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2 Charged in Killing of Texada Island Grizzly Bear: Officials
Two residents face charges for not reporting the unauthorized killing of a grizzly bear known as Tex amid divided local opinions on handling the animal's behavior.
- Two individuals living on Texada Island have been formally accused in connection with the death of a grizzly bear that occurred there in July.
- Authorities laid charges after determining that the residents did not report the injuring or killing of the grizzly bear in a timely manner.
- The bear, nicknamed Tex, had stalked people and harassed livestock, and was moved twice before its death, which divided island residents on how to respond.
- The Conservation Officer Service stated the bear was shot and wounded on July 14, and a bear trap arrived the day after its body was found.
- The two charged individuals are due in court on October 14, while the Tla'amin First Nation expressed sadness over the bear's killing.
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Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.
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Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C. – Energeticcity.ca
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Two people have been charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on British Columbia’s Texada Island. The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says in a social media post that both people charged are residents of the island in the Strait of Georgia about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver and are due in court Oct. 14. They are accused of failing to promptly report the wounding and killing of th…
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