Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C.

Two charged in July death of grizzly bear on Texada Island in B.C. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Two people have been charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on British Columbia’s Texada Island. says in a social media post that both people charged are residents of the island in the Strait of Georgia about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver and are due in court Oct. 14. They are accused of failing to promptly report the wounding and killing of the bear, whose behaviour had divided residents on the island over what should be done with him. The bear had touched off debate among the island’s residents before its death, with some in favour of having it relocated while others wanted it killed or left alone.