Bears Killed

• Vernon among B.C.’s ‘deadliest communities’ for black bears

  The Fur-Bearers named the city to a list of "deadliest communities" for black bears after data showed conservation officers put down 16 bears in the area last year.

  Canada

  Jul 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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• Bear killed after getting into campers’ food on Abraham Lake Crown land site

  Alberta Fish and Wildlife euthanized a bear that got a taste of human food at a Crown land camping spot near Nordegg.

  Environment

  Jul 31, 2020
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• Ex-B.C. conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins dismissal case

  A court of appeal decision states legal proceedings had been flawed and the arbitrator and the board did not have jurisdiction over the BC Conservation Officer's dismissal.

  Jun 9, 2020
• Conservation officers, RCMP exceeded authority by seizing phones in bear dispute, former CO says

  Bryce Casavant says the phones should be returned immediately to the Coquitlam residents who allegedly obstructed COs from destroying a family of bears.

  Aug 2, 2019
• 3 arrested in Coquitlam after objecting to conservation officers destroying family of bears

  The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says officers arrested three people in Coquitlam on Tuesday, but residents say the arrests and the destruction of the bears were unfair.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2019
• B.C. community pushes for no-kill mandate after 3 bears destroyed in as many weeks

  This time of year, bear sightings are a daily occurrence. But in recent weeks, they've been followed by the sound of gunshots.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019
• Steele & Drex: May was the deadliest month in six years for B.C.’s black bears

  Conservation officers had to put down 119 bears in May, more than double the 52 that were killed in the same month last year, and the deadliest month for the animals in the last six years.

  Environment

  Jun 15, 2017
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• Dozens protest bear killings in Revelstoke

  Dozens of residents rallied in Revelstoke Monday afternoon after nine bears were killed by conservation officers over the span of three days last week.

  Aug 22, 2016