The conservation officers of the BC they euthanized the bear at Garibaldi Provincial Park’s Taylor Meadows Campground, about 20 kilometers southwest of Whistler. The black bear displayed “behavior determined to pose an excessive risk to public safety,” the province’s environment ministry said. “Putting down any bear is an unfortunate outcome that we work so hard to prevent,” a department spokesman said in a statement. “The bear repeatedly accessed bags of food from caches, returned to the campsite several times and showed little fear of humans. “Bears dependent on human food sources are not candidates for relocation or rehabilitation, due to the risk to public safety.” BC Conservation Officer Service personnel have killed more black bears than average over the past three years, according to a BC Ministry of Environment freedom of information request by the advocacy group Fur-Bearers. A total of 3,779 of the animals were euthanized between 2015-2021. (CBC News) Last year, the officers of the B.C. killed 581 black bears, according to provincial Freedom of Information documents obtained by the advocacy group The Fur-Bearers. This is above the average for the past seven years, during which a total of 3,779 bears were killed.
“Problem of educating people”
As bears’ appetites increase ahead of winter hibernation, experts said, they are increasingly moving to popular places they wouldn’t normally be. The euthanasia of common bears is a deeply unfortunate result of people bringing food into the outdoors — and often not storing it properly or cleaning it up adequately after cooking, said Jay MacArthur, the trail committee chairman for the Federation of Mountain Clubs of PA. X. “I don’t want to see bears killed, that’s terrible,” he said. “But, you know, it’s really a problem of training the people, not so much the bear — you can’t retrain a bear. “Once a bear gets used to eating human food, unfortunately there’s not much they can do.” Several areas of the same park had to be closed to visitors this year, including the Singing Creek and Cheakamus Lake campgrounds, because bears are attracted to human food. CBC News video from the Taylor Meadows camp showed a black bear eagerly climbing a tree, trying to reach a handful of campers’ backpacks hanging from cables high on a pulley system — a food cache designed to protect bags from the bears. A bear was put down after being seen several times taking backpacks in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Experts say they are noticing some bears moving into areas that would normally be undetectable. Baneet Braich has the details. pic.twitter.com/KVNymoU8gO —@cbcnewsbc The Taylor Meadows area, west of Garibaldi Lake, is usually a popular location for bears with all its berries as they eat as much food as they can before hibernating. But this season’s late summer and cold, wet weather is unlike any other year, according to the president of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society. “I’m not surprised to hear that the bear went down,” Taryn Eyton said in an interview. “In a situation where he has access to human food, that’s really unavoidable. “Many of the bears’ traditional food sources were not available as early as they usually are.” At the Taylor Meadows backcountry campsite in Garibaldi Provincial Park, two handwritten notes pasted by campers to an official food storage sign say a bear took at least one backpack and possibly two of the overhead wire hangers provided by BC Parks to keep the food away from bears. (Olivia Stefanovic/CBC) Two separate handwritten notes pasted by campers to the official BC Parks food cache sign Thursday said a bear had taken at least one backpack from the elevated wire hangers the province provided to keep food away from bears. A note, dated Wednesday, said a bear had taken a red backpack from the cache, which campers found in the woods along with a black and green package. “The bear was also guarded by another pack,” the note said. The second note, also from Wednesday, read, “Warning: A bear took the backpack full of food from the rope of the bear hide by the tree! It will be back!!”
The public is reminded to take precautions
Advocates are once again reminding campers to take precautions to avoid future tragedies — for people and for bears like the one killed Friday. Prevention tips include:
Use waterproof containers and food caches provided. Never bring even small amounts of food into your tent. Consider sleeping in different clothes than you cooked in, as bears have very sensitive noses.
