Fernie local, Guofeng Li, has been fined $10,000 and given a 15-year hunting ban for unlawfully killing a grizzly bear near Elkford.
According to the BC Conservation Officer Service (COS), Li was sentenced on April 22 in Fernie Provincial Court.
On top of his fine and time, his rifle has also been confiscated.
The investigation began in 2020 after a member of the public tipped off the COS that someone was hunting bears with bait in the Elkford area.
A year-long investigation ended in June 2021, when Li was apprehended shooting a decoy black bear at the site where the baiting had occurred.
COS officials said Li shot and killed a grizzly bear at the bait site and harvested parts from the bear.
The majority of his fine will go to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for habitat work in the Elk Valley.
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