Four bears killed this month in Vancouver Island village, here’s why
Port Alice is proud to be known for its rugged, outdoor beauty, its quiet, anti-city lifestyle, and its plentiful wildlife.August is not yet four weeks old and four black bears have been euthanized this month due to what the Village of Port Alice is calling the laziness of its residents.
Port Alice has a population of a little over 700 people and is located in Quatsino First Nation traditional territory on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Seeing bears around the village is a natural occurrence that’s largely unavoidable. “People are not securing their garbage in a proper manner,” he confirmed, “and there are other attractants in the community, such as some people still having bird feeders out and other folks putting things in their compost that can be an attractant, but I would say the number one violation is how garbage is being managed.”
“Even when they were empty, we still had people who were too lazy to ensure that the locking mechanism was engaged so that the top of the bin can’t just be pushed up and accessed by a bear. The bears became accustomed to essentially walking through the middle of town and finding garbage to rip open and feed on.”
“We certainly have the option of pushing the matter into provincial court so the person or party can stand up before a judge and explain why they made the choices they made that put both people and bears at risk.”
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