National park beach closed on Vancouver Island after wolf attacks
UCLUELET, B.C. — A popular beach along the West Coast of Vancouver Island has been closed as a wolf prowls in the area of the national park.
Parks Canada says its staff are trying to restore a balance between wild animals and people at Wickaninnish Beach, following recent wolf attacks earlier this week in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve near Ucluelet, B.C.
The beach was closed when a wolf attacked a leashed dog, the second attack in a week.
Renee Wissink, the park’s manager of resource conservation, said there have been “a number of close encounters” between one particular wolf and park visitors in recent weeks, including incidents with off-leash dogs.