NEW : If others follow , they should not be killed `` simply because we have n't done our homework , '' said Schoenenberger . Bear called M13 `` was in no way a problem bear , '' says conservation group expert . The bears were killed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect them from poachers. The young male was killed in an Alpine valley near the border with Italy . Supporters of M13 express their grief and outrage on Facebook .
NEW : Bear called M13 `` was in no way a problem bear , '' says conservation group expert . The bears were killed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect them from poachers. The young male was killed in an Alpine valley near the border with Italy . Supporters of M13 express their grief and outrage on Facebook .