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4 Bears Captured, Killed After Deadly Attack in Canada
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Key Points:
- Four grizzly bears, including a female and her three yearling cubs, were confirmed by DNA tests to have killed a mother and her adult daughter in British Columbia in a rare predatory attack.
- The victims, Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, were found near a trail outside Bella Coola, with Reed's remains discovered in a bear food cache.
- Authorities killed all four bears to protect the public, stating that bears involved in fatal attacks cannot be rehabilitated or relocated due to safety risks.
- The attack is distinct from a separate grizzly incident last November in the same area that injured 11 people, and has prompted a voluntary curfew and police escorts for children in the Nuxalk Nation community.
- More than a dozen conservation officers participated in tracking down the bears, highlighting the rarity and severity of predatory behavior in grizzly bears.
