ENGO News Release: 31 Grizzly Deaths in 2013 Spells More Bad News for Alberta’s Bears

With another 31 bears killed in 2013, Alberta’s grizzly population continues to be under threat. According to the 2013 mortality breakdown released by the Government of Alberta at the end of January, more grizzlies died in last year than any other year since 2003. A decade after the official listing of the grizzly bear as Threatened in Alberta, bears are still dying in near-record numbers in the province.