re: Karelian Bear Dog. One bad pooch

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The dogs may be badass, but releasing a captive bear and chasing it doesn't fit any definition of sportsmanship that I recognize.

ETA, if I'm drawing the wrong conclusion from that series of pics, disregard my statement.

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You probably are since there is an agent of some sort (wildlife?) holding one of the dogs in one picture. They use the dogs to "haze" the bears so they avoid humans, residential areas (where dogs usually are), and whatnot. Probably problem bears that have been in trash cans and dumpsters or something...eating dog food on a porch. I think they use shotguns with beanbags as well to haze bears.

Edit: Also, the bear leaving the trap has a radio collar on it, so definitely for science/relocation.