RCMP officers closed a section of Seymour’s Riverside Drive on Sunday after a young black bear cub was treed after getting separated from its mother.
Conservation officer Clayton Debruin said a member of the public was out for a walk with his dog on Windridge Drive around 10 a.m. on Sunday when he came across a bear sow and two cubs. The dog barked at the bears and one of the young bears became separated from the others and climbed a tree. RCMP closed the street hoping the cub would climb down and rejoin the mother bear. That’s exactly what happened shortly after.
“Mothers don’t leave their cubs treed,” Debruin said.
Debruin explained this is typically the time of year bears are spotted more frequently on the North Shore as they come looking to bulk up on food for the winter. It’s also the time mother bears are often out with their young cubs.
This particular bear sow and her cubs has been spotted a number of times around the area of Mount Seymour Parkway and Riverside Drive, which is next to a large greenbelt.
Residents should be extra careful to secure their garbage and pick ripe fruit so as not to attract bears to residential areas, said Debruin.
“We’ve had quite a few complaints about bears getting into barbecues and birdfeeders,” he added.
