US EditionSearch for grizzly behind ‘extraordinary attack’ on B.C. school group is called off
DNA evidence ruled out four captured bears and no sightings were reported for five days, prompting conservation officers to end the search after an attack on a school group.
- The B.C. Conservation Officer Service announced Friday that it is no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for the attack near Bella Coola, British Columbia, the Dec. 5, 2025 statement said.
- Because bears begin denning at this time of year, forensic basis DNA and other forensic evidence excluded four recently captured bears, and there have been no sightings in Bella Coola for five days.
- Search teams captured at least eight bears in the past five days, and samples were sent to the University of Alberta forensics lab.
- More than $100,000 has been raised to support the families of those injured, and a full‑time conservation officer has been posted in Bella Coola, about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver.
- The service said it will continue to monitor and remains committed to the community, while Kevin Van Damme welcomed questions after an information session attended by more than 100 people.
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Eight bears were captured, but none of them turned out to be the culprit in the attack on a group of schoolchildren and teachers.
British Columbia conservation officers stopped actively searching for grizzly bears responsible for the "extraordinary attack" that occurred last month against a group of students and teachers, who caused four serious injuries.
Conservation officers call off search for grizzly in Bella Coola attack
B.C. conservation officers say they have called off their search for a grizzly bear responsible for a Nov. 20 attack that injured three children and an adult in Bella Coola. It says eight bears have been captured in their search, but forensic testing shows none were involved in the incident.
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Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
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Conservation officers call off search for grizzly that attacked B.C. school group – Energeticcity.ca
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, …
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