By Darryl Greer The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says four grizzly bears that it captured in Bella Coola in recent days were all involved in a deadly attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in the community this month. Insp. Jeff Tyre with the service said DNA tests had conclusively linked the female grizzly and her three yearling cubs to the attack and all had been killed to protect the public. “Our investigation also found that this attack likely involved predatory behaviour, which I can tell you is very rare,” Tyre told an online briefing. “That is to say, we don’t know how it started, but we know how it ended.” The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a rare predatory attack by a grizzly sow and her… <\/p>\n
By Darryl Greer The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says four grizzly bears that it captured in Bella Coola in recent days were all involved in a deadly attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in the community this month. Insp. Jeff Tyre with the service said DNA tests had conclusively linked the female grizzly and her three yearling cubs to the attack and all had been killed to protect the public. “Our investigation also found that this attack likely involved predatory behaviour, which I can tell you is very rare,” Tyre told an online briefing. “That is to say, we don’t know how it started, but we know how it ended.” The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a rare predatory attack by a grizzly sow and her... <\/p>\n