All Black Bears Articles

Dec 13, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear caught in downtown Vancouver set free

A black bear captured on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver was released back into the wild on Tuesday.

Dec 12, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear captured in downtown Vancouver

Conservation authorities have successfully captured a black bear that had been standing on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver.

Oct 22, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear complaints way up, but fewer destroyed

A poor food supply combined with more public awareness has translated into more complaints about black bears across B.C., but fewer euthanized and relocated bears. There were nearly 17,600 complaints about problem black bears this past spring and summer, according to data provided to The Sun by the B.C. Ministry of Environment. In 2010, there were 17,625 calls. In both years, the number of calls far exceeded the 15-year average of 12,550.

Oct 20, 2011 — Media Coverage: Report bear conflict before it escalates

Dear Editor, RE: "No punchline to 'A bear walks into a pizza shop...,'" Question Editorial, Oct. 6. I am the Bear Aware community coordinator for Whistler. I would like to commend Ms. Miller on her excellent editorial from Oct. 6. The opinion piece highlights the severe consequences possible both to the bear and to the community as a result of the black bear wandering into Fat Tony's Pizza. Her editorial does a great job of describing the extreme level of habituation exhibited by the bear, and the lack of public education surrounding the incident.

Oct 20, 2011 — Media Coverage: No further cougar calls

Meanwhile bear calls continue to come in. On Oct.16 a black bear had to be euthanized after it was wounded by a vehicle near Function Junction. The bear was found by a walker, and it made no attempt to stand up. The conservation officer service was called to dispatch the bear.

Oct 19, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear Smart Durango Guns not only tool to fend off bears

In July, a grizzly defending her cubs attacked a couple hiking in Yellowstone National Park, it killing the man. Again in Yellowstone, a man hiking alone was fatally mauled by a grizzly bear in August. In September, a Montana black bear hunter was attacked by a grizzly bear he mistakenly wounded. The guy's hunting partner tried to save him but ended up shooting and killing him.

Oct 19, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear cubs removed from Coquitlam dumpster adjust to new home

Three bear cubs are learning to live without their mother, who was shot by conservation officers after the foursome was found foraging for food in a Coquitlam schoolyard last week. The nine-month-old cubs are now adjusting to their temporary home at Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley.

Oct 18, 2011 — Media Coverage: Bear cub wanders into Alaska grocery store produce aisle

Ketchikan - Shoppers in a grocery store in Alaska were in for a shock when a young black bear cub walked through the automatic doors into the store, then climbed onto the produce display looking for a way to escape the excitement.

Oct 18, 2011 — Media Coverage: Video: Bear cub wanders into Alaska grocery store produce aisle

Shoppers in a grocery store in Alaska were in for a shock when a young black bear cub walked through the automatic doors into the store, then climbed onto the produce display looking for a way to escape the excitement.

Oct 15, 2011 — Media Coverage: State bear hunts trigger emotions, controversy

Brian Hubkey of Carson Valley, Nev., sees the chance to stalk a bear with a bow and arrow as an opportunity for outdoor adventure he can share with his family. "If we're successful, great. If not, so be it," Hubkey says of Nevada's first legal hunt for black bears. He and others are on the hunt for bears in Nevada's mountains, now that the state has become the latest to establish a bear hunting season.

Oct 13, 2011 — Media Coverage: Trio of white bear cubs talk of the town in Elkford, B.C.

Vacation homeowners in Elkford, B.C., have been asked to search for white bear fur that may have caught on their decks or trees, to help scientists discover the genetic secrets of three white bear cubs seen in the town this fall. Residents are also being urged to clear their garbage and fruit trees to stop the rare bears becoming hooked on human food sources.

Oct 12, 2011 — Media Coverage: Kamloops maps urban bear sightings

A new online map is giving people in Kamloops a way to keep tabs on bears making their way into the city. The map shows all bear sightings reported to conservation officers over the past two weeks, as well as the food sources that lured the animals into the city.

Oct 9, 2011 — Media Coverage: Man Injured In Bear Attack Near Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) - Police say a man has been hospitalized after being mauled by a bear in the southern edge of Superior. The Duluth News Tribune reports Superior police officers were called to the southern edge of town on a report of a mauling about 8 p.m. Saturday. Police say the man was with a female hunting partner who had set up over some bait, hoping to take a deer, when the bear appeared. The man tried to chase it off, but the animal turned on him.

Oct 6, 2011 — Media Coverage: No punchline to ‘A bear walks into a pizza shop…’

As if Whistler's resident black bears didn't already have huge challenges ahead this fall, an international media circus last week only served to trivialize the animals' plight and fuel public ignorance. Reporters from Vancouver, across Canada, into the U.S. and as far away as the U.K. delighted in the story of a bear wandering into Whistler's Fat Tony's Pizza and eating several pies while onlookers shot video and laughed at the scene.

Oct 4, 2011 — Media Coverage: Flathead Valley mining ban “good first step” but national park still needed, environmentalist says

Chloe O'Loughlin is welcoming the B.C. Liberal government's "huge announcement" that it plans to legislate a ban on mining and oil and gas development in the Flathead River Valley. But the Vancouver-based environmentalist cautions that the move is just a "good first step", as more needs to be done to ensure the area in the province's southeastern corner is protected.

Sep 30, 2011 — Media Coverage: Whistler receives ‘Bear Smart' status from Province

After years of actively working towards making Whistler visitors and residents more bear smart, as well as taking steps to make the town more bear proof, this week Whistler was recognized by the provincial government as one of only four "Bear Smart" communities in B.C. Joining Squamish and Kamloops, the first two communities accepted into the program in 2009, Whistler and Lions Bay received the designation from B.C.'s Minister of Environment Terry Lake on Thursday (Sept. 29).

Sep 29, 2011 — Media Coverage: Experts predict decline in Whistler’s bear population

Local black bear researchers are predicting a wave of increased bear activity in the Village and valley this fall due to the worst berry crop Whistler has seen in almost two decades. Experts are pleading with locals to be extra careful by safely disposing of garbage, not having bird feeders, keeping dog food inside and keeping areas around the house clean.

Sep 27, 2011 — Media Coverage: Alaskan fishing guide sentenced in Gallatin County for poaching

Gallatin County District Judge Mike Salvagni on Monday handed an Alaskan fishing guide a 20-year prison sentence, suspending all 20 years, for poaching elk, deer and antelope over several years. The judge also ordered Michael P. Duby, 37, to pay $15,500 in fines and restitution. Duby pleaded no contest in April to four felony charges of illegal possession of game animals, saying he was "unable to admit" to any of the charges because federal charges are pending and a guilty plea could incriminate him.

Sep 26, 2011 — Media Coverage: Since 13, he's been fighting to protect B.C.'s spirit bear

For more than two decades, Simon Jackson's life has centred on 400 bears. When he was 7, he saw his first wild bear, a Kodiak, while on a camping trip with his parents. The camping trip ignited Mr. Jackson's interest in bears and at the age of 13 he began his 16-year campaign to save the spirit bear, also known as the Kermode bear, named after Frank Kermode, former director of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria.

Sep 26, 2011 — Media Coverage: Four bears killed at oil camp

Workers at a northern Alberta oil site are outraged after a wildlife officer shot and killed a mother black bear and her three cubs for entering their camp's living area. They claim camp managers are negligent for allowing garbage and food to be stored outside and refusing to build a fence around the compound.