“We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased. The safety and well-being of our employees, contractors, and all personnel working on our projects is, and will always remain, our highest priority,” said UraniumX CEO Esen Boldkhuu in the statement.<\/p>\n
As a precaution, all field operations at the company’s Zoo Bay property have been paused since the incident, while the investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
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An American black bear walks through a meadow at Cameron Cove, in Barnard Harbor, Princess Royal Island, British Columbia, Canada, in a file photo.<\/p>\n
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CBS News’ Canadian partner CBC News, citing the victim’s brother, reported that he had come to Canada from India three years ago.<\/p>\n
“The black bear involved in the incident was euthanized by a civilian on scene prior to officers arriving,” the provincial Ministry of Community Safety said in its statement to CBS News. The animal was then transported to a regional veterinary college for a necropsy.<\/p>\n
On the same day as the bear attack, the government of Saskatchewan had issued a reminder to residents to be wary of hungry bears seeking easy food near homes and campsites.<\/p>\n
“Black bears are intelligent and ruled by their stomachs. Limiting attractants is the most effective way to reduce these interactions,” the authorities warned.<\/p>\n
Fatal bear attacks in Saskatchewan are rare, Douglas Clark, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Environment and Sustainability, who specializes in human-bear interactions, told Canada’s public broadcaster CBC.<\/p>\n
“The last one was six years ago,” Clark told CBC, “and you have to go quite a few years earlier before you find the next ones in the record.”<\/p>\n
Last week, authorities said a missing hiker’s death<\/a> in Montana’s Glacier National Park was likely caused by a bear attack. \u00a0<\/p>\n As humans spread deeper into bears’ natural habitats around the world, encounters are becoming more common in some places. A Japanese company that makes ferocious-looking robotic wolves has been\u00a0swamped by orders<\/a>\u00a0after a\u00a0record number<\/a>\u00a0of fatal bear attacks last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n \n Go deeper with The Free Press\n <\/p>\n