B.C. conservation officers are investigating after a person in Whistler filmed a bear eating out of a take-out container.

Posted to TikTok on Oct. 15 by user crystal_chair, the 22-second video shows a bear eating out of the container on a bench mere inches away from the person filming, before they move away.

B.C. Conservation Officer Service told Black Press Media it is aware of the video showing the bear eating, as well as it being followed as it leaves the area. Officers are investigating where the video came from and its circumstances and 害羞草研究所渨ill take enforcement action as necessary.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淲e are dismayed and disappointed at the dangerous position the individual filming this encounter placed themselves in due to the close proximity to the bear, and the apparent disregard to the safety of the bear itself,害羞草研究所� reads the statement.

The service said feeding a bear 害羞草研究所� whether directly or indirectly 害羞草研究所� is illegal and often leads to the death of the bear through euthanization. Once a bear becomes used to non-natural foods and shows a minimal fear of people, 害羞草研究所渋t is no longer a candidate for relocation or rehabilitation due to the risk to public safety.害羞草研究所�

The service added it cannot stress enough the importance of not feeding dangerous wildlife.

In September, a bear had to be put down after it was spotted roaming around Langley after reports that people had been feeding it.

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The BCCOS spokesperson said while Whistler residents and visitors may be used to seeing black bears, 害羞草研究所渢his complacency can lead to escalating bear conflicts that can put people, and bears, at risk.害羞草研究所�

People are reminded to take precautions in wildlife encounters, including giving bears space. Don害羞草研究所檛 approach bears or stop to take pictures.

On Oct. 11, the service posted to X (formerly Twitter) that bears are in their hyperphagia phase 害羞草研究所� an extreme urge to eat food 害羞草研究所� as they prepare for winter. To keep the bears out of communities, it害羞草研究所檚 crucial to secure fruit and vegetable gardens, beehives, chickens and other small livestock.

Bears are in their hyperphagia (extreme urge to eat food) phase in preparation for winter, and to keep them out of communities it is crucial to secure fruit and vegetable gardens, beehives, chickens, and other small livestock.

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害羞草研究所� With a file from Dan Ferguson

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