Many commented that on first glance, Pedals resembled a man wearing a bear suit. He was one of 487 bears killed by hunters in New Jersey last week. The apparent death of Pedals at the hands of hunter was also met with the by now predictable online outrage. In 2014, Darsh Patel, a 22-year-old Rutgers student was killed by a black bear while hiking with friends in West Milford, the first death caused by a bear in the state’s history. In 2015 a Boy Scout troop leader was injured in a bear attack while hiking with children in Rockaway Township.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2016 23:03 UTC