The province said in a statement that BC Parks and the Conservation Service are urging campers to take precautions in bear country, “including traveling in groups, carrying bear spray and ensuring attractants are safely stored.” MacArthur wants the province to hire more rangers because the existing staff is stretched thin and doesn’t have enough time to train problem campers. He also hopes BC Parks will install more metal boxes that bears can’t get food from — as opposed to wire hangers that hang food from, which he said bears can treat “like a toy.” He adds that safety and bear prevention warnings are not prominent enough on BC’s backcountry reservation websites.
title: “Black Bear Killed In Garibaldi Park After Taking Backpacks Of Food From Backcountry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-29” author: “Michael Coke”
The conservation officers of the BC they euthanized the bear at Garibaldi Provincial Park’s Taylor Meadows Campground, about 20 kilometers southwest of Whistler. The black bear displayed “behavior determined to pose an excessive risk to public safety,” the province’s environment ministry said. “Putting down any bear is an unfortunate outcome that we work so hard to prevent,” a department spokesman said in a statement. “The bear repeatedly accessed bags of food from caches, returned to the campsite several times and showed little fear of humans. “Bears dependent on human food sources are not candidates for relocation or rehabilitation, due to the risk to public safety.” BC Conservation Officer Service personnel have killed more black bears than average over the past three years, according to a BC Ministry of Environment freedom of information request by the advocacy group Fur-Bearers. A total of 3,779 of the animals were euthanized between 2015-2021. (CBC News) Last year, the officers of the B.C. killed 581 black bears, according to provincial Freedom of Information documents obtained by the advocacy group The Fur-Bearers. This is above the average for the past seven years, during which a total of 3,779 bears were killed.
“Problem of educating people”
As bears’ appetites increase ahead of winter hibernation, experts said, they are increasingly moving to popular places they wouldn’t normally be. The euthanasia of common bears is a deeply unfortunate result of people bringing food into the outdoors — and often not storing it properly or cleaning it up adequately after cooking, said Jay MacArthur, the trail committee chairman for the Federation of Mountain Clubs of PA. X. “I don’t want to see bears killed, that’s terrible,” he said. “But, you know, it’s really a problem of training the people, not so much the bear — you can’t retrain a bear. “Once a bear gets used to eating human food, unfortunately there’s not much they can do.” Several areas of the same park had to be closed to visitors this year, including the Singing Creek and Cheakamus Lake campgrounds, because bears are attracted to human food. CBC News video from the Taylor Meadows camp showed a black bear eagerly climbing a tree, trying to reach a handful of campers’ backpacks hanging from cables high on a pulley system — a food cache designed to protect bags from the bears. A bear was put down after being seen several times taking backpacks in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Experts say they are noticing some bears moving into areas that would normally be undetectable. Baneet Braich has the details. pic.twitter.com/KVNymoU8gO —@cbcnewsbc The Taylor Meadows area, west of Garibaldi Lake, is usually a popular location for bears with all its berries as they eat as much food as they can before hibernating. But this season’s late summer and cold, wet weather is unlike any other year, according to the president of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society. “I’m not surprised to hear that the bear went down,” Taryn Eyton said in an interview. “In a situation where he has access to human food, that’s really unavoidable. “Many of the bears’ traditional food sources were not available as early as they usually are.” At the Taylor Meadows backcountry campsite in Garibaldi Provincial Park, two handwritten notes pasted by campers to an official food storage sign say a bear took at least one backpack and possibly two of the overhead wire hangers provided by BC Parks to keep the food away from bears. (Olivia Stefanovic/CBC) Two separate handwritten notes pasted by campers to the official BC Parks food cache sign Thursday said a bear had taken at least one backpack from the elevated wire hangers the province provided to keep food away from bears. A note, dated Wednesday, said a bear had taken a red backpack from the cache, which campers found in the woods along with a black and green package. “The bear was also guarded by another pack,” the note said. The second note, also from Wednesday, read, “Warning: A bear took the backpack full of food from the rope of the bear hide by the tree! It will be back!!”
The public is reminded to take precautions
Advocates are once again reminding campers to take precautions to avoid future tragedies — for people and for bears like the one killed Friday. Prevention tips include:
Use waterproof containers and food caches provided. Never bring even small amounts of food into your tent. Consider sleeping in different clothes than you cooked in, as bears have very sensitive noses.
