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Black bears used to cause havoc in Virginia City, but efforts to neutralize attractants changed that. Now, residents hope those efforts have prepared them for their next likely visitors -

In this 10-part series produced over the past year by outdoor reporters and photojournalists across Montana and Wyoming, the many issues surrounding the uneasy coexistence of grizzlies and humans are

Despite what seems like the renewal of winter this week, Whistler residents are being asked to prepare for the awakening of the local black bear population. The emergence from hibernation comes at the same time the municipality has received funding to

What to do about humans and bears; cost increases likely from the RDKB for Rossland’s Fire Services, Regional Waste Management and Environmental Services; help for a destroyed community; what needs support for COVID costs and losses; sharing our bylaw officer; the bottle bin . . . and more. Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Andy Morel, Terry Miller, Chris Bowman,

Alberta Fish and Wildlife crews have captured a trio of black bears and officials say the action was taken in response to a rise in bear activity in residential areas of Canmore.

by Sara Golling on Tuesday Jun 22 2021 Screenshot taken during the June 21 Zoom meeting of Rossland City Council Its Bear Smart to keep doors locked -- all the time!  No Canada Day public celebration this year; May was a very thirsty month;  have your say about the OCP review!  Questions about the Citys Annual Report? -- Come to the July 12 meeting; and, another proposal for the Cook Avenue site. Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry  Miller, Andy Mo...

You might be having a great day. I sure hope so, but I'm pretty sure you're not having as good a day as a Yellowstone grizzly and cubs who were recently spotted snowballing down a hill.

City of Castlegar named Bear Smart community SHARE ON: (supplied by pixabay) The City of Castlegar has now been officially named the tenth community in the province to obtain Bear Smart status by the B.C. Conservation Officers Service. “It is great to see the City of Castlegar and, more importantly, our residents get recognized as a Bear Smart community,” said Kirk Duff, Castlegar Mayor. “This accomplishment is possible because of a collective effort by our community to change everyday h...

Posted: May 11, 2021 5:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 11 More than 500 black bears in B.C. were killed by wildlife officers between April 2020 and March 2021.(Robson Fletcher/CBC) Wildlife advocates want body cameras on B.C. conservation officers tasked with responding to bear conflicts after more than 500 black bears were killed in the past year. More than two dozen advocacy groups — from Pacific Wild to Justice for B.C. Grizzlies — have joined forces, forming the B.C. Bear Alliance. Orga...

A big grizzly bear attacked a backcountry guide from Montana, who was fishing on a river near Yellowstone National Park. Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, who lived in the park gateway community of West Yellowstone, died Saturday or two days after he was attacked, Fox News reported. Authorities believed that the grizzly bear is trying to protect a nearby moose carcass found 45 meters from the site of the attack. According to the Associated Press, the Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming...