633 replies to this topic

[dasmo]

This is a case where revenge is chosen over forgiveness that is for sure. That bear is done for.

[max.bravo]

we will see more of this as we continue to let the grizzly population grow unchecked.

[Mike K.]

Yes. Including more of this on the Island, eventually.

One estimate I’ve heard is there are now two dozen grizzlies on the north Island, mostly clustered in the Sayward area. It’s a huge outdoor tourism/camping zone.

[Victoria Watcher]

Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers

An RCMP plane with thermal imaging capability is being used to help with the search for the mother bear and her two cubs.

https://www.timescol...achers-11526868

[Victoria Watcher]

Spike in grizzly conflicts prompts B.C. Wildlife Federation to question hunt ban

 

https://cheknews.ca/...nt-ban-1290866/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 23 November 2025 - 07:34 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Teams work through the night in search of bear after B.C. attack

Teams have been looking for the bears since the attack on Thursday that sent three pupils and a teacher to hospital with serious injuries.

https://www.timescol...attack-11529454

 

 

 

As search intensifies for grizzlies that attacked B.C. school group, residents say bear encounters on the rise

Bear population in Bella Coola region has increased, residents say

https://www.cbc.ca/n...inues-9.6989778

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 23 November 2025 - 09:56 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Two more grizzlies have been captured on British Columbia's central coast as conservation officers continue to look for the bear that attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers.

 

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two bears from Bella Coola are being assessed and noted that forensic evidence from last week's attack is being analyzed.

 

It says drones equipped with thermal cameras are being used to try to locate any bears believed to be involved in the attack that seriously injured three children and a teacher.

 

Two other bears were previously captured during the search for a grizzly sow and her two cubs, which are believed to have attacked a group of 20 while on a field trip.

 

Conservation officials say bears not linked to the attack will be released away from the central coast community about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.

 

People are to avoid the area and not try to search for the bears themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...ildren-11552138

 

 

 

I like how they are rounding up all the suspects.   Stupid humans, we think all bears look alike.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 November 2025 - 10:56 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

I like how they are rounding up all the suspects.   Stupid humans, we think all bears look alike.

 

 

Four captured grizzlies not linked to attack on B.C. school children: officials

https://cheknews.ca/...icials-1292141/

[Victoria Watcher]

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for attacking a group of schoolchildren and teachers last month.

 

A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says DNA and other forensic evidence has ruled out the involvement of four bears that were captured on Wednesday.

 

It says there have been no other bear sightings in the area of the attack around Bella Coola, B.C., for the past five days.

 

 

https://cheknews.ca/...-group-1293269/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 December 2025 - 06:47 PM.

[Mike K.]

They’ve likely already been killed, no?

[max.bravo]

That’s a good guess Mike. I would assume that community is well capable of taking care of a bear problem without “help” from the conservation officers.

Shoot, shovel, shut up…

[Victoria Watcher]

Unmarked grave?

[max.bravo]

lol

[Victoria Watcher]

Council will mull whether to pay to continue the program to regulate the ungulates, often considered a garden menace.


https://www.timescol...-by-28-11619959








Regulate The Ungulates are opening for Tinto Rocks in 2027. Garden Menace third on the bill.

All joking aside though, the program hardly “regulates” the animals. It’s not like it requires them to obtain permits etc.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 14 December 2025 - 12:24 PM.