'We all know that dogs and children can't be left in cars in this kind of extreme heat, even with the windows cracked,' says the BC Bear Alliance. 'A bear in a baking tin is no different.'
A B.C. wildlife advocacy group is calling on the province’s conservation officer service to ban the use of culvert-style bear traps during extreme heat events.
“And yet for some reason, we think that a large black mammal that is very sensitive to heat can somehow endure being in a hot space with no water or sufficient air or mobility.” The call to put a hold on trapping bears comes as temperatures soar across much of B.C. Several municipalities have already put out heat alerts and in some parts of the province temperatures are expected to climb past 40 C.
“Although it is standard practice to ensure the culvert-style live traps are placed in shaded areas, checked frequently and nearby residents encouraged to call day or night if a bear enters, it could still take some time for officers to reach the area,” said the agency at the time.Dolson says confronting increasingly hot summers necessitates a permanent change in the way B.C. conservation officers operate in extreme heat.
In an email to Glacier Media, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, which oversees the BCCOS, said culvert traps will only be set when necessary to protect human safety.
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