It’s been a deadly year for black bears in the Okanagan and around B.C.
In May alone, more than twice as many bears were put down in the same month last year.
The statistic is partly due to the current provincial policy not to relocate problem bears.
Travis Lowe reports.
- Bear put down after being caught eating from Coquitlam man’s fridge
- Human-bear conflicts in B.C. have nearly doubled since 2016
- Deadly year for bears in B.C.