First Nations, B.C. government move to ban black bear hunting in an effort to protect rare spirit bears The B.C. government has banned the hunting of black bears in the territories of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais and Gitga’at First Nations in the Great Bear...
William’s Bear Encounter In May of 2020, I took my dogs for a walk down my road. When I was taking a break on top of a hill, I noticed my dog was growling at something behind me. When I turned to look there was a Grizzly bear coming out of the woods. It was...
Conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs sues to get his job back A former B.C. conservation officer who made international headlines in 2015 for refusing to kill two orphaned bear cubs is suing to get his job back and his lost pay returned. In a new...
Thirty bears put down in 2020 Thirty bears posing a risk of conflict with humans have been killed this year, conservation officer David Bakica said during a briefing Friday. Read Full Article Back to...
Conversations around Grizzlies in the West There are incontrovertible truths regarding the relationship between tribal nations and the dominant Euro-American society that we must accept when discussing the history, culture, and humanity of those nations. Chief among...
Charlie Russell, Grizzly Whisperer Charlie Russell had a magical way with grizzly bears. In his presence, wild grizzlies seemed to shed their wariness of humans, some even napping beside him or leaving their offspring with him to tend. Read Full Article Back to...
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