US EditionGovernment, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 16 – British Columbia government and three coastal First Nations coordinated a relocation plan for Tex the grizzly to protect public safety before he was illegally shot, officials said.
- A four-year-old grizzly bear named Tex was found shot and dead on Texada Island on Tuesday, sparking mourning and concern among residents and First Nations.
- The bear had been causing issues on the island and three coastal First Nations had developed a secret plan approved nearly two weeks prior to relocate Tex to Bute Inlet, but social media misinformation delayed trapping efforts.
- Conservation officers and Nations worked together for about a month on the relocation, while residents remained divided on how to handle Tex, with some wanting coexistence and others relocation or removal.
- Minister Randene Neill expressed sorrow upon discovering that the bear had been shot that very day and confirmed that both the investigation and a necropsy are underway as local communities prepare to develop strategies for peaceful coexistence.
- Tex's death highlights challenges in wildlife management and communication between government, self-governing First Nations, and residents requiring improved coordination for future incidents.
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Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says
A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents. It came too late, B.C.
Three bears threatening residents of the village of Cisna in the Bieszczady Mountains in southeastern Poland will not be shot, but will be given collars with chips so that the intervention team can track their location and ensure that they do not threaten people, Polish Environment Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska announced. In the meantime, the police will take care of the safety of the villagers, Deputy Minister Mikolaj Dorożala confirmed to TVN…
Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says - The Turtle Island News
By Nono Shen A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia’s Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island’s residents. It came too late, B.C.’s minister of water, land and resource stewardship said on Wednesday. Tex, as the bear became known, was found dead by conservation officers, Randene Neill said. “Unfortunately, we learned that same morning that someone had shot the bear,” said Neill, “…
B.C. First Nation says plan to move Tex the grizzly was underway before it was killed – Energeticcity.ca
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A First Nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says it is “deeply saddened” by the shooting death of a grizzly bear on Texada Island this week. The Tla’amin First Nation says in a statement that it was working on a co-ordinated relocation effort for the bear with two other area nations before the bear, nicknamed Tex, was “illegally shot, maimed and killed.” It says it held a ceremony on Tuesday to honour th…
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