Raging wildfires in the Northwest Territories are driving black bears onto Yellowknife's deserted streets.
According to wildlife officer James Williams, his team began seeing an increase in bear reports immediately following last week's evacuation order.
"All of our officers on the wildlife side, I'm pretty proud to say that all of us are Indigenous," Williams said. "We know the area pretty well and we have a lot of knowledge of tracking bears." "Our number one priority is to protect life and property of the people and city of Yellowknife and as a territory as a whole, and when it comes down to it, sometimes we do have to dispatch some of these animals, but it's in a most respectful way as possible," Williams explained. "All of our officers, we have a pact that we do a traditional prayer whenever we do have to dispatch an animal.
While Yellowknife is used to seeing bears at this time of year, hot conditions leading up to this summer's wildfires had already caused increased bear activity in the city as the animals sought food to replace dwindling patches of wild berries. Williams says firefighters working deep in the bush have also been encountering the animals, which typically run away. No injuries or property damage has been reported.
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