Comments on: Solving A Puzzle

By: Lin Ennis, Sedona AZ

Lin Ennis, Sedona AZ — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:40:38 +0000

Ms. Ennis: This article was posted without including the name of the sedonaeye.com contributing writer, Eddie Maddock. Eddie is also the Sedona Times News assistant editor. Use the sedonaeye.com Search field to find all Eddie’s articles! Enjoy.

Hello,
Did you write this article/essay? Why no byline? Best, Lin Ennis

By: Anne Leap, Sedona

Anne Leap, Sedona — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:38:34 +0000

Hi – Who composed this thoughtful, heartfelt work of art and humanity? It is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much. Makes you ponder – values and morality and…Anne Leap

By: eddie

eddie — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:24:52 +0000

In reply to cogito ergosumatra. Very informative comments. This information coming from the people involved in dispatching the bear might well have served to pacify the eruption that has resulted over this incident. Too bad they didn't take a page from your book. However, it still isn't too late for them to step up to the plate and reveal, in detail, the facts relating to this bear incident.

By: cogito ergosumatra

cogito ergosumatra — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:08:54 +0000

Of course, Arizona is not Oregon, where bears are more numerous and more apt to come into contact with humans. In Arizona, a bear that habituates to humans can be trouble, as it is acting outside its normal behavior and territory.

I would imagine that those concerned about the bear being killed would have a different story and opinion if the bear had attacked someone after being released by Game & Fish. In general, G&F puts male bears down and releases females far from where they are captured, males being less predictable around people, and more apt to adapt to feeding on trash and pets. But if this bear had been seen or captured before around human habitation, even if it were female, it is probably prudent to put it down.