Grizzly bear unfazed by barking dog captured by conservation officers
Grizzly will be relocated, says B.C. Conservation Service
A grizzly bear caught on video enjoying fruit from a tree while ignoring a barking dog has been captured.
B.C. Conservation Service said on Twitter the 600-pound bear was caught near Sechelt, B.C. and has been relocated.
BCCOS have captured 600lb grizzly in Sechelt - bear immobilized for relocation in home range <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wildsafe?src=hash">#wildsafe</a> <a href="https://t.co/2Wla2ih61K">pic.twitter.com/2Wla2ih61K</a>
—@_BCCOS"It is the same bear that was depicted in the video with the dog barking and the bear was captured live," said deputy chief Chris Doyle of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
"A number of traps had been set for it."
Many on social media found the encounter funny, but the grizzly's presence is a concern to conservation officers.
The bear has been relocated, the conservation service added, because grizzlies do not normally live on the Sunshine Coast.
Grizzly bear captured by BCCOS in Sechelt being moved to suitable habitat <a href="https://t.co/NtPMIDIUd4">pic.twitter.com/NtPMIDIUd4</a>
—@_BCCOSThere were multiple sightings of the bear in Sechelt this week. The grizzly had also killed a local black bear.
