A black bear stands near the side of Highway 881 near Conklin, Alberta on Tuesday May 10, 2016.Photo by Jonathan Hayward/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Bear killed in self-defense after attacking man walking in dog Metro Vancouver trail

Officers also say that an examination of the scene of the attack determined that the bear was killed in self-defence

· National Post

British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail.

The Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the incident happened on Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m., when the bear engaged the off-leash dog on a trail near 240th Street in Maple Ridge, B.C.