Last summer, residents in Nelson, B.C., watched with delight as two young bears frolicked in a children’s park. But last month, Hansella, the bear who’d become an unofficial town mascot, was shot by conservation officers who assessed her as sickly. Judith Lavoie reports. Judith is a Victoria-based freelance journalist who specializes in writing about the natural world. Published Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

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