‘Exceedingly rare’ mountain goat attack leaves grizzly bear dead in B.C. park
grizzly bear found slumped near a trail in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park earlier this month.David Laskin, a wildlife ecologist with Parks Canada, says a necropsy on the carcass found wounds consistent with the size and shape of mountain goat horns, with one under each of the female bear’s armpits and one on the side of its neck.He says other causes of death were ruled out, including human involvement.Laskin says it’s common for grizzlies to prey on mountain goats, with a tendency to attack from above, and it’s not unusual that a bear might be injured in the scuffle.But he says a goat fatally wounding a bear is “exceedingly rare.” Alberta Fish and Wildlife capture grizzly bear behind fatal attack; animal will be killed Laskin says.
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