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Black bear killings drop to ‘historic low’

By Bhagyashree Chatterjee, The Squamish Chief, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Have you ever wondered how your actions, like keeping your garbage secure, might help protect the B.C. wildlife?

In 2024, the number of black bears “dispatched,” meaning killed by conservation officers, hit its lowest point in over a decade, thanks to a mix of public effort and natural factors, according to a release by the Conservation Officers Service published on Jan. 20.

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Animals

Squirrel Cove Bear Song: Bear in my Bubble

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In Saturday’s half hour Cortes Currents magazine, which will repeat at 9 AM on Wednesday, we described a human/bear situation developing in Squirrel Cove, on Cortes Island. There has been a bear in the Squirrel Cove vicinity for a year or more. At this point, there are believed to be two bears. Earlier this month, one of them started breaking into fenced yards to the steal fruit. Manuel Perdisa wrote the song “Bear in my Bubble” about one of these incidents. 

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