{"id":31362,"date":"2025-07-29T08:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31362\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:03:17","slug":"b-c-grizzly-attack-that-injured-man-was-defensive-officials-wont-capture-or-kill-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/31362\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. grizzly attack that injured man was \u2018defensive,\u2019 officials won\u2019t capture or kill bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation officers in British Columbia say a grizzly bear attack near West Creston, B.C., that left a man with \u201csignificant\u201d injuries this weekend was \u201cdefensive in nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The attack happened around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday as a couple was riding e-bikes along the Kootenay River.<\/p>\n<p>According to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, the woman heard her husband scream before she was charged by a bear.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Man seriously injured after bear attack near Creston'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WEB_LIVE_TROY_GRIZZLY_BEARS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:56<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMan seriously injured after bear attack near Creston\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>She used bear spray to deter it, then used the spray again to ward off a second bear that was attacking her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI admire this couple for being as prepared as they were I think they saved their own lives and they may have saved the lives of bears,\u201d Creston Mayor Arnold DeBoon told Global News.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753128969_722_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the service said it was \u201cconfident\u201d the couple had started the bears on a corner of the trail shrouded by thick brush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo evidence was found to suggest either bear had been stalking or hunting the couple,\u201d the Conservation Officer Service said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no reports of bear activity or aggressive bear behaviour in the area prior to the Saturday afternoon attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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mass shooting kills 3, injures 10: police\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Science and Tech<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Lana Cianiello with the International Union for Conservation of Nature said new technology is making that type of surprise encounter more likely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing we know with e-bikes is that they can be very silent, and they travel at very high speed,s and those two things go against everything we tell you about when you\u2019re out hiking and being out in bear country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBears are usually really good at coexisting with us if they have advanced warning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To reduce the risk, she recommends people make loud noises, stay alert and carry bear spray when in grizzly territory.<\/p>\n<p>The victim has since undergone surgery and is expected to recover, the service said.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Because of the defensive nature of the attack, officials do not intend to try and capture or kill the grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p>Trails in the area remained closed on Monday as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conservation officers in British Columbia say a grizzly bear attack near West Creston, B.C., that left a 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