Bear-ituary: Endangered Black Bear killed near MARKSVILLE, La.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

According to the Associated Press, "Louisiana Operation Game Thief, the Black Bear Conservation Committee and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are offering up to $7,000 in rewards for information leading to the apprehension of whoever killed a Louisiana black bear near Muscle Lake in Avoyelles Parish." The murdered bear was a member of a subspecies of bear which is listed on the endangered species list. [NOLA]