A 'habituated' black bear was killed by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services last week after reports of it frequenting a populated area. The bear was euthanized May 6 after repeatedly being seen in the west-central Alberta summer village of Burnstick Lake, about 80 kilometres southwest of Red Deer in Clearwater County.
A "habituated" black bear was killed by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services last week after reports of it frequenting a populated area. The bear was euthanized May 6 after repeatedly being seen in the west-central Alberta summer village of Burnstick Lake, about 80 kilometres southwest of Red Deer in Clearwater County.
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Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services euthanized a bear of the same species May 6 after it made multiple appearances in the Alberta summer village of Burnstick Lake. A black bear was killed by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services last week after reports of it frequenting a populated area. The bear was euthanized May 6 after repeatedly being seen in the west-central Alberta summer village of Burnstick Lake in Clearwater County, about 80 kilometres southwest of Red Deer.
In a statement sent to CBC News, the province referred to the bear as "habituated," meaning it had showed little or no reaction to the presence of humans, and as such was considered a potential risk to public safety.
"The incident remains under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time," the province said in a statement. Society chair and wildlife biologist Paul Fraser said the bear had been hanging out in the area for about a week.
"There's obviously some attractant that's keeping it there, whether it's bird feeders, barbecues, garbage, whatever. We're not sure. They never said," Fraser said.
Parks Canada officials say everyone has to play a role when it comes to keeping wildlife safe, especially not leaving garbage or food around national parks because it can lead to dangerous behaviour from animals like the black bear they recently put down after it was deemed a risk to public safety for seeking out food from humans.
"Eventually, at some point that bear becomes a public safety issue and then they have to do something about it," he said. "They cannot move the bear, because all they're doing is they're going to move that problem somewhere else. And so the only thing they can do is euthanize that bear.
"to stop bears from entering populated areas like the summer village in the first place — and that once the bear has become food-conditioned, relocating it is unlikely to help. Two Banff black bears destroyed — one for behavioural issues and another due to health He said relocating a black bear in that part of the province isn't likely to be an effective solution.
"If you move the bear to another area, all you're doing is putting it into an area where there already are bears," he said. "And so that bear may get pushed out by the territorial bear that lives there already.
"multiple warningsThe decision to relocate a problem bear or kill it typically comes down to guidelines laid out in the province's detailed Under that framework, bears are classified based on factors such as age, whether they have cubs, and their specific problematic behaviour — whether that's becoming habituated to the presence of humans, learning to associate humans with food, or preying on livestock, pets or humans. The Alberta government's black bear response chart outlines the fate of bears after capture by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services.
The chart only applies to bears that have been captured, as preventative action is expected to be the initial response before officers decide to capture the bear. "Why was the bear there? Was it a garbage thing? Was it defensive?
Was is a bear protecting its cubs, or predatory?
" said retired Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer John Clarke. Clarke said the root cause of bears entering populated areas is their search for food, particularly when food attractants likeWATCH | Black bear tranquilized and relocated in southwest Calgary:Alberta Fish and Wildlife captured a black bear in the southwest Calgary community of Oakridge on Oct. 9, after receiving reports of what's believed to have been the same bear in the area over the last few weeks.
The agency told CBC News the bear was successfully relocated outside of the city. Bear kicked out of den at popular Banff ski resort 'to ensure public safety' Black bears can be found in about 75 per cent of Alberta, where they inhabit most forested areas, according to the province. Black bears live in every Canadian province except Prince Edward Island.
They're not considered at-risk throughout their range, while grizzly bears are"Obviously grizzly bears get a lot more attention," Clarke said.
"Black bears don't get a lot of protection compared to grizzly bears. " Amir Said is a multimedia journalist with CBC Calgary. He is an alumnus of the University of Regina, and his award-winning work as a writer and photographer has been published by outlets across Canada, including Postmedia, The Hill Times and The Narwhal. Amir can be reached at amir.said@cbc.ca or through social media.
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