It's pretty unusual to see a grizzly in the city. They seem to be doing better and better though, over the last ~10-15 years and seem to venturing further from the mountains.
My family has hunted the area around Hinton for the last ~20-25 years or so. My uncle lives up there.
When my dad started hunting up there, there were no grizzlies around that area.
Gradually over the last 10 years or so we have been seeing them more and more. A few years ago we actually saw a grizzly sow with three cubs a few times! That was pretty cool (we were in the truck... the only reason it was cool).
I know it's not scientific at all, but from our perspective they seem to be doing well and their territory expanding.
I realize this was a little off topic, but it came to mind when I saw the news.
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