Black Bears
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Food ban in effect at 3 Coquitlam parks with at least 20 recent bear sightingsPicnics, snacks and garbage are now banned in at the Hockaday, Galette and Karley Crescent parks as safety measure both for humans and black bears.EnvironmentAug 16
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‘Decimated the specialty poultry’: Maple Ridge farm invaded by black bearsPascale Shaw said bears have destroyed fences and posts at the Rainbow Eggs Farm, in addition to reducing her stock of chickens down to a single hen and chicks.EnvironmentJul 16
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Concern in West Kelowna after being named one of B.C.’s deadliest cities for black bears“Everyone has a role to play in protecting black bears and preventing their deaths,” said Aaron Hofman of a non-profit charity called the Fur-Bearers.CanadaJun 29
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Ontario charges Marineland over care of its black bearsOntario has charged Marineland over the care of its black bears.CanadaMay 31
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West Vancouver, B.C. man fined for repeatedly feeding black bear and cubVideos that surfaced on social media showed an adult and two children feeding a black bear and a cub from the window and door of a West Vancouver home.EnvironmentApr 21
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Lions Bay, B.C. residents band together to rescue, rehabilitate orphaned bear cubThe cub first appeared in Lions Bay in late October, according to Coun. Neville Abbott, who said its presence was reported on the community's online bear-tracking forum.CanadaJan 6
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Okanagan bears loading up on calories; residents warned to secure their garbageA fed bear is a dead bear. Relocation does not work with food-conditioned bears, say conservation officers, as the lead-up to their annual hibernation is now underway.CanadaNov 2, 2022
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Bear attacks puppy, then bites and swats dog’s owner in Salmon Arm, B.C."The man received medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries," conservation officers said in a release. "The puppy was taken to a veterinary clinic but did not survive."EducationJul 11, 2022
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Vernon among B.C.’s ‘deadliest communities’ for black bearsThe 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.CanadaJul 5, 2022
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Bear dodges pedestrians, cars in a dash through Kelowna, B.C.While it seems like an unusually urban experience for a woodland creature, Meg Bjorda from WildSafeBC pointed out that in the Okanagan, bear territory is always close at hand.CanadaJun 9, 2022
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