An enormous black bear has been caught and killed after a two-year rampage in Washington.

The 5-year-old bear had turn into food-conditioned, that means it had been approaching homes to search for meals in rubbish and hen feeders. The bear had been in search of human meals always over a three-year interval within the Issaquah, Washington space, The Seattle Instances reported.

The Washington Division of Fish and Wildlife had been monitoring the nuisance bear for years.

The bear has been roaming the world for years, in search of meals and damaging properties, all whereas avoiding seize. Wildlife officers started looking for the bear extra urgently just lately after it grew to become evident that he had grown obese—the bear weighed 352 kilos and was carrying a collar that was now too tight, KOMO Information reported.

Wildlife officers lastly caught the bear within the Squak Mountain space. As soon as the fugitive bear was lastly caught and captured, the Washington Division of Fish and Wildlife determined to euthanize the animal,

Because the bear's conduct had been fixed through the years, the division believed that relocating the bear wouldn't cease him from in search of human meals, the division instructed KOMO Information.

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A big black bear that had prevented seize in Washington state for 3 years was trapped and euthanized final week. Officers mentioned the motion was needed as a result of the bear had turn into conditioned to human meals and bears can turn into harmful when that happens. Pictured, a inventory picture reveals a black bear. Brittany Crossman/Getty Photographs

Human meals is a big reason for human and bear conflicts throughout the U.S. Bears that turn into food-conditioned quickly lose their worry of people, which may trigger them to be bolder in approaching individuals as a way to get hold of meals.

As opportunistic hunters, bears search simple meals sources excessive in energy. Human meals usually comprises extra vitality, that means bears can turn into keen on it in a short time. Meals-conditioned bears will usually cease foraging naturally as a way to hunt down human meals sources. It's not unusual for food-conditioned bears to turn into obese from the human meals they devour.

Division spokesperson Chase Gunnell instructed KOMO Information that no officers "obtained into wildlife conservation and administration to place down animals."

"However as powerful because it was, it was the fitting name on this case," he continued. "We hope it is a wake-up name for folk all throughout Washington, and particularly in King County suburbs, to safe their trash and take away hen feeders and different bear attractants," the spokesperson instructed the information outlet.

There are an estimated 25,000 and 30,000 black bears in Washington state. Human and bear battle is turning into extra widespread within the state as human developments start to overhaul bear habitats.

Black bears are sometimes non-aggressive except instantly provoked. Most bears might be scared off by loud noises, or people that seem greater and extra assured than themselves. Nevertheless, food-conditioned bears shortly get used to people, that means they're extra more likely to assault.

Newsweek has reached out to the Washington Division of Fish and Wildlife for remark.