Stormwind Bear War

The Stormwind Bear War was a catastrophic event in which the Stormwind Military was tasked with clearing out the bulk of the bear population of Elwynn Forest after the population began to swell and attack villages. Ordered under the reign of Barathen Wrynn shortly after the success of the Gnoll War, which is what allowed the bears to swell in population, it is seen as one of the most disgraceful attempts at wildlife control ever seen. Despite sending out several well armed platoons into the woods to hunt the bears, the highly aggressive creatures caught the upper hand of the veterans whom had just defeated the Gnoll incursion and ultimately ended up slaughtering almost seventy five soldiers before the operation was recalled.

Since then, despite having thinned the number of the bears, it has been noted that Elwynn bears are extremely aggressive towards humans, going as far as to attack and successfully kill caravans off the side of the road, guard patrols, and even sometimes military men headed towards objectives.