Overview
- A video that circulated July 17 shows a black bear approach a golf cart at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, B.C., rip a player’s bag free and carry it across the green before dropping it.
- Golfers on the scene can be heard pleading and laughing in the clip, there are no reports of injuries, and it is unclear whether the bag owner recovered the clubs.
- Golden Eagle shared footage of multiple bears on the course in June and local reports say the course has had several recent sightings.
- Wildlife experts say black bears are curious and often investigate objects that smell of food, and researchers link more course encounters to shifting food sources and land-use changes.
- The video went viral after first appearing on r/golf and being reshared on X, renewing questions about keeping distance from wildlife and how clubs should respond to repeated bear visits.