Tag Archives | Bear Problem

Suncor employee killed by bear in Alberta

An employee at Suncor Energy’s main oil sands operation was killed by a black bear Wednesday. The woman, whose name has not been released, was attacked by a bear in the early afternoon. According to the Globe & Mail, when the RCMP responded to the call, “the male bear was still in the area and it was ‘shot and killed by RCMP members.’”

Alberta hunters desperate to start killing grizzly bears again

Environmentalists are up in arms yet again as ranchers in Alberta are calling on the province to reinstate an annual grizzly bear hunt in the province, on hold since 2006 due to dwindling populations.

Park officials in Kananaskis become traitors to their own species

Brave skiers in Kananaskis Country are getting the gears from park officials for disregarding closure signs and disturbing the monster known as “Grizzly Bear 94.”

The war against nature continues

School children in Steinbach, Manitoba were lucky enough to witness another victory in humanity’s War vs. Nature last week.

Manitoba man adopts bear cub, probably gets bear cub killed as a result

The Bear Problem was exacerbated in Manitoba this past month. A black bear cub that was taken from the wild and adopted by a St. Malo, Manitoba man was returned to the wild by Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship. This does not bode well for the survival of Makoon.