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Letter: Conservation is right about bear relocation

The conservation officer is so right when it comes to relocating problem bears.
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Penticton Western News letter to the editor

The recent article on bears and relocating them (Penticton Western News, ‘Garbage-fed bears are dead bears’ - Penticton conservation officer, Sept. 12) reminded me of a bear problem when we lived in Whistler.

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The conservation officer is so right when it comes to relocating problem bears. If you Google “Winston the Legendary Bear” you will find a full story of how he was relocated and how he was headed “home.” I believe it would make an interesting follow-up story for your readers.

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I did have a problem with a black bear attempting to gain access to our house while we were home. Unfortunately, I had no choice but to kill the animal as no conservation was available at that time.

Len Lemieux

Penticton