Wolfram Graf-Rudolf , the director of the Aachen Zoo , agreed with Albrecht . He stated that the zookeepers `` should have had the courage to let the bear die '' . Wolfram Graf-Rudolf , the director of the Aachen Zoo , agreed with Albrecht and stated that the zookeepers `` should have had the courage to let the bear die '' after it was rejected , arguing that the bear will `` die a little '' every time it is separated from its caretaker .