$1,000 reward posted after black bears found dismembered in Fraser Valley
Global News
A $1,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the conviction of whoever was responsible for a suspected black bear poaching incident in B.C.'s Fraser Valley on Oct. 5.
A B.C. conservation group is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in a suspected bear poaching incident.
Fishing guide Yves Bisson told Global News he found two dead black bears floating in the Harrison River near Chilliwack, B.C., on the weekend.
The bear carcasses were tied together, their paws were severed and their stomachs were cut open.
Bisson believes whoever killed the bears was after their gallbladders and paws for sale on the black market.
According to Monitor Conservation Research Society, bear poaching is “driven by demand for their gall bladders and bile, which are highly valuable ingredients in traditional medicines used to treat a variety of ailments such as the flu, sores, hemorrhoids, sprains, epilepsy, and liver diseases.”
On Wednesday, the Fur-Bearers posted a reward aimed at catching whoever is responsible.
“Poaching has no place in British Columbia,” Fur-Bearers executive director Lesley Fox said in a media release.
“We are encouraging any residents who may have information, security or trail camera footage, or who may have witnessed unusual activity in this area to contact investigators at the BC COS.”
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