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Negative interactions between bears and people on the rise
Oct 2, 2023 | 8:24 AM
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PRINCE GEORGE — Negative interactions between bears and people are on the rise, with the BC Conservation Officer Service saying calls increased 100 per cent this past summer.
While officials say it’s a good sign that bear populations are doing well, interactions with people are resulting in many of the animals being killed.
Len Butler, the service’s deputy chief, says that’s a step taken when bears become conditioned to human food to the point they pose too high a risk.
Aaron Hofman with the non-profit group Fur-Bearers says identifying communities where bears are being killed more often provides an opportunity to address the availability of garbage and reduce the number of deaths.
