Motorists kill two of Bear 66’s three orphaned cubs

September 8, 2005
Source: CFCN
Original story — link verified on September 8, 2005

Another two bears belonging to a well-known family of animals in Banff National Park have been killed. Bear 66 was killed on the CPR tracks in late August. The animal's death orphaned three cubs, Bear 66's only surviving litter. Two of those cubs were killed Wednesday night on the Trans-Canada Highway one kilometre west of the Mount Norquay turnoff.

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