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A grizzly bear attack in British Columbia left multiple students and a teacher injured during a school outing

Conservation officers are searching for the mother bear and her two cubs as the remote Bella Coola community remains on alert

Indigenous leaders cite climate shifts and habitat disruption as factors behind rising grizzly encounters in the region

Authorities in British Columbia are continuing an urgent search for a mother grizzly and her two cubs, four days after the animals charged a group of elementary school students and teachers on a midday outing — an episode local officials describe as one of the most alarming wildlife encounters the region has seen.

The violent incident happened Thursday, Nov. 20 near the Four Mile subdivision of Bella Coola, a community l

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