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   . . .  After their mother was killed trying to get food for herself and her   
   cubs.   
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   CBC News Posted: Jul 07, 2015   
      
   Refusing to kill bear cubs leads to suspension for B.C. conservation officer   
   Bear cubs came looking for their mother, who was destroyed after repeatedly   
   breaking into a freezer of meat   
      
   B.C. Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant has been suspended without pay for   
   refusing to destroy two black bear cubs near Port Hardy after their mother was   
   killed for repeatedly raiding a freezer full of meat and salmon.   
      
   Despite an order to destroy the cubs too, Casavant took them to a veterinary   
   hospital.  They are now at a recovery centre run by the North Island Wildlife   
   Recovery Association in Errington.   
      
   Robin Campbell, the recovery centre's manager, said the conservation officer   
   did the right thing as the cubs are not habituated to humans and can be   
   reintroduced to the wild.   
      
   "[The mother bear] was a problem, but these cubs did nothing."   
      
   After Casavant's suspension was reported in a community paper, an online   
   petition was started asking Environment Minister Mary Polak to reinstate the   
   officer.   
   Mother bear raided freezer   
      
   The conservation service had been called by a homeowner to deal with the cubs'   
   mother after she repeatedly raided the freezer inside a mobile home south of   
   Port Hardy, said Campbell.   
      
   The cubs -- a brother and sister -- returned to the property, climbing trees,   
   and looking for their mother.   
      
   Casavant tranquillized the cubs and took them to a veterinarian, who found   
   they were in good health, Campbell said.   
      
   Campbell, whose facility has a provincial permit to rehabilitate black bears,   
   called the order to destroy the cubs unusual, since they were fearful of   
   humans and good candidates for release.   
      
   "In 30 years, this is the first time we've ever had an issue like this," he   
   said.  "There has to be some kind of misunderstanding ... hopefully somebody   
   will come to their senses."   
      
   Casavant confirmed he was suspended without pay over the cubs, but declined to   
   comment further.   
      
   The Ministry of Environment said it won't comment on personnel matters due to   
   privacy reasons.   
      
   PETITION IS HERE:   
      
   https://www.change.org/p/ministry-of-environment-mary-polak-rein   
   tate-conservation-officer-bryce-casavant?recruiter=27892127&utm_   
   ource=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublis   
   &utm_term=mob-xs-share_petition-reason_msg   
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