A food-conditioned black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after a series of concerning incidents "posed a clear threat to visitor safety," officials said.

The animal became the first black bear in five years to be killed in a management action situation in Yellowstone, with the last case coming in July 2020 when a black bear injured campers and accessed human food at a backcountry campsite in the park, officials said.

We go to great lengths to protect bears and prevent them from gaining access to human food in all areas of the park. But occasionally, a bear outsmarts us or overcomes our defenses.”

A black bear was killed in a management action for the first time since 2020 after eating food storage near Blacktail Deer Creek.

An adult female black bear has been lethally removed from Yellowstone National Park after becoming conditioned to human food, marking the first bear euthanized in the park for this reason in 5 years.

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo.– A female adult black bear in Yellowstone National Park was euthanized on Friday after "concerning incidents" around becoming food-conditioned at a backcountry campsite, national park officials said. According to the NPS, the bear crushed an empty tent at a campsite at the beginning of June.

An adult female black bear has been “lethally removed” from Yellowstone National Park after becoming conditioned to human food sources at a backcountry campsite.

Yellowstone officials euthanized a food-conditioned black bear after it damaged property and consumed human food, raising safety concerns for visitors.