Community record
The live bear incident map
Residents across the Elk Valley and East Kootenay log what happened, how they handled it, and what the outcome was. Every pin is placed by neighbourhood, not by address.
- Reports published
- 18
- Communities covered
- 5
- Location precision
- ~300 m
Not an emergency service. For a bear in conflict with people, pets, or property, call the BC Conservation Officer Service RAPP line.
1-877-952-727718 of 18 reports shown
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- Garbage
- Sighting
- Camera
- Damage
- Livestock
Pins snap to a ~300 m grid — neighbourhood, never an address.
Every report
Every entry is moderated before it appears here.
Garbage
Michel Heights
July 2026 · Nighttime
Bear tipped both residential carts on the alley overnight. Bags were dragged about twenty metres and food waste was scattered.
No comments yetGarbage
Marysville
July 2026 · Nighttime
Bear dragged a loose bag from the curb before pickup. Mess on the sidewalk and into the ditch.
No comments yetSighting
Downtown Sparwood
July 2026 · Nighttime
Sow and two cubs walked through backyard around 9pm. They paused at the bird feeder then moved toward the creek.
No comments yetLivestock
Boivin Creek
July 2026 · Nighttime
Bear got into the chicken run overnight. Two hens lost, fence panel bent outward.
No comments yetGarbage
Annex
July 2026 · Nighttime
Bear opened a unlocked shed and tore into recycling bags stored for morning pickup. Cardboard and cans everywhere.
No comments yetCamera
Sparwood Heights
July 2026 · Nighttime
Doorbell camera caught a large black bear sniffing the side gate at 2am. No damage, no garbage access.
No comments yetDamage
West Fernie
July 2026 · Daytime
Freezer on the deck was pulled open and the door bent. About two hundred dollars of meat lost.
No comments yetSighting
Alpine Trails
July 2026 · Daytime
Single bear crossed the cul-de-sac mid-afternoon while kids were walking home from school. No contact.
No comments yetSighting
Rotary Park area
July 2026 · Daytime
Bear browsing fruit trees behind a row of houses mid-morning. Dogs barked it off toward the river.
No comments yet
Why this exists
Why we publish this instead of just selling
Bear-attractant problems are documented by the people who live with them. Municipal reports and conservation statistics arrive months later and in aggregate, which is not much use when you are trying to work out whether the bear on your street is a one-off or a pattern.
So the record is public and free to use. Filter it, share a report with your strata council, quote it at a council meeting. We would rather be the company documenting the problem honestly than one inventing urgency about it.
Reports are moderated. Anything that identifies a specific household, or that is not a wildlife incident, does not get published. Read the guidelines.
Reporting a bear in conflict
This map is a community record, not an emergency line. If a bear is in conflict with people, pets, or property right now, call the BC Conservation Officer Service.
1-877-952-7277RAPP line, staffed 24 hours a day.