
Bear euthanized in Waterton after acting aggressively towards humans
Parks Canada says it was left with no choice but to put a bear down in one of southern Alberta’s national parks.
On the evening of Saturday, May 24, officials received reports of a black bear approaching a hiker on the Cameron Lakeshore Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park.
“The bear exhibited unusual and aggressive behaviour towards humans, in a manner that was deemed not safe or manageable towards maintaining human-wildlife coexistence by a team of Parks Canada wildlife specialists,” reads a social media post from Parks Canada.
The area was closed as a precaution while the Parks Canada wildlife team searched for the animal, euthanizing it the following evening at approximately 5:45 p.m.