The province said in a statement that BC Parks and the Conservation Service are urging campers to take precautions in bear country, “including traveling in groups, carrying bear spray and ensuring attractants are safely stored.” MacArthur wants the province to hire more rangers because the existing staff is stretched thin and doesn’t have enough time to train problem campers. He also hopes BC Parks will install more metal boxes that bears can’t get food from — as opposed to wire hangers that hang food from, which he said bears can treat “like a toy.” He adds that safety and bear prevention warnings are not prominent enough on BC’s backcountry reservation websites.
title: “Black Bear Killed In Garibaldi Park After Taking Backpacks Of Food From Backcountry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Richard Andersen”
The conservation officers of the BC they euthanized the bear at Garibaldi Provincial Park’s Taylor Meadows Campground, about 20 kilometers southwest of Whistler. The black bear displayed “behavior determined to pose an excessive risk to public safety,” the province’s environment ministry said. “Putting down any bear is an unfortunate outcome that we work so hard to prevent,” a department spokesman said in a statement. “The bear repeatedly accessed bags of food from caches, returned to the campsite several times and showed little fear of humans. “Bears dependent on human food sources are not candidates for relocation or rehabilitation, due to the risk to public safety.” BC Conservation Officer Service personnel have killed more black bears than average over the past three years, according to a BC Ministry of Environment freedom of information request by the advocacy group Fur-Bearers. A total of 3,779 of the animals were euthanized between 2015-2021. (CBC News) Last year, the officers of the B.C. killed 581 black bears, according to provincial Freedom of Information documents obtained by the advocacy group The Fur-Bearers. This is above the average for the past seven years, during which a total of 3,779 bears were killed.
“Problem of educating people”
As bears’ appetites increase ahead of winter hibernation, experts said, they are increasingly moving to popular places they wouldn’t normally be. The euthanasia of common bears is a deeply unfortunate result of people bringing food into the outdoors — and often not storing it properly or cleaning it up adequately after cooking, said Jay MacArthur, the trail committee chairman for the Federation of Mountain Clubs of PA. X. “I don’t want to see bears killed, that’s terrible,” he said. “But, you know, it’s really a problem of training the people, not so much the bear — you can’t retrain a bear. “Once a bear gets used to eating human food, unfortunately there’s not much they can do.” Several areas of the same park had to be closed to visitors this year, including the Singing Creek and Cheakamus Lake campgrounds, because bears are attracted to human food. CBC News video from the Taylor Meadows camp showed a black bear eagerly climbing a tree, trying to reach a handful of campers’ backpacks hanging from cables high on a pulley system — a food cache designed to protect bags from the bears. A bear was put down after being seen several times taking backpacks in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Experts say they are noticing some bears moving into areas that would normally be undetectable. Baneet Braich has the details. pic.twitter.com/KVNymoU8gO —@cbcnewsbc The Taylor Meadows area, west of Garibaldi Lake, is usually a popular location for bears with all its berries as they eat as much food as they can before hibernating. But this season’s late summer and cold, wet weather is unlike any other year, according to the president of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society. “I’m not surprised to hear that the bear went down,” Taryn Eyton said in an interview. “In a situation where he has access to human food, that’s really unavoidable. “Many of the bears’ traditional food sources were not available as early as they usually are.” At the Taylor Meadows backcountry campsite in Garibaldi Provincial Park, two handwritten notes pasted by campers to an official food storage sign say a bear took at least one backpack and possibly two of the overhead wire hangers provided by BC Parks to keep the food away from bears. (Olivia Stefanovic/CBC) Two separate handwritten notes pasted by campers to the official BC Parks food cache sign Thursday said a bear had taken at least one backpack from the elevated wire hangers the province provided to keep food away from bears. A note, dated Wednesday, said a bear had taken a red backpack from the cache, which campers found in the woods along with a black and green package. “The bear was also guarded by another pack,” the note said. The second note, also from Wednesday, read, “Warning: A bear took the backpack full of food from the rope of the bear hide by the tree! It will be back!!”
The public is reminded to take precautions
Advocates are once again reminding campers to take precautions to avoid future tragedies — for people and for bears like the one killed Friday. Prevention tips include:
Use waterproof containers and food caches provided. Never bring even small amounts of food into your tent. Consider sleeping in different clothes than you cooked in, as bears have very sensitive noses.
