ogre A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 18, 2000 Bear trouble hits its peak Just one grizzly reported as a problem TWENTY bears were destroyed by conservatian offi- ak a 2 pe ar trap cers last month in Terrace and Kitimat, as bear com- ee oe ie a c kK plaints approached peak-season levels, ae: Vy According to Ministry of Environment stalistics, 267 complaints were ficlded by the ministry between Terrace and: Kitimat in September. OF those, 58 were attended to-hy officers. _ None of the bears reported were relocated. “We are inundated with culls and problems,” said cconservation officer Adrian Juch. “Bears' are continuing ta be a major problem.” The vast majority of complaints involve the common black bear, while only one complaint, in‘the region in- volved a grizzly bear. The slatistics for Terrace und Kitimat include a large Terrace Concert ( e Society Presents Jd. 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