Fish and Wildlife investigating grizzly bear death in Alberta

Alberta Fish and Wildlife are investigating a poaching incident, after a grizzly bear was shot and killed in the evening of October 3 near Hinton, Alberta.

The fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program notified Fish and Wildlife that “that a mature male grizzly bear’s collar was transmitting a mortality signal,” the enforcement group said in a Facebook post.

Officers found the 450-pound bear on the Pembina River Road, about 48 kilometres south of Hinton.

“In Alberta, grizzly bears are considered a threatened species, and hunting them is illegal. The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine of $100,000 and/or one year in jail,” Fish and Wildlife wrote.

Anyone with information about this poaching incident is asked to contact the Report a Poacher line at 1-800-642-3800.

Hinton is about 285 kilometres west of Edmonton.

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  A male grizzly bear was shot and killed in Hinton, Alberta on October 3. Photo: Fish and Wildlife Enforcement.