Four bears captured in Bella Coola not involved in attack on school children, say conservation officers

B.C. conservation officers say the four grizzly bears captured in Bella Coola this week are not the ones involved in the recent attack on school children.

In an update posted on social media Friday, conservation officers said forensic evidence, which includes analyzing DNA, has ruled out the four bears, two of which were caught on Monday and the other two on Thursday.

In co-ordination with wildlife biologists and the provincial wildlife veterinarian, the bears will be relocated within their home range over the coming days, far from the community, the Conservation Officer Service said in the post.

Officers are again asking people to avoid the 4 Mile area, stay indoors, and not search for any bears themselves.

Conservation officers say they will continue to monitor bear activity in the B