# 4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/4-grizzly-bears-linked-by-dna-to-deadly-attack-on-mother-and-daughter-in-canada/
- Published: 2026-11-11T09:12:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T09:36:48+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/world-news/4-grizzly-bears-linked-by-dna-to-deadly-attack-on-mother-and-daughter-in-canada/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- DNA linked four grizzlies to the deaths of a mother and daughter.
- Officials said the attack was likely predatory and rare.
- The community is still recovering from an earlier bear attack.

## Summary

DNA tests linked four grizzly bears, a female and her three yearling cubs, to the deaths of a mother and daughter in western Canada. Wildlife officials said the attack was likely predatory, which they described as very rare, and killed all four bears because they posed a danger to the public.

The remains of Jenny Balcarras, 48, and Selah Reed, 20, were found near a trail outside Bella Coola, about 620 miles north of Vancouver. Reed’s remains were found in a bear cache after her family raised the alarm when she missed a routine call. Officials said these bears were not involved in a separate attack last November that injured 11 people, including two critically; the latest deaths have renewed distress in the Nuxalk Nation community.

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