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Two male bears shot and killed after fighting in Coquitlam homeowner’s driveway

A bow hunter was seriously injured after being attacked by a black bear in northern Saskatchewan. Gail Shotlander / Getty Images

A homeowner got the shock of her life when she heard a noise outside and saw two huge black bears engaged in a brutal fight.

A video shot by a Coquitlam homeowner provides graphic evidence of how serious the bear problems in some communities are.  Both bears were covered in blood and appeared to be “fighting to the death”.

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Police and conservation officers were called and both bears were shot and killed.

One officer said the two males could have been fighting over a female in the area and he also said one of the bears was the largest he’d ever seen in the area.

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