Two Texada Island residents have now been charged in connection with the killing of a grizzly bear in July .

In a post on social media, the Conservation Officer Service said Crown counsel has now approved charges against the two men, who are scheduled to appear in court in Powell River on Oct. 14.

The men, who have not been named, are charged with failing to promptly report the wounding or killing of a grizzly bear, contrary to Section 75(2) of the B.C. Wildlife Act.

The bear, nicknamed Tex, had been living on Texada Island for more than a month when it was found dead in the Van Anda area.

The four-year-old male grizzly had been on the island for close to a month after swimming across from the mainland.

Residents of the island rallied to privately fund a relocation effort, and the

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