Search underway for 3 orphaned cubs after bear killed in Whistler for biting woman
Global News
The mother bear was killed after it knocked a woman down and bit her in the Kadenwood neighbourhood on Monday evening.
Wildlife officials are desperately working to locate a trio of orphaned bear cubs in Whistler, after their mother was put down for attacking a dog walker earlier this week.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said the mother bear was killed after it knocked a woman down and bit her in the Kadenwood neighbourhood on Monday evening.
On Tuesday, the BCCOS received reports from the same area about the cubs, which they now believe belonged to the sow. Conservation officers searched the area but couldn’t find the youngsters.
That has bear advocate Ellie Lamb concerned, given the animals are likely still unable to feed themselves.
“Their health is waning because they are on mother’s milk, they haven’t eaten anything solid … they may chew on some grass a little bit, but nothing that’s going to get them by,” she said.
“It’s very serious about getting them picked up. Five days would be pushing it, if they could survive.”
Along with starvation concerns, Lamb said there are a variety of predators in the area, including cougars and coyotes.
Conservation Officer Darragh Carroll said officers have been in the area looking for the cubs since they were reported.
