An Alberta wildlife reserve is renewing calls for the government to revisit protocols for rehabilitating black bears.
Earlier this month, a mother black bear was struck and killed on Highway 1A outside of Cochrane, orphaning two cubs.
CEI director, Catriona Matheson, said the policy is outdated and limits when cubs can be admitted to approved rehabilitation facilities, including their own. After July 1, rehabilitation is up to AEP staff who will consider a number of criteria including body condition, percentage of body fat, sickness or injury and environmental factors.
The policy prioritizes leaving cubs in the wild but includes other options such as the rehabilitation and releasing of cubs back into the wild, placing them in a zoo and at last resort, euthanizing the cubs. They’ve been advocating for changes to the policy for years, but say changing leadership in the Alberta government has prevented the discussions from moving forward.Everett Hanna, a professor in Environmental Sciences at Lethbridge College, believes the government’s policy is appropriate in prioritizing human safety and the welfare of bears.
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