The province said in a statement that BC Parks and the Conservation Service are urging campers to take precautions in bear country, “including traveling in groups, carrying bear spray and ensuring attractants are safely stored.” MacArthur wants the province to hire more rangers because the existing staff is stretched thin and doesn’t have enough time to train problem campers. He also hopes BC Parks will install more metal boxes that bears can’t get food from — as opposed to wire hangers that hang food from, which he said bears can treat “like a toy.” He adds that safety and bear prevention warnings are not prominent enough on BC’s backcountry reservation websites.
title: “Black Bear Killed In Garibaldi Park After Taking Backpacks Of Food From Backcountry Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-05” author: “Carrie Fowler”
The conservation officers of the BC they euthanized the bear at Garibaldi Provincial Park’s Taylor Meadows Campground, about 20 kilometers southwest of Whistler. The black bear displayed “behavior determined to pose an excessive risk to public safety,” the province’s environment ministry said. “Putting down any bear is an unfortunate outcome that we work so hard to prevent,” a department spokesman said in a statement. “The bear repeatedly accessed bags of food from caches, returned to the campsite several times and showed little fear of humans. “Bears dependent on human food sources are not candidates for relocation or rehabilitation, due to the risk to public safety.” BC Conservation Officer Service personnel have killed more black bears than average over the past three years, according to a BC Ministry of Environment freedom of information request by the advocacy group Fur-Bearers. A total of 3,779 of the animals were euthanized between 2015-2021. (CBC News) Last year, the officers of the B.C. killed 581 black bears, according to provincial Freedom of Information documents obtained by the advocacy group The Fur-Bearers. This is above the average for the past seven years, during which a total of 3,779 bears were killed.
“Problem of educating people”
As bears’ appetites increase ahead of winter hibernation, experts said, they are increasingly moving to popular places they wouldn’t normally be. The euthanasia of common bears is a deeply unfortunate result of people bringing food into the outdoors — and often not storing it properly or cleaning it up adequately after cooking, said Jay MacArthur, the trail committee chairman for the Federation of Mountain Clubs of PA. X. “I don’t want to see bears killed, that’s terrible,” he said. “But, you know, it’s really a problem of training the people, not so much the bear — you can’t retrain a bear. “Once a bear gets used to eating human food, unfortunately there’s not much they can do.” Several areas of the same park had to be closed to visitors this year, including the Singing Creek and Cheakamus Lake campgrounds, because bears are attracted to human food. CBC News video from the Taylor Meadows camp showed a black bear eagerly climbing a tree, trying to reach a handful of campers’ backpacks hanging from cables high on a pulley system — a food cache designed to protect bags from the bears. A bear was put down after being seen several times taking backpacks in Garibaldi Provincial Park. Experts say they are noticing some bears moving into areas that would normally be undetectable. Baneet Braich has the details. pic.twitter.com/KVNymoU8gO —@cbcnewsbc The Taylor Meadows area, west of Garibaldi Lake, is usually a popular location for bears with all its berries as they eat as much food as they can before hibernating. But this season’s late summer and cold, wet weather is unlike any other year, according to the president of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society. “I’m not surprised to hear that the bear went down,” Taryn Eyton said in an interview. “In a situation where he has access to human food, that’s really unavoidable. “Many of the bears’ traditional food sources were not available as early as they usually are.” At the Taylor Meadows backcountry campsite in Garibaldi Provincial Park, two handwritten notes pasted by campers to an official food storage sign say a bear took at least one backpack and possibly two of the overhead wire hangers provided by BC Parks to keep the food away from bears. (Olivia Stefanovic/CBC) Two separate handwritten notes pasted by campers to the official BC Parks food cache sign Thursday said a bear had taken at least one backpack from the elevated wire hangers the province provided to keep food away from bears. A note, dated Wednesday, said a bear had taken a red backpack from the cache, which campers found in the woods along with a black and green package. “The bear was also guarded by another pack,” the note said. The second note, also from Wednesday, read, “Warning: A bear took the backpack full of food from the rope of the bear hide by the tree! It will be back!!”
The public is reminded to take precautions
Advocates are once again reminding campers to take precautions to avoid future tragedies — for people and for bears like the one killed Friday. Prevention tips include:
Use waterproof containers and food caches provided. Never bring even small amounts of food into your tent. Consider sleeping in different clothes than you cooked in, as bears have very sensitive noses.
The province said in a statement that BC Parks and the Conservation Service are urging campers to take precautions in bear country, “including traveling in groups, carrying bear spray and ensuring attractants are safely stored.” MacArthur wants the province to hire more rangers because the existing staff is stretched thin and doesn’t have enough time to train problem campers. He also hopes BC Parks will install more metal boxes that bears can’t get food from — as opposed to wire hangers that hang food from, which he said bears can treat “like a toy.” He adds that safety and bear prevention warnings are not prominent enough on BC’s backcountry reservation websites.
