Banff’s Bear 148 tries beary hard to live and let live, but future uncertain
BANFF, Alta. — Her future is cloudy. When grizzlies mix too freely with people, the grizzlies usually lose.
And after dozens of encounters with humans, Bear 148 may be shambling perilously close to that fate as she roams the Bow Valley in Banff National Park.
Bill Hunt, a Parks Canada resource conservation manager, says 148 is just doing what her mama taught her: Trying beary hard to live and let live.
“This is a bear that, to date, has shown a very moderated response,” says Hunt. “She’ll tolerate less than ideal human behaviours time and time again.”