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Two men hand feed a black bear rice cakes on Vancouver Island |
Back in April, two men fed a black bear rice cakes alongside
Highway 4 near Torfino on Vancouver Island and videotaped part of their hijinks,
which they put onto social media.
The public outcry was immediate with many Canadians saying a
fed bear is a dead bear.
“It is illegal to feed dangerous wildlife because it’s
extremely dangerous for both the public and that bear,” Port Alberni
conservation officer Daniel Eichstadter told CTV News
Vancouver in May. “It may expect food from somebody else who stops
and injure somebody that way.
“It’s putting everybody and that animal at risk and the best
thing to do is show that animal some respect and give it some space. View it
from afar and don’t put other people and that animal at risk.”
Thanks for several tips, the Canadian authorizes managed to
track down the two men and this week they faced the consequences of their
actions.
The unidentified men were charged with intentionally feeding dangerous wildlife under the BC Wildlife Act and each were fined $345, according to CTV News.
The unidentified men were charged with intentionally feeding dangerous wildlife under the BC Wildlife Act and each were fined $345, according to CTV News.