BYE-BYE BRUNO

One German wild bear was one too many:

It's no surprise that Germany hadn't seen a bear in the wild in 170 years; it turns out the country just isn't that friendly toward them.

Bruno, the 99-kilogram, two-year-old brown bear that had eluded capture for more than a month, travelling about 30 kilometres a day from the Italian Alps to Bavaria and Germany, was shot and killed in an Alpine meadow near Schliersee, Germany yesterday.

He was killed by a single shot from 150 metres, said officials who would not identify the three hunters involved in the 4:50 a.m. shooting, citing possible threats from animal lovers.

A wild bear threatens some German hikers and blam, an anonymous sniper nails him. Hitler on the other hand was responsible for the deaths of millions ... oh, never mind.