Two Grizzlies Caught in Bella Coola, BC; DNA Tests May Confirm Any Link to Attack

Two Grizzlies Caught in Bella Coola, BC; DNA Tests May Confirm Any Link to Attack
A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B.C., on Nov. 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Amy Smart
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Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s central coast, and DNA tests may be conducted on one of them to determine if it was involved in last week’s attack on a group of students and teachers.

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the other bear has already been examined, and because any link to the attack is “not conclusive” it will be fitted with a GPS collar and relocated.