BC Bears
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B.C. bear interactions with people skyrocketing, leading to more deathsMore than 150 black bears have been killed by BCCOS officers so far in 2023.EnvironmentOct 1, 2023
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Black bear destroyed after climbing on top of 5-year-old child in Powell RiverOn Tuesday around noon, a group of children were playing in a field at Haywire Bay when a bear appeared.EnvironmentAug 24, 2023
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‘Municipalities need to take leadership’: 500 B.C. black bears killed in 2022According to government statistics, the B.C. Conservation Service killed 4,279 black bears between 2015 and 2022.EnvironmentJun 28, 2023
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B.C. cyclist seriously injured after colliding with a bear: ‘It all happened so fast’Kevin Milner said he is lucky to be alive after he was bike riding on Tuesday night and had a run-in with a bear that he could never have predicted.CanadaMay 18, 2023
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Bear rips apart vehicle in Maple Ridge, B.C.Just days after two people were attacked in Squamish, B.C., a seemingly large bear has torn through a car in Maple Ridge.EnvironmentNov 6, 2022
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2 injured in separate bear attacks in Squamish, B.C.Conservation officers said the two attacks happened Thursday morning in the Squamish Estuary Trail Network area.EnvironmentNov 4, 2022
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‘They killed them all’: British Columbia chicken coop raided by black bearsMongeau says bear activity in the neighbourhood started ramping up around two weeks ago.CanadaMay 19, 2021
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Summerland, B.C., bear destroyed following multiple home invasionsThe bear had become so brazen that not only was the bear breaking into people's homes, but also had a feast at a District of Summerland garbage container storage site.CanadaMay 29, 2020
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Grizzly bear behaviour stirs dialogue and debate in the Bella Coola ValleyThis is the first in a three-part series focusing on the Bella Coola Valley’s grizzly bear population, and the issues surrounding it.Nov 5, 2018
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