By The Canadian Press

Grizzly relocated from Banff area killed by hunter

Sep 28, 2017 | 5:53 AM

EDMONTON – Conservationists are mourning the death of a female grizzly bear that had been moved from a popular tourist area west of Calgary this summer to a remote park along the Alberta-B.C. boundary.

Stephen Legault of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative says Bear 148 was shot by a hunter on the weekend after wandering into British Columbia from its new home.

The B.C. government plans to ban the killing of grizzly bears for trophy, but not until after this hunting season.

Legault says the loss of the bear is sad because it was becoming old enough to have cubs and grizzlies are a threatened species in Alberta.

The bear never hurt anyone but had gotten too close to people dozens of times since it was born in the Banff area six years ago.

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Over the summer the grizzly strayed onto a rugby field during a practice, charged a person walking with a stroller and chased dogs out for a walk with their owners.

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(The Canadian Press)