Tag: Bear

Remember to be Bear Aware When Outdoors

Although it is still summer, bears in the province are already planning for winter.  They are currently fattening up for hibernation – a phase called hyperphagia – by eating for up to 20 hours per day.  “During this time of year, it is not unusual for bears to consume 20,000 calories per day,” Ministry of… Continue reading Remember to be Bear Aware When Outdoors

Be “Bear Aware” This Camping Season

Camping season is here, meaning it is as important as ever to be bear aware while enjoying the great outdoors –this means keeping campsites and other areas free of attractants. Many of Saskatchewan’s parks and campgrounds are in bear country and bears have been known to wander through on occasion. Proper food storage, cooking methods… Continue reading Be “Bear Aware” This Camping Season

Video Catches Girl Shoving Bear Over Fence to Save Her Dogs

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Source: Josh K. Elliott, globalnews.ca, June 02, 2021 The girl charges the bear and gives it a two-handed shove, throwing it back off the fence and away from the home. A quick-thinking teenager is being hailed as her dogs’ best friend, after she shoved a large bear over a garden fence to keep it away… Continue reading Video Catches Girl Shoving Bear Over Fence to Save Her Dogs

Woman Killed in Saskatchewan’s 1st Fatal Bear Attack in Four Decades

Source: David Giles, globalnews.ca, August 22, 2020 The woman’s name and hometown have not been released A Saskatchewan woman is dead after she was attacked by a black bear in a remote northern region of the province. It is the first fatal bear attack in the province since 1983, RCMP said. Read the full article… Continue reading Woman Killed in Saskatchewan’s 1st Fatal Bear Attack in Four Decades

15-Year-Old Boy Faces 16 Charges After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Saskatoon Police Officer

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Source: CTV News Saskatoon Staff, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, June 04, 2020 A sawed-off rifle, ammunition and bear spray were seized, but most of the boy’s charges relate to the possession of the gun and ammunition. SASKATOON — A 15-year-old boy faces 16 charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a Saskatoon police officer Wednesday morning. Patrol officers… Continue reading 15-Year-Old Boy Faces 16 Charges After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Saskatoon Police Officer

B.C. man who hand-fed Timbit to bear fined $2,000

Source: Simon Little, Global News, August 28, 2019  A B.C. man has been fined and ordered to keep away from bears after he was caught feeding Timbits to one of the animals. Randy Scott, 32, posted a photo of him feeding one of the confections to a bear to Instagram between June and July 2016… Continue reading B.C. man who hand-fed Timbit to bear fined $2,000

Visitors close encounter with bear in BC

Source: Lauren Krugel, Global News, July 27, 2019  A close encounter with a bear in Jasper National Park left some people quite shaken Friday afternoon. It happened at around 3 p.m. at Sunwapta Falls inside the park. Bijan Avaz, a college student visiting from Los Angeles, captured video of a bear running across a wooden… Continue reading Visitors close encounter with bear in BC

B.C. bear climbs into open van with child inside

Source: CTV News, September 3, 2018  A quick-thinking mother in B.C. used her van’s panic alarm to scare off a bear that had climbed into her open vehicle while a child sat inside. Conservation officers say the Coquitlam woman and one of her children went inside to grab some groceries while the other child waited… Continue reading B.C. bear climbs into open van with child inside