It is an unfortunate outcome for many black bears in this province every year – – having to be put down by conservation officers. Once bears become habituated to human food sources, it often ends badly for the animal and now a wildlife protection charity has released a list of B.C. communities with the highest rate of bear deaths. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, that list includes two Okanagan communities.
Bear attractants
Okanagan communities on municipalities list with highest death rates for black bears
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