{"id":2186636,"date":"2025-05-05T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=2186636"},"modified":"2025-05-03T09:40:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:40:50","slug":"search-underway-for-3-orphaned-cubs-after-bear-killed-in-whistler-for-biting-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/search-underway-for-3-orphaned-cubs-after-bear-killed-in-whistler-for-biting-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Search underway for 3 orphaned cubs after bear killed in Whistler for biting woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wildlife officials are desperately working to locate a trio of orphaned bear cubs in Whistler, after their mother was put down for attacking a dog walker earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said the mother bear was killed after it knocked a woman down and bit her in the Kadenwood neighbourhood on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the BCCOS received reports from the same area about the cubs, which they now believe belonged to the sow. Conservation officers searched the area but couldn\u2019t find the youngsters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11155868\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That has bear advocate Ellie Lamb concerned, given the animals are likely still unable to feed themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir health is waning because they are on mother\u2019s milk, they haven\u2019t eaten anything solid \u2026 they may chew on some grass a little bit, but nothing that\u2019s going to get them by,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very serious about getting them picked up. Five days would be pushing it, if they could survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with starvation concerns, Lamb said there are a variety of predators in the area, including cougars and coyotes.<\/p>\n<p>Conservation Officer Darragh Carroll said officers have been in the area looking for the cubs since they were reported.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10676749\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a number of officers out on the ground, including conservation officers and our new wildlife safety response officer we have stationed in Whistler\u2026 we\u2019ve also set out a live trap in the area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still working on it, we\u2019re going to do everything we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If officers can locate the cubs, they will be captured and assessed as candidates for rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>The BCCOS is also asking the public to keep their eye out for the cubs and to call 1-877-952-7277 if they see them.<\/p>\n<p>People are also being reminded to keep their distance and not to interfere with the animals.<\/p>\n<p><i>This <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11161601\/whistler-orphaned-bear-cub-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">article<\/a> by Simon Little &amp; Paul Johnson was first published by Global News on 2 May 2025. Lead Image: A black bear killed by conservation officers after injuring a woman in Whistler appears to have left behind three cubs. 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