bears

A sign has been put up in Vernon's Polson Park after a sighting of a black bear was confirmed on Monday, Aug. 28. (Contributed)

Bear breaking into B.C. homeless tents euthanized

Conservation Officers removed the black bear from a Vernon park Friday morning

 

An orphaned black bear cub is recovering after being injured in wildfires in the Shuswap area. BC Conservation Officer Service said the bear was first spotted in the Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw First Nation community near Chase. (BCCOS)

Orphaned black bear rescued in Shuswap area now recovering in Smithers

BC Conservation Officer Service says bear’s sibling was put down due to severe injuries

 

A bear was euthanized in Powell River Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 after it tried to attack a child at a day camp the day earlier. (Samantha Holomay/Black Press)

Bear killed after it tried to attack 5-year-old: B.C. conservation service

The bear began approaching children at a day camp in Powell River

A bear was euthanized in Powell River Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023 after it tried to attack a child at a day camp the day earlier. (Samantha Holomay/Black Press)
Boo enjoyed a fun and engaging treasure hunt at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)

Boo the bear works smarter, not harder at Kicking Horse treasure hunt

Treasure hunts are one of the many ways staff at the refuge keep Boo active and engaged

Boo enjoyed a fun and engaging treasure hunt at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)
maylayn Sun Bear that might be a man in a suit (Screen shot from social media Video)

Video of a bear at a Chinese zoo has the web dived on if it is a real bear

A video of the Malayan sun bear was posted and immediately divided the internet on if it was real.

maylayn Sun Bear that might be a man in a suit (Screen shot from social media Video)
A black bear created havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Park officials confirm the bear has left the area. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)

French Beach Provincial Park reopens after marauding bear forces closure

Park officials confirm bear has left the area after pawng tents and vehicles

A black bear created havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Park officials confirm the bear has left the area. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)
In this image taken from video provided by the Burbank Police Department, a bear sits in a jacuzzi in the city of Burbank, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2023. Burbank Police said the officers were responding to a sighting of the bear in the area when they found it enjoying a short dip at the residence in the city’s Paseo Redondo block. The bear afterward climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement Friday. (Burbank Police Department via AP)

In summer heat, bear spotted in Southern California backyard Jacuzzi

With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a…

In this image taken from video provided by the Burbank Police Department, a bear sits in a jacuzzi in the city of Burbank, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2023. Burbank Police said the officers were responding to a sighting of the bear in the area when they found it enjoying a short dip at the residence in the city’s Paseo Redondo block. The bear afterward climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement Friday. (Burbank Police Department via AP)
A black bear is creating havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Officials will close the park until the bear is captured. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)

Bear encounter forces closure of French Beach and campsites

Black bear wanders into campsites, tearing tents and entering vehicle

A black bear is creating havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Officials will close the park until the bear is captured. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)
A black bear is creating havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Officials will close the park until the bear is captured. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)

Bear rips through tent, breaks into vehicle, closing B.C. campground

Black bear wanders into French Beach Provincial Park campsite west of Sooke

A black bear is creating havoc at French Beach Provincial Park. Officials will close the park until the bear is captured. (Photo by Gary Schroyen)
Screenshot from a video of a passerby scaring away a black bear that attacked a herd of sheep. (Courtesy of Markus Anastasiades)

VIDEO: Passerby chases off bear after Saanich sheep herd attacked

This month this is the first bear sighting reported in this area

Screenshot from a video of a passerby scaring away a black bear that attacked a herd of sheep. (Courtesy of Markus Anastasiades)
Leanndra Botting captured this shot of a bear trying to break into a latched, bear-resistant bin in Ucluelet last week. (Leanndra Botting photo)

Unnatural food addiction puts three bears in peril around Tofino-Ucluelet

“Once they become food conditioned, it tends to follow a fairly predictable pattern”

Leanndra Botting captured this shot of a bear trying to break into a latched, bear-resistant bin in Ucluelet last week. (Leanndra Botting photo)
Colin Dowler was mauled by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Campbell River in 2019 and was narrowly saved by a blood transfusion; he’s now advocating for more blood donations this summer. (Submitted photo)

B.C. grizzly bear attack survivor calls for more blood donations

Campbell River man says a blood transfusion saved his life in 2019

Colin Dowler was mauled by a grizzly bear while mountain biking near Campbell River in 2019 and was narrowly saved by a blood transfusion; he’s now advocating for more blood donations this summer. (Submitted photo)
Baby Boo. (instagram.com/khgrizzlybearrefuge)

Celebrating 20 years of Boo at Kicking Horse near Golden

Boo the bear is celebrated during Bear Awarness Days

Baby Boo. (instagram.com/khgrizzlybearrefuge)
A black bear looking at a photographer from a porch in Harrison Hot Springs. (Haslettphoto)

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge

Victim airlifted to hospital in Prince George

A black bear looking at a photographer from a porch in Harrison Hot Springs. (Haslettphoto)
Alaina Miller set up a memorial near Thetis Lake Regional Park for a mother bear euthanized by Conservation Officers Friday (June 23) over concerns it posed a public safety risk. A group of neighbours are now calling for changes in the community to prevent another incident like this. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

‘Absolutely devastating’: View Royal teen mourns after mother bear euthanized

Community mourning after bear put down to ‘ensure public safety’

Alaina Miller set up a memorial near Thetis Lake Regional Park for a mother bear euthanized by Conservation Officers Friday (June 23) over concerns it posed a public safety risk. A group of neighbours are now calling for changes in the community to prevent another incident like this. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A black bear looking at a photographer from a porch in Harrison Hot Springs. (Haslettphoto)

Prince George was B.C’s deadliest community for black bears last year

Provincially, 500 black bears were killed by conservation officers in 2022, a 14% decrease from 2021

A black bear looking at a photographer from a porch in Harrison Hot Springs. (Haslettphoto)
Boo spotted at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)

Boo the bear soaks up sun near Golden

Visit Boo at the Grizzly Bear Refuge on Kicking Horse Mountain

Boo spotted at the Grizzly Bear Refuge near Golden. (Nicola Green/Instagram)
(Westerly News file photo)

Judge rejects self-defence claim, convicts B.C. man of killing bear cub

Ryan Owen Millar also guilty of the unlawful killing of cub’s mother in Tofino

(Westerly News file photo)
(Westerly News file photo)

Tofino man charged with killing bear cub and sow as judge rejects self-defence claim

Ryan Owen Millar has been charged with the unlawful killing of two black bears

(Westerly News file photo)