MILK RIVER — Alberta's parks minister says a fisher is expected to recover after being attacked by a grizzly bear in the province's south.
Todd Loewen says the attack took place over the weekend near Milk River, 300 kilometres south of Calgary, close to the U.S. border.
Loewen says there were cubs with the grizzly when the attack took place, so the bear may have been acting defensively.
He says details are still being gathered, but that there have not been any sightings of the grizzly since the mauling.
Loewen says people need to be careful when in bear-populated areas.
Last month, a man in British Columbia was seriously injured after he and his wife were attacked by two grizzly bears in the East Kootenays.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 26, 2025.
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