US EditionTwo grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests to confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears were captured near Bella Coola as DNA tests continue to determine involvement in an attack that injured 11, officials said.
- B.C. Conservation Officer Service officials captured two grizzlies in Bella Coola on Monday but said any link to last week's attack is not conclusive as DNA tests continue.
- Nuxalk Nation hereditary chief Noel Pootlass said habitat loss from logging, forest fires and drought over about seven years has driven arriving grizzlies into the Bella Coola valley, where abundant berries and salmon have prompted aggressive behaviour.
- Search methods combine ground snares, RCMP aircraft with thermal imaging, and extended officer teams shifts, with wildlife vet and biologists aiding the B.C. Conservation Officer Service's ongoing Monday effort.
- The assault seriously injured a teacher and three pupils, hospitalizing four people Thursday, and Samuel Schooner, elected chief of the Nuxalk Nation, urged residents to avoid the attack site and 4 Mile area.
- Calls to rethink hunting bans surfaced after the attack, prompting policy debate in Alberta and B.C., while B.C. provincial statistics show 122 call-outs in 2024 resulted in 10 bears destroyed or moved versus 2011–2023 averages.
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Two Grizzlies Caught in Bella Coola, BC; DNA Tests May Confirm Any Link to Attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week’s attack on a group of students and teachers. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the other bear has already been examined, and because any link to the attack is “not conclusive” it will be fitted with a GPS collar and relocated. A spokesman for the environment …
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week's attack on a group of students and teachers. The B.C.
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week's attack on a group of students and teachers. The B.C.
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia's central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week's attack on a group of students and teachers. The B.C.
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