Overview
- Conservation officers opened an investigation after social‑media clips showing two men hand‑feeding grizzly bears were circulated over the Victoria Day long weekend.
- The footage, reviewed by officers, shows one man offering a carrot from a vehicle and another outside the vehicle holding an apple while a second grizzly appears in the background.
- Officers say the likely location is the Hudson Bay Mountain Road area southwest of Smithers and they do not currently believe the people in the videos live in British Columbia.
- The B.C. Conservation Officer Service warned that feeding dangerous wildlife is illegal, creates public‑safety and animal‑welfare risks, and can carry fines up to $100,000 or jail time when enforcement is warranted.
- Authorities asked anyone with information to call the RAPP line at 1‑877‑952‑7277 and reminded the public that bears habituated to people are often euthanized when they become a safety threat.