Farmer Slaughters Grizzly Bear Mother and Cubs, Charged Two Years Later

Story out of Prince George, BC/Jasper, Alberta:

A B.C. farmer has been charged with killing four grizzly bears, after allegedly shooting a sow with cubs.

A conservation officer said it's a loss so significant, it may affect the grizzly population and limit the grizzly hunt in the region.

"Grizzly bears are considered a threatened species in this province," said Sgt. Rory Smith with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service for the Omineca Zone, based in Prince George.

The alleged bear kills came to light after officials got a public complaint in 2014 about the shooting of a grizzly sow with cubs in Dunster, a mountain valley between Prince George, B.C. and Jasper, Alberta.

That complaint led to a lengthy investigation. Charges were laid more than two years after the alleged incident.

Now, Arlan Harry Baer is facing six charges under the Wildlife Act, including killing wildlife out of season, unlawful possession of dead wildlife, failure to report killing wildlife, failure to state location of wildlife killed, and resisting or obstructing an officer from exercising their duty. Cont.

Story from - CBC News