Grizzly Bear Killed

• Grizzly bear illegally killed, dumped in Squamish River: Officials

  A necropsy showed the bear had been shot, and that a rope had been tied around it in an effort to drag it in the river for disposal.

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2023
  
• B.C. man fined $15K, given 10-year hunting ban for killing grizzly sow and cub

  The Conservation Officer Service says it began investigating after a wildlife scientist discovered a severed grizzly bear GPS collar and four tagged ear tips.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2023
  
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• Female grizzly bear killed in Yoho National Park near Alberta-BC border

  The five-year-old grizzly is the sibling of a well-known white bear in the area. 

  Environment

  Jun 10, 2022
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• 2 men fined after killing grizzly, threatening witness at Alberta hunting camp

  An investigation determined that the grizzly bear had been feeding at a meat pole, where the two men had hung deer carcasses they had hunted. The men decided to shoot the grizzly when it returned later that evening.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2020
• Wildlife officers forced to euthanize grizzly after shot left it partially paralyzed

  Witnesses told officers the bear was shot in the spine and could only move by dragging itself with its paws.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2019
• Conservation officers investigating after grizzly bear found shot dead in Skeena River

  COS officers said none of the bear's parts that might be popular with poachers, such as its paws or head, had been taken.

  Sep 24, 2019
• Grizzly bear killed after being hit by semi on highway in Banff National Park

  Resource conservation officer Bill Hunt says it's the first human-caused grizzly bear death in the national park since 2014.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2019
• B.C. bow hunter who mistakenly killed a grizzly ordered to pay $8K fine

  "The death of this bear will significantly set back the recovery of the species in this area," said the Conservation Officers Service.

  Environment

  Mar 16, 2018