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Fourth bear attack in Metro Vancouver this month after man injured on North Shore
NORTH VANCOUVER — Conservation officers in British Columbia have issued a warning after the fourth bear attack in Metro Vancouver this month.
The Conservation Officer Service says the latest case happened in North Vancouver, B.C., on Monday in the Richard Juryn trail network, part of the Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve.
The service says in a social media post that a man was walking by himself at around 8 a.m. when a bear began following him.
The man tried to scare the animal away, but it eventually swiped at his leg.
The bear has not been found, and the service says people should avoid the trail network until further notice.
It’s the latest in a string of attacks, including one that sent a three-year-old girl to hospital on Aug. 9, when a bear attacked her on the back deck of her family’s Maple Ridge home, followed by two others in nearby Port Coquitlam on Aug. 16 and Anmore on Aug. 17.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 25, 2026.
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