CN BC: The Grow-Op Bears: 'Somebody Really Messed Up By Feeding Them'

9/2/2010

THE GROW-OP BEARS: 'SOMEBODY REALLY MESSED UP BY FEEDING THEM'

As hibernation time approaches, expert fears for the animals' future

Dog food won't kill the black bears found at a Christina Lake pot-growing operation, but the animals' dependence on effortless meals probably will.

Although the bears likely enjoy the high-protein dog food, and it isn't necessarily bad for them, bears in that area should be eating huckleberries at this time of year, said Bruce McLellan, a wildlife research ecologist for the B.C. Ministry of Forests.

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