Hundreds of bears are being killed every year in B.C. by the provincial Conservation Officer Service (COS), an 91裸聊视频渦nacceptable91裸聊视频� amount, according to Aaron Hofman, director of advocacy and policy at the The Fur-Bearers, a wildlife charity that aims to protects fur-bearing animals.
Hofman was reacting to the decision to put down a female black bear after it walked through downtown Langley on Sunday, Sept. 24.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e looking at a broken system where this is the status quo,91裸聊视频� Hofman told the Langley Advance Times, 91裸聊视频渨here hundreds of bears are being killed every year.91裸聊视频�
Hofman pointed to posted online that show officers killed 151 black bears in August, a sharp rise compared to the next highest August in 2011, when 91 bears were killed.
Hofman said a 91裸聊视频渃ombination of factors91裸聊视频� is to blame.
91裸聊视频淭he impact of the fires and drought this summer might be pushing bears into more urban areas,91裸聊视频� he suggested.
91裸聊视频淎nd then of course, more preventable things, like municipalities not having proper bylaws in place, not having effective waste Management programs, such as wildlife resistant garbage bins.91裸聊视频�
Hofman is calling for a tougher approach to keep people from feeding wild animals, something that was cited as a possible factor in the Langley incident.
91裸聊视频淲e need to see enforcement,91裸聊视频� Hofman commented.
91裸聊视频淲e need to see bylaws at the local level, but we also need to see the COS taking a stand against wildlife feeding by issuing tickets. We see disproportionate numbers of bears being killed versus the number of tickets that are being issued. We really do need to see the COS take more preventative measures.91裸聊视频�
Langley Advance Times has reached out to COS for comment.
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In an unsigned statement issued in response to a previous query, COS said the bear had been relocated from Coquitlam in mid-August, but returned to a 91裸聊视频渉igh-density urban setting only weeks later.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淒uring this time, conservation officers also received multiple reports of this bear accessing non-natural food sources, such as garbage. In addition, another report was received alleging this bear was being fed by people. The COS is actively investigating these feeding allegations.91裸聊视频�
COS stats show seven bears were 91裸聊视频渢ranslocated91裸聊视频� that month, the most since 2012, when nine were relocated.
Multiple social media posts tracked the movement of the female bear, who was seen walking near near the Home Depot hardware store, a motel, and the Willowbrook shopping centre in downtown Langley before she was captured in a residential building91裸聊视频檚 visitor parking, around 11:30 a.m.
Resident Allie Wilkinson recorded the capture on video.
91裸聊视频淚 actually just feel kind of bad for her,91裸聊视频� Wilkinson commented. 91裸聊视频淚 mean, she was just looking for somewhere to go, for something to eat.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t just seems so sad because watching the videos, she was just wandering through the parking lot, coming in the backyard. She was just doing bear things.91裸聊视频�
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