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.

"The (victim) had been hiking slightly ahead of the group when he spotted a bear cub and was suddenly attacked by a sow grizzly," said the Conservation Officer Service in a statement.

The man's injuries are described as non-life-threatening.

The grizzly was sighted in the area of Government Road and Garibaldi Way in the Garibaldi Estates neighbourhood.

The man and his wife were out mountain biking near Spruce Lake north of the small community of Gold Bridge, about two hours northwest of Lillooet.

The Greater Vancouver Zoo says it is now home to three grizzly bear cubs from Alberta that would have otherwise been euthanized.

A photo captured over the weekend by a Calgary family has experts excited about what could be the first spotting ever of a grizzly with a white head but regular brown colouring on its body. 

The bear, which has been nicknamed Nakota by locals, was first revealed publicly after it was spotted in Alberta's Banff National Park in late April.

The letter -- signed by 73 scientists, educators and conservationists from Alberta, British Columbia and outside Canada -- says Alberta is ignoring its grizzly population.

A sign attached to grizzly bear enclosure enclosure warns visitors of the broken glass.