Grizzly Attack Near Houston
Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 1:30 PM
Houston, B.C. – Conservation officers have closed down some recreation sites near Houston after a grizzly attack earlier this week.
Sergeant Kevin Nixon with the BC Conservation Officer Service says a 65 year old Alaskan man was severely mauled by a grizzly Tuesday after he startled a sow and cubs at kilometre73 of the Morice River Forest Service Road. The man was transported to hospital in Smithers and then airlifted to Vancouver. His condition is not known.
Nixon says sections of the road between Owen Flats and the Aspen Pool campsite have been closed and hikers and anglers are being warned to stay away from the area. Walk-in sites between kilometres 20 and 26 have also been closed with signs posted.
Conservation officers did a fly-over of the area Wednesday but found no sign of the bear or cubs. Nixon says the area will be monitored over the weekend. The closed sections could be reopened next week, but Nixon is warning people to stay out of the area for the time being.
Comments
Why are they looking for the bear? She did nothing wrong since it’s a mother’s instinct to protect their young. People just need to be aware of bears and not put themselves in that position. Hope the fellow has a speedy recovery but it’s really not the bears fault.
I used to do a lot of salmon fishing at the Aspen campsite. It was always a dangerous place to fish as the area was thick with bears.
I went back and had a look around that campsite a few years back and it was very overgrown and looked as though no one had used it in years. I would imagine there are even more bears in that area now.
People just havde to watch where they’re going, and obey signs if they;re posted!!!
In my experience, bear populations (both black and grizzly) along with wolf populations have absolutly exploded everywhere. There needs to be more attention in wildlife management to control these populations.
@poolchick
Relax, they are not looking for the bear to harm her. But when an attack occurs in an area, would you not want to know where the bear is so you could stay out of there?
@HGL13
Do you know why they were looking for the bear? Was it to relocate or put her down? That’s why my first sentence was a question as to why they were looking for her.
When they find her they should put a bell on her so at least people could hear her coming for a split second before she was on top of them. Best wishes for the fellow from Alaska though.
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