The bear was lethally removed on July 11 at approximately 5 p.m. by Yellowstone National Park staff following “a series of concerning incidents at a backcountry campsite located in the Blacktail Deer Creek drainage in the northern part of the park,” according to a statement from the National Park Service on Thursday.

At approximately 5 p.m. July 11, Yellowstone National Park staff lethally removed an adult female black bear following a series of concerning incidents at a backcountry

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.