Grizzly bears in B.C.: What you need to know

The grizzly bear attack on a school group in Bella Coola this week was one of several high-profile sightings and attacks in B.C. this past year.

In May, a grizzly swam from Powell River to Texada Island, where it wandered for over a month before being killed by a local resident .

In July, a man and his wife were riding e-bikes near Creston, when they went around a corner with heavy brush on both sides and came face-to-face with a pair of grizzlies . The man’s wife used bear spray to scare off both bears but not before one bear knocked the man from his bike and mauled him.

There has been an unusual amount of grizzly activity this year, according to experts.

Here’s what you need to know:

It’s “extremely unusual” for a grizzly bear to attack a large group of people, said Kim Titche