conservation officers who shot the animal in response to a 911 call this week let Bleck and a friend kneel beside the bear. battle pitting neighbours against neighbours and animal lovers against conservation officers. In this file photo, a black bear cub forages for food along a salmon stream. conservation officers killed 564 black bears last year after responding to more than 21,000 calls. Smith says he's fine to "agree to disagree" with people who insist on seeing conservation officers as villains.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2020 15:56 UTC