Two people have been charged with the killing of a grizzly bear in July on British Columbia’s Texada Island.

The Conservation Officer Service of B.C. says in a social media post that both people charged are residents of the island in the Strait of Georgia about 200 kilometres northwest of Vancouver and are due in court Oct. 14.

They are accused of failing to promptly report the wounding and killing of the bear, whose behaviour had divided residents on the island over what should be done with him.

The grizzly was reported shot and wounded by police on July 14 and was confirmed to be the same animal that stalked people and harassed livestock in the weeks leading up to its death.

Related: • First Nation says plan to move Tex the grizzly from Texada was underway before it was killed •

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