{"id":446845,"date":"2022-05-14T09:25:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T06:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/black-bear-known-as-bobbi-fatally-shot-in-connecticut\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T09:25:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T06:25:48","slug":"black-bear-known-as-bobbi-fatally-shot-in-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-bear-known-as-bobbi-fatally-shot-in-connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"#Black bear known as &#8216;Bobbi&#8217; fatally shot in Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed79b714e4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed79b714e4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-bear-known-as-bobbi-fatally-shot-in-connecticut\/#%E2%80%9CBlack_bear_known_as_%E2%80%98Bobbi_fatally_shot_in_Connecticut%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Black bear known as &#8216;Bobbi&#8217; fatally shot in Connecticut&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBlack_bear_known_as_%E2%80%98Bobbi_fatally_shot_in_Connecticut%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Black bear known as &#8216;Bobbi&#8217; fatally shot in Connecticut&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A mama black bear popular among locals in a Connecticut neighborhood was gunned down Thursday \u2014 and an investigation into the illegal act is underway, a report said. <\/p>\n<p>The bear, known as Bobbi, was fatally shot in Newtown, leaving behind two cubs who are now under the care of local wildlife officials, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/breaking-news\/hc-br-ct-black-bear-shot-killed-20220513-g7kzhw2vlreitkwhk42k27cxiy-story.html\">the Hartford Courant<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p>The State Environmental Conservation Police reportedly kicked off an investigation into the killing of Bobbi, who even had her own <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063628663954\">social media presence<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Dan Rosenthal, Newtown\u2019s first selectman, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper that he was \u201cheartbroken over the loss of the bear and the orphaning of the cubs,\u201d and had lobbied for the young bears to be placed in a wildlife rescue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shot-bear-243.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Bobbi bear\" class=\"wp-image-22270047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shot-bear-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shot-bear-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shot-bear-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/shot-bear-243.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Bobbi leaves behind two young cubs. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Save Bobbi&#8217;s Cubs\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is illegal to kill bears in Connecticut except in cases of self defense, and bear attacks are rare in the Constitution State, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tragic and brutal killing of this mother black bear, leaving her orphaned cubs stranded, was preventable and unnecessary,\u201d Annie Hornish, Connecticut\u2019s director of the Humane Society of the United States, told the Courant. <\/p>\n<p>Wildlife officials had urged well-intentioned Newtown residents to keep their distance from the cubs while experts determine their fate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe urge people to avoid feeding the bear cubs, and to give them space to continue learning to forage for natural food sources, free from human interference,\u201d Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Will Healey told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman interaction or feeding the cubs can greatly reduce their chance of survival and will also diminish their natural fear of people, creating potential future danger for the bears and public safety.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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