Episode 1: A perfect neighbour
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Bear 148 lived most of her life in and near Banff, Canada's busiest national park. She wasn't afraid of people and she became a local celebrity. By the summer of 2017, wildlife managers around the Bow Valley were just about fed up with Bear 148. The mild-mannered grizzly had had too many encounters with people. Officials moved Bear 148 far from her home, where she found herself in a new world. There, she would make the fatal mistake of crossing the border into British Columbia.
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It’s the final straw for Bear 148. In July 2017, after an encounter with a jogger on a park trail, Bear 148 is tracked, sedated and taken by helicopter to a place far, far away. Not long after, she wanders across the border into British Columbia, where she’s killed by a hunter. But how was...
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