Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\nThis is also the lowest overall number since the BCCOS predator statistics were first published online, in 2011.<\/p>\n
The BCCOS has updated its terminology to better reflect the response taken by officers.<\/p>\n
‘Dispatch’ refers to a bear killed for public safety reasons, such as a human-wildlife conflict, while \u2018euthanize\u2019 refers to a bear killed for welfare reasons, such as an animal critically injured by a vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile it\u2019s encouraging to see the number of bears dispatched continue downward, we know that many conflicts are preventable. Officers continue to work collaboratively with and engage communities, organizations and businesses on public education and outreach to help keep people safe, and wildlife wild,\u201d said BCCOS Chief Cam Schley. \u201cWe also hope this shift in reporting outcomes is more transparent for the public, whose trust is critical to serve our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year also saw the fewest black bear calls reported to the RAPP line since 2011, with 13,672. In 2023 there were 27,896 black bear reports.<\/p>\n
\u201cA phenomenal berry crop for several varieties across the B.C. Interior last year may have contributed to fewer bears coming into communities,\u201d said provincial large carnivore specialist Garth Mowat, with the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. \u201cAbundant natural food sources often result in fewer conflicts between bears and people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officers across the province continue to work collaboratively to increase awareness and education around the importance of securing attractants \u2013 such as garbage, pet food and birdseed \u2013 to help mitigate human-wildlife conflicts.<\/p>\n
For more tips, visit WildSafeBC. Black bear statistics, including a 2025 breakdown by community, can be found here: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2rmmuw3d<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fewer black bears put down Photo: File photo BC Conservation Officers are reporting 2025 saw the lowest number…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,66,323],"class_list":["post-429506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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