A Winnipeg woman's plans to build a snowman have turned into something much more ambitious -- a frozen menagerie of more than a dozen bears in St. Vital.

The attack happened in a drive-through bear habitat at the zoo in Shanghai.

An Okanagan resident came home during the lunch hour and spotted a mother bear and her three cubs ambling through her backyard.

Parks Canada has said that an adult bear was struck and killed Sept. 3 by a Canadian Pacific Railway train on a rail line through the Alberta park.

Fish and wildlife officers were called in and were able to locate the dead bear in one of the suites.

"We aren't going to change bears behaviour, they will always look for food."

Activists are offering a US$5,000 reward to identify whoever is putting stickers on the animals near Asheville, N.C.

More Manitobans are choosing to stay in the province to enjoy the summer, but that has left communities with overflowing garbage bins, parking concerns and issues with wildlife.

Wildlife conflict biologist Janine Wilmot said while all interactions between humans and bears are dangerous, some are more risky than others.

Bears have likely been getting closer to people this summer because berry crops are late this year and they are trying to find other food.