Alberta Bears

• Poor berry crops have more bears poking around Alberta towns for food: wildlife experts

  It's not just Cochrane dealing with backyard bears. Banff and Canmore have also had some visitors.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2022
  
• Airdrie bear visitor successfully relocated

  Officials estimated the bear to be around 100 pounds in weight and around a year and a half old.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2022
  
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• Female grizzly bear killed in Yoho National Park near Alberta-BC border

  The five-year-old grizzly is the sibling of a well-known white bear in the area. 

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2022
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• Bear cub euthanized after wandering onto Calgary-area ranch

  What appears to have been an orphaned black bear cub has met a sad end in the Priddis area, just southwest of Calgary.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2021
• Kananaskis Country trail closed after grizzlies spotted: Alberta Parks

  Alberta Parks closed Rockwall Trail near the Peter Lougheed Discovery Centre on Sunday after "multiple" grizzlies frequented the area.

  Environment

  Sep 5, 2021
• Kananaskis Country mountains closed after grizzly with cubs charged at person

  Alberta Parks closed the area northeast of Highway 40 to the west side of Mist Creek, including Mount Lipsett and Mist Mountain trails, on Aug. 27 until further notice.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2021
• Woman dead after bear mauling in northern Alberta: RCMP

  A 26-year-old woman has died after she was mauled by a bear in northern Alberta over the weekend.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2021
• Grizzly bear cubs from Alberta find new home at Greater Vancouver Zoo

  The Greater Vancouver Zoo says it is now home to three grizzly bear cubs from Alberta that would have otherwise been euthanized.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2020
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• White grizzly named by Bow Valley residents

  Nakoda means "friend" or "ally" in the native language of three Indigenous tribes in the area: Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley.

  Environment

  May 22, 2020
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• Rehabilitate 3 grizzly bear cubs, scientists urge Alberta government

  The letter -- signed by 73 scientists, educators and conservationists from Alberta, British Columbia and outside Canada -- says Alberta is ignoring its grizzly population.

  Canada

  May 20, 2020