# Grizzly Bears Linked to Canadian Attack

> Four grizzly bears killed in Canada after predatory attack on mother and daughter.
- Title: Grizzly Bears Linked to Canadian Attack · Seattletimes
- Summary: Four grizzly bears killed in Canada after predatory attack on mother and daughter.
- Keywords: breaking, grizzly bears, jenny balcarras, selah reed, bella coola, nuxalk nation, predatory attack, Seattletimes
- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/4-grizzly-bears-linked-by-dna-to-deadly-attack-on-mother-and-daughter-in-canada
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- Topics: breaking, grizzly bears, jenny balcarras, selah reed, bella coola, nuxalk nation, predatory attack, news, local
## DNA tests confirm attack
Four grizzly bears captured in western Canada killed mother and daughter.

> Our investigation also found that this attack likely involved predatory behavior, which I can tell you is very rare
## Attack location and timing
Remains found 150 meters apart near Bella Coola trail, 1,000 kilometers north of Vancouver.
## Community impact
Nuxalk Nation community re-triggered by attack after last year’s grizzly incident.

> Tlhmtimut Samuel Schooner, the Nuxalk Nation’s elected chief councilor
## Bears cannot be relocated
Bears involved in fatal attacks cannot be rehabilitated or relocated.
## Key takeaway

DNA tests linked four grizzly bears to killing Jenny Balcarras and Selah Reed in Canada.