“I never thought I would see the day,” wrote one resident alongside a Facebook image of the two bears lumbering past an Alert Bay driveway. Grizzlies will intimidate or kill black bears native to the islands, which may prompt a black bear exodus. Nevertheless, Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island and the hundreds of islands in between have remained grizzly-free for centuries. But for Alert Bay, at least, their bear invasion is over. One of two grizzly bears live captured by BCCO's on Cormorant Island near Alert Bay today.

Source: National Post September 26, 2016 15:22 UTC