A black bear seen wandering through downtown Langley on Sunday was captured by conservation officers after it walked into an residential building鈥檚 back yard.
Multiple social media posts tracked the movement of the female bear, who was photographed walking near near the Home Depot hardware store and the Willowbrook shopping centre before she was tranquilized in a building鈥檚 visitor parking, around 11:30 a.m.
Resident Allie Wilkinson said when her husband Matthew told there was a bear in their back yard, she had trouble believing it.
鈥淲e鈥檙e kitty-corner to Willowbrook mall,鈥� Wilkinson noted.
鈥淗e said they caught a bear back there, and I thought for sure he was joking. I was like, he must mean a big cute German Shepherd out there, or something.
Then she looked down from their balcony.
鈥淗e literally meant bear. It was a very exciting day. It鈥檚 obviously scary to think if I was out back with my dog, I might have had a little bit of a panic.鈥�
She observed none of the dogs in the complex made a sound when the bear came into the back yard.
It was also a little unnerving for Wilkinson when a neighbour asked a conservation officer if the bear could have climbed up into the upper floors of the building and was told 鈥減robably not.鈥�
Wilkinson recorded the capture on video.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Based on overheard comments by the conservation officers, it appeared the bear had been previously tagged and relocated at least once before.
If relocation is unsuccessful, the officers at the scene indicated it was possible the bear might have to be euthanized.
Wilkinson is hoping it doesn鈥檛 come to that.
鈥淚 actually just feel kind of bad for her,鈥� Wilkinson commented. 鈥淚 mean, she was just looking for somewhere to go, for something to eat.鈥�
鈥淚f it鈥檚 true that they end up relocating her and she comes back and they have to euthanize her, it just seems so sad because watching the videos, she was just wandering through the parking lot, coming in the backyard. She was just doing bear things.鈥�
Langley Advance Times has reached to the Conservation Officer Service and Langley RCMP for more information.
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