Burns Lake resident Ele Schultz took this photo of a cinnamon black bear by Hwy. 16, between Topley and Houston. According to the B.C. Conservation Service, bear populations are at their highest peak in recent years. Conservation officers destroyed 106 black bears, and four grizzly bears around the province in April and May – the highest numbers of bears killed ever recorded by the ministry. “We’ll have very busy years and then it’ll slow down again,” conservation officer Simon Gravel said.
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