Black bear deaths down substantially in BC in 2025

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The lowest number of black bears in more than a decade were killed across the province last year. In the Cariboo Region, BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) reported in Quesnel a total of 2 black bears, and in 100 Mile House, 1 black bear, were “Dispatched” for public safety reasons such as a human-wildlife conflict and none for Williams Lake. In 2025 CO’s said provincially 178 bears were dispatched and 33 euthanized for welfare reasons such as an animal critically injured by a vehicle. The total, 211, is down from 303 in 2024. Last year the fewest black bear calls since 2011 were reported to the BC Conservation Officer Service RAPP line with just over 13-thousand.