B.C. Supreme Court upholds first-ever jail sentence for man who killed 2 black bears in his Tofino backyard

B.C. Supreme Court upholds first-ever jail sentence for man who killed 2 black bears in his Tofino backyard

By Nora O’Malley

B.C. Supreme Court upholds first-ever jail sentence for man who killed 2 black bears in his Tofino backyard | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

B.C. Supreme Court upholds first-ever jail sentence for man who killed 2 black bears in his Tofino backyard Eric Plummer Fri, 04/25/2025 - 16:48 Tofino, BC Parental advisory: This story contains graphic content of animal cruelty.  “The bears did not die instantly,” wrote Judge Alexander Wolf, who convicted and sentenced Ryan Owen Millar to 30-days in jail and $11,000 fine for illegally killing a mother bear and her cub in his backyard about four…