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B.C. Conservation Officer Service looking for grizzly with arrow in its head

Click to play video: 'Grizzly bear spotted with arrow stuck in its head'
Grizzly bear spotted with arrow stuck in its head
Conservation officers are pleading for help to locate an injured bear spotted off a highway in northern B.C. A photo taken by a passing motorist shows a grizzly bear with a broken-off arrow stuck in its head. – Jun 15, 2022

The Conservation Officer Service is hoping the public can help them find a grizzly bear who is in need of help.

The organization said it received a photo earlier this week of a grizzly with a broken-off arrow stuck in its head.

A passing motorist saw the bear along Highway 37 North, just north of the Meziadin Junction, which is north of Gitanyow. The motorist then gave the photo to the Conservation Office in Smithers.

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It is not known how the bear ended up with an arrow in its head. Its condition is currently unknown.

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Under B.C. law, grizzly hunting has been banned since 2017.

Anyone who has any information about the bear is asked to call the hotline at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story contained out of date information about the legality of grizzly hunting in British Columbia.

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