Bear cub found ‘over-sedated’ and freezing in conservation officer’s truck stable but has ‘a long way to go’

By Stefan Labbé / Tri-City News
The bear had been given up to six times the amount of sedation required, and, combined with the cold, could have easily died

A Metro Vancouver wildlife rehabilitation centre has joined in the criticism of the BC Conservation Officer Service after it received two Tri-City bear cubs in five days, one emaciated the other allegedly left to freeze in the back of a conservation officer’s pickup truck. The first bear, known as bear #28, arrived at Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley Jan. 9 after a couple from Anmore found the animal emaciated and in poor health.…

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January 18, 2020

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