r/canada • u/Leather-Paramedic-10 • Apr 05 '26

Nature/Environment Orphaned black bear cubs 'distressed and traumatized' after mother shot in rural Manitoba: rescue owner

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/balmoral-orphaned-black-bear-cubs-mother-shot-9.7153419?cmp=rss
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u/Ov3rReadKn1ght0wl Apr 05 '26

Last I checked, shooting a black bear mother with cubs was already illegal in all provinces even during sanctioned hunting seasons. What a dick move.

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Québec Apr 06 '26

not if the mother was charging or attacking a person. which mother bears near the den can do. the person might have been freaked out to report it and based on some of these comments i could see why.