加拿大贝拉库拉母女散步失踪后身亡：官方称疑似灰熊袭击、可能不止一头涉案
加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省中部海岸的贝拉库拉（Bella Coola）一对母女在步道散步失踪后被发现死亡。48岁的 Jennifer Balcarras 与20岁的女儿 Selah Reed 10月31日下午前往离家约五分钟车程的 Snooka West 步道散步，当晚没有回家，亲属11月1日报案称二人失踪。搜寻人员11月2日发现母亲的遗体，11月3日下午发现女儿的遗体。
不列颠哥伦比亚省自然保护官服务处督察 Jeff Tyre 在视频通报中表示，现场证据显示可能有动物涉案，家属称二人死于灰熊袭击；目前尚不清楚涉案的是一头还是多头灰熊，工作人员正在设法定位并捕获涉案的熊，捕获的熊将接受评估，为保护公共安全，肇事熊将被击毙。官方尚未最终确认死因与袭击细节。当地努哈尔克原住民族已建议居民实行宵禁，官方呼吁公众避开事发步道区域。
Balcarras 是一名艺术治疗师，几个月前搬到贝拉库拉，今年8月起在当地学校社区担任辅导员。其兄 Matthew Balcarras 说，姐姐非常坚强，曾在阿拉斯加等许多偏远艰苦的地区生活。亲属已发起募捐帮助处理后事，Balcarras 身后留下三名成年子女和一名孙辈。
贝拉库拉位于温哥华以北约1000公里，以灰熊与黑熊数量众多闻名，居民在家附近见到熊并不罕见。去年11月，同一地区曾有一头灰熊袭击一支由20名小学生和教师组成的队伍，造成多人受伤，其中包括儿童，涉案的熊至今没有被捕获。
Mother and Daughter Found Dead After Walk Near Bella Coola, Canada: Officials Say More Than One Grizzly May Have Been Involved
A mother and daughter have been found dead after going missing on a walk near Bella Coola, on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada. Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 20, went for a walk on the afternoon of October 31 on the Snooka West Trail, a five-minute drive from their home, and did not return that evening. Relatives reported them missing on November 1. Searchers found the mother's remains on November 2 and the daughter's on the afternoon of November 3.
Inspector Jeff Tyre of the BC Conservation Officer Service said in a video message that evidence at the scene suggested an animal may have been involved, and relatives say the two women were killed in a grizzly bear attack. It is not yet clear whether more than one bear was involved. Officers are working to locate and capture any bears involved; captured bears will be assessed, and an offending bear will be killed to protect public safety. Officials have not yet formally confirmed the cause of death or the details of the attack. The nearby Nuxalk Nation has established a recommended curfew for residents, and officials have urged the public to stay away from the trail area.
Balcarras was an art therapist who had moved to Bella Coola a few months earlier and joined the local school community as a counselor in August. Her brother Matthew Balcarras said his sister was incredibly strong and had lived in many difficult, remote places, including Alaska. Relatives have set up a fundraiser for funeral costs; Balcarras leaves behind three young adult children and a grandchild.
Bella Coola, about 1,000 kilometres north of Vancouver, is known for its large population of grizzly and black bears, and residents commonly see bears near their homes. In November last year, a grizzly attacked a group of 20 elementary school students and teachers in the same area, badly injuring several people including children; the bear involved in that attack was never captured.
来源：不列颠哥伦比亚省自然保护官服务处
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图片来源：图：加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省贝拉库拉一带的步道与山野。Christopher Michel 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A hiking trail in the Bella Coola area of British Columbia, Canada. By Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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