Bear Feeding

• Judge tosses $60,000 fine against Whistler, B.C. woman who repeatedly fed bears

  Zuzana Stevikova was slapped with a nearly $60,000 fine in the case in October 2021, nearly six times the $10,500 the Crown and defence agreed upon.

  Crime

  Dec 5, 2022
  
• B.C. woman fined $60K for feeding bears thought she was helping them

  A published court ruling has shed new light on why a Whistler woman was buying bulk produce to feed bears. The actions ultimately led to a mother bear and two cubs being killed.

  Environment

  Oct 10, 2021
  
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• Whistler woman handed $60,000 in fines for regularly feeding bears

  Investigators discovered the woman was buying bulk produce for the bears, including "up to 10 cases of apples, 50 pounds of carrots and up to 15 dozen eggs" a week.

  Environment

  Oct 1, 2021
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• Accused Whistler bear feeders face up to $100K fine, 1 year in prison if convicted

  The suspects, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, allegedly purchased "large quantities of apples, carrots, pears, eggs and almonds to leave out for the animals."

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2020
• West Vancouver man charged over bear-feeding caught on video

  In the video, two young girls are seen feeding what appear to be crackers and French fries to two bear cubs and a sow from the open doors and windows of their home.

  Environment

  Jul 2, 2020
• Two charged after allegedly feeding Timbits and hot dogs to bears on B.C.’s Alaska Highway

  The pair are due to appear in a Fort Nelson court next month.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2018
• Grizzlies target railway tracks for foraging, but many get killed by trains: study

  Grain spills from rail carriages offer easy, high-nutrient snacking for hungry grizzlies, but also put the bears at risk of getting struck by trains.

  Canada

  May 25, 2017