[fintstone]

Sorta like what they did in my hometown. There were few bears in the national park/forest and hunters wanted more. So, the state wildlife guys set aside several hundred acres as a sanctuary. Of course there is no way to keep them in the sanctuary and as the population increases, they roam farther for food (they consume massive amounts).

Eventually, there were so many that the subdivisions and city streets were teaming with them. The idiot city people think they are squirrels and want to feed and protect the creature that get up to over 800lbs. They shame the hunters and harass them so that soon, no one hunts in the area.

Soon there is a 2400% increase in numbers as they begin to breed earlier and produce more offspring (their only natural predators are man and cars). The are no longer afraid of people and chase them into their homes and kill their pets (still on the leash). After years of garbage cans being torn up, people have them in their garages...so the bears have taken to tearing open garage doors to get at it.

Now, people are starting to be really annoyed at the 300lb rats (as it is hard to come out of your house a lot of the time) ...and are complaining (but some still want to protect the poor creatures). Be careful of the long-term consequences of what you ask for.