4 Grizzly Bears Euthanized After Fatal Attack on BC Mom and Daughter
A grizzly bear and her three yearling cubs have been euthanized in connection with an attack on B.C.’s Central Coast that killed a 48-year-old mother and her adult daughter, the province’s Conservation Officer Service says. DNA tests run on the four bears captured over the weekend have confirmed the adult sow and her three cubs involved in the attack near Bella Coola earlier this month that killed Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter Selah Reed.
A grizzly bear sow and her three yearling cubs were euthanized after DNA tests confirmed their involvement in an attack on B.C.’s Central Coast. The attack killed 48-year-old Jennifer Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter Selah Reed near Bella Coola. Investigators believe the attack was likely predatory, which is considered very rare.
- A mother grizzly bear and her three yearling cubs were euthanized.
- The bears were linked to a fatal attack on B.C.’s Central Coast.
- The attack killed Jennifer Balcarras and her daughter Selah Reed.
- DNA tests confirmed the four bears’ involvement.
- The incident occurred near Bella Coola.
- The attack is suspected to have involved predatory behavior, which is rare.
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