Parks Canada staff who spent hundreds of hours tracking a rare white grizzly bear known as Nakoda had recently celebrated her emergence from hibernation with two new cubs in British Columbia's Yoho National Park, said parks wildlife management specialist Saudi Stevens.
Parks Canada says a rare white grizzly bear and her cubs have died after separate car crashes in Yoho National Park, B.C., on June 6, 2024. The bear, designated GB178 and known as Nakoda, is seen with her cubs in an undated handout photo.
"It's actually devastated the team that was so deeply invested in really trying to prevent this outcome," Stevens told a news briefing."So many staff are actually working hard to make roads safer for wildlife we really want to emphasize to visitors the importance of not stopping and lingering to view wildlife, to drive cautiously and to obey the speed limits."
Stevens said staff were "optimistic" the bear would survive as they watched her climb over the fence and head toward the forest with "no apparent injuries other than a limp."
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