Four grizzlies linked to mother and daughter deaths
DNA tests linked a female grizzly and three cubs to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras and Selah Reed near Bella Coola, British Columbia. All four bears have been killed to protect the public.
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On November 5, British Columbia authorities said more than one grizzly may have been involved in an attack that killed art therapist Jenny Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, near Bella Coola. The bodies were found there, and the Nuxalk Nation imposed a curfew while officers searched for the bears. The attack followed a similar bear attack on school students in the same area the previous November.
On November 6, conservation officers said they were searching for a grizzly that killed Balcarras, 48, and Reed, 20, over the weekend near Bella Coola. The killings occurred 3 to 4 kilometres from a trail where a grizzly attacked schoolchildren and teachers the previous year, injuring 11. Officials set new traps to learn whether the same bear was involved.
On November 11, DNA tests linked a female grizzly and three yearling cubs to the deaths of Balcarras and Reed near Bella Coola. Wildlife officials said the attack likely involved rare predatory behaviour and that all four bears were killed to protect the public. The deaths have shaken the Nuxalk Nation, which is still recovering from a bear attack the previous November.
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DNA links four grizzly bears to deaths of mother and daughter in Canada
DNA tests linked a female grizzly bear and three yearling cubs to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter Selah Reed near Bella Coola, British Columbia. Wildlife officials said the attack likely involved rare predatory behaviour and that all four bears were killed to protect the public. The deaths have shaken the Nuxalk Nation, which is still recovering from a bear attack last November.
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Officers search for grizzly that killed mother and daughter in British Columbia
Conservation officers in British Columbia are searching for a grizzly bear that killed Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, over the weekend near Bella Coola. The killings occurred 3 to 4 kilometres from a trail where a grizzly attacked schoolchildren and teachers last year, injuring 11. Officials set new traps to learn whether the same bear was involved, while the Nuxalk Nation imposed a curfew.
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Multiple grizzlies may have killed mother and daughter in British Columbia
Authorities in British Columbia say more than one grizzly may have been involved in an attack that killed art therapist Jenny Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed. The bodies were found in Bella Coola, where a curfew has been imposed as the search for the bears continues. The incident follows a similar attack on school students in the same area last November.