Well-known black bear fatally shot in Connecticut, leaving behind two cubs

A mama black bear standard amongst locals in a Connecticut neighborhood was gunned down Thursday — and an investigation into the unlawful act is underway, a report stated.

The bear, generally known as Bobbi, was fatally shot in Newtown, forsaking two cubs who are actually underneath the care of native wildlife officers, the Hartford Courant reported.

The State Environmental Conservation Police reportedly kicked off an investigation into the killing of Bobbi, who even had her personal social media presence.

Dan Rosenthal, Newtown’s first selectman, advised the newspaper that he was “heartbroken over the lack of the bear and the orphaning of the cubs,” and had lobbied for the younger bears to be positioned in a wildlife rescue.

It’s unlawful to kill bears in Connecticut besides in instances of self protection, and bear assaults are uncommon within the Structure State, the newspaper stated.

“The tragic and brutal killing of this mom black bear, leaving her orphaned cubs stranded, was preventable and pointless,” Annie Hornish, Connecticut’s director of the Humane Society of the US, advised the Courant.

Wildlife officers had urged well-intentioned Newtown residents to maintain their distance from the cubs whereas specialists decide their destiny.

“We urge individuals to keep away from feeding the bear cubs, and to offer them house to proceed studying to forage for pure meals sources, free from human interference,” Division of Vitality and Environmental Safety spokesman Will Healey advised the paper.

“Human interplay or feeding the cubs can enormously cut back their likelihood of survival and also will diminish their pure worry of individuals, creating potential future hazard for the bears and public security.”