Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries.

A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on Friday said DNA and other forensic evidence had ruled out the involvement of four bears that were captured on Wednesday.

It said there had been no other bear sightings in the area of the attack around Bella Coola, B.C., for the past five days.

"Based on this factor and due to the time of year, when bears begin denning, officers are no longer actively trying to capture bears, and equipment has been removed," it said.

The service said it would work with the Nuxalk Nation to "identify and find solutions t

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