2 more grizzlies captured in Bella Coola, to be assessed after attack on B.C. schoolchildren
Posted on: Nov 22, 2025 03:01 IST | Posted by: Cbc
deuce thomas more grizzlies feature been captured on B.C.'s telephone exchange Coast as preservation officers continue to look for the bear that attacked a group of schoolchildren and their teachers last week.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said two bears from Bella Coola are being assessed and that forensic evidence from last week's attack is being analyzed.
It said drones equipped with thermal cameras are being used to try to locate any bears believed to be involved in the attack that seriously injured three children and a teacher.
Two other bears were previously captured during the search for a grizzly sow and her two cubs, which are believed to have attacked a group of 20 while on a field trip on Nov. 20.
Conservation officials say bears not linked to the attack will be released away from the Central Coast community, located about 420 kilometres northwest of Vancouver as the crow flies.
There are about 13,000 grizzlies living in B.C., many of them in the Central Coast region.
The area near 4 Mile subdivision on the traditional territories of the Nuxalk Nation where the Nov. 20 attack occurred has what’s considered a pretty high bear population — about 22 bears per 1,000 square kilometres, according to provincial counts.
Earlier this week, BCCOS Sgt. Jeff Tyre said there are quite a few bears in the area and that the goal is to safely trap the animals, collect DNA and work with wildlife veterinarians to determine whether the bears caught are the ones involved in the attack.
Tyre said safely trapping animals is "probably the most dangerous thing we do."
He said at a news conference Saturday that no decisions have been made about whether the bears involved would be killed.
BCCOS Insp. Kevin Van Damme said Monday that experts won't know why the bear attacked until the bear is caught and more analysis is completed.
People are asked to avoid the area and not try to search for the bears themselves.
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