Videos show illegal hand-feeding of grizzly bears in Smithers area: Conservation service

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is asking for help identifying two men seen feeding bears in social media clips.

Videos show illegal hand-feeding of grizzly bears in Smithers area: Conservation service. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is asking for help identifying two men seen feeding bears in social media clips. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service opened an investigation into the illegal activity over the 2026 Victoria Day long weekend. Conservation officers are investigating a series of videos showing people feeding a grizzly bear in remote northwestern B.C. Officers believe the videos were shot in the area of Hudson Bay Mountain Road to the southwest of the Smithers town centre. “On one occasion, a man is seen feeding a bear a carrot from a vehicle,” a representative of the service said in a statement. “In another, a man is outside of a vehicle trying to feed a bear an apple. A second grizzly bear can be seen in the background.” “Feeding...