Banff bear attack reinvigorates bear protection policy debate | Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
Grizzlies’ designation as a threatened species is being reviewed by the province, but researchers say reaping bear hunts would do little.
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Grizzlies’ designation as a threatened species is being reviewed by the province, but researchers say reaping bear hunts would do little.
The two backpackers in Canada's Banff National Park seem to have emptied a can of bear spray, trying to get the animal to leave their camp. When rescuers arrived, the bear charged at them.
The couple were killed alongside their dog while hiking in a national park. Bear spray failed to stop the vicious animal.
Grizzlies’ designation as a threatened species is being reviewed by the province, but researchers say reaping bear hunts would do little.
A couple killed by a grizzly in Banff National Park fought it tenaciously, says the relative of one of the victims.