Some residents of the island of Texada hope that one grizzly This recently swam on the island can be brought back safely at the origin of its origin.
The officials issued a warning at the end of last month after the bear swam on the island from the neighboring Powell River region.
Residents told Global News that the bear, affectionately known as Tex, has caused no problem, and calls on the province to intervene and move it.
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But the service of the British Columbia Conservation Officer claims that the bear, which was previously labeled, has become a danger.
“The bear constitutes a serious threat to public security – and due to the recent history of conflicts – the directives of response to human life conflicts will be followed,” the agency said in a statement.
Residents claim that the efforts to finance private the bear’s decision also met with the province’s resistance.
“The cost is not the problem,” the lawyer for Bear Ellie Lamb told Global News.
“We are able to do so. It is simply a question of obtaining the signage and the sanction of the government to be able to make the translocation. There are areas where this bear would be better suited at this time. ”
The province claims that the bear has already been moved twice last year.
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