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2 bears wander into Hope pharmacy
Staff at a Hope pharmacy were stunned as the bears inspected aisles and cosmetics before leaving, and witnesses said a conservation officer tranquilized them.
- On Sunday, a mother bear and her cub wandered into the Wallace Street Pharmasave in Hope, British Columbia, roaming the aisles for eight minutes before leaving the store.
- Wildfire damage and extreme weather have decimated natural food sources near Hope, forcing bears into urban areas during September hibernation preparation. Lydia Koot, chair of the Hope Mountain Black Bear Committee, said bears are hungry because "there's nothing in the forest, it's all dried up."
- Employee Kara Kelso cleared customers and called for help after someone yelled "Bear!" She later joked the mother bear inspected the cosmetics section, quipping "We didn't have her shade of lipstick," and noted it caused no damage.
- Conservation officers tranquilized both bears in a nearby residential neighbourhood after they left the pharmacy. Provincial wildlife biologists determined the mother posed a public safety risk due to her conflict history and killed her, while releasing the cub into wilderness.
- Lesley Fox with wildlife advocacy organization The Fur Bearers said the bears likely needed about 20,000 calories daily for hibernation, urging residents to "lock up garbage, pick up fallen fruit, not leave pet food outside" to coexist safely with bears.
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Bear killed by authorities after wandering through pharmacy with cub in Hope, B.C.
A mother bear and her cub entered the pharmacy on Sunday afternoon and spent eight minutes wandering the aisles. Authorities tracked them down nearby and killed the female adult due to public safety concerns. The cub was released into a wilderness area.
·Ottawa, Canada
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