{"id":99628,"date":"2025-11-26T08:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=99628"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:29:51","slug":"search-continues-for-bear-that-attacked-b-c-pupils-two-other-grizzlies-to-be-freed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/search-continues-for-bear-that-attacked-b-c-pupils-two-other-grizzlies-to-be-freed\/","title":{"rendered":"Search continues for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Nono Shen The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that attacked and badly injured three schoolchildren and a teacher last week. The bears were captured as officers search for the mother bear thought to have attacked the group of 20 people on a trail in the central coast community about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. The service says in an update on Tuesday that the second bear, a male, is still being assessed, but there isn&#8217;t conclusive evidence either of the grizzlies that were caught on Monday was involved in the attack. 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Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that attacked and badly injured three schoolchildren and a teacher last week. The bears were captured as officers search for the mother bear thought to have attacked the group of 20 people on a trail in the central coast community about 700 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. The service says in an update on Tuesday that the second bear, a male, is still being assessed, but there isn&#8217;t conclusive evidence either of the grizzlies that were caught on Monday was involved in the attack. 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