Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler, B.C.

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 29, 2025 7:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Conservation officers successful British Columbia accidental they killed a black bear after it attacked a pistillate walking her canine successful Whistler.

A connection posted online by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the pistillate was walking her leashed canine successful the Kadenwood neighbourhood astir 8:30 p.m. PT connected Monday erstwhile she was knocked to the crushed and bitten by the bear. 

It says she was taken to infirmary by ambulance and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Conservation officers did a expanse of the country and located a black bear that matched descriptions of the animal.

The work says the bear was killed owed to the hazard it posed to the public.

Conservation officers accidental they are continuing to analyse what happened.

Earlier this spring, conservation officers warned British Columbians to beryllium alert of their surroundings arsenic bears emerged from their wintertime hibernation.

According to numbers collected by the service, a full of 303 achromatic bears were killed past year, down from 603 successful 2023.

Between 500 and 600 bears are killed connected mean successful B.C., astir years, with 632 successful 2019 arsenic the highest recorded number.

Officers person antecedently told CBC News that sidesplitting bears is simply a past resort, and is lone done erstwhile officers find that an carnal can't beryllium rehabilitated oregon relocated.