State biologists last week euthanized an orphaned Lutak brown bear cub they said had run out of options for survival.

“It was a matter of watching this animal suffer and starve to death, which was what was going to happen. The only humane choice we were left with was euthanization,” said Anthony Crupi, assistant area wildlife biologist for the state Department of Fish and Game. “This is not what anybody wanted.”

The state already has…