Canadian wildlife officials say four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter earlier this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack. A British Columbia Conservation Office says DNA tests conclusively linked a female grizzly and her three yearling cubs to the deaths of Jenny Balcarras, 48, and her 20-year-old daughter Selah Reed. British Columbia Conservation Officer Service Jeff Tyre says the bears were not involved in a separate grizzly attack last November on a group of about 20 elementary school students and teachers in the same area.
This undated photo provided by Matthew Balcarras on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, shows Selah Reed, left, and her mother, Jenny Balcarras. (AJ Reed via Matthew Balcarras via AP)
Authorities in British Columbia say more than one grizzly may have been involved in a bear attack that relatives say left a mother and daughter dead along the province’s central coast. One body was found Monday and the other the next day. Family members of the women reported them missing on Sunday. Efforts to capture the bear or bears involved continue. The attack comes nearly a year after a grizzly attack on a group of 20 elementary school students and teachers in the same area, which left one adult and three children badly hurt.
The Salisbury Zoo is asking the public's help in picking the perfect names for its twin baby bears.
The Salisbury Zoo's female Andean bear, Chaska, has given birth to twin boys, zoo officials announced Friday.
