...

There is more info revealed saying they are lead by a blond woman

But Is sHe Hot?