DNA samples confirm grizzly attacked man northwest of Calgary
原始发布日期： 2017-08-29 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
Panther River area closed to the public as wildlife officers try to trap the bear
A grizzly, like the bear pictured above, has been confirmed to be involved in the incident. (Rick Price Photography)
DNA samples have confirmed the bear that mauled a man last week northwest of Calgary was a grizzly. Alberta Justice spokesperson Brendan Cox says wildlife officers collected the samples from the man's clothing. Cox says the bear's behaviour was not defensive, meaning it wasn't provoked, so wildlife officers are trying to trap the grizzly. The bear's fate will be determined after it has been captured. "Officers and officials in Alberta Environment and Parks will work together to complete their assessment at that time," he said in an email. The 32-year-old man who was mauled last Thursday was scouting in the Panther River area, about 60 kilometres west of Sundre. Police have said the bear grabbed the man by the legs while he was eating breakfast. The Calgary resident was able to get away from the bear, and walk about 13 kilometres to his vehicle, before driving to a lodge in the area where he was taken to Sundre hospital in a private helicopter. He was later transferred to a Calgary hospital, where he is being treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries to his body, head and face. Cox said the man was scouting the area before bighorn sheep hunting season started. The area, about 100 kilometres northwest of Calgary, has been closed to the public.
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