The RMA is wanting a better grizzly bear management to help keep people and animals safe. Photo by Keith Driver
A grizzly bear poaching is currently being investigated by Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services.
FWES responded to a call reporting a grizzly bear shot dead and left along Highway 734 near Sundre, Alberta, in an area sometimes called “Rig Street” on June 14th.
FWES says the report came after someone heard a gunshot and saw “a black 2003-2006 Chevrolet Crew Cab Duramax diesel truck with tinted windows and a loud exhaust” traveling “at a high speed” on that road.
Grizzly hunting has been banned for two decades, with the exception of Indigenous hunters, and grizzlies have been a threatened species in Alberta for more than 15 years.
People with helpful information could be entitled to a reward through the Report a Poacher program.
Grizzlies also have very low reproductive rates, adults usually begin breeding between the ages of 5 and 8, and have a litter every 3 to 5 years after that.
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