The bear walks into the gas station, grabs a pack of gummy bears and leaves

A black bear enters a gas station, grabs a package of gummy bears, and leaves.
Jay and Karen Douglas-Brown operate a small gas station on Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, about 92 kilometers northwest of Victoria, offering their services to various customers. However, they never expected a black bear to be on their customer list. Security camera footage shows the bear randomly strolling around the store at around 6:30 AM on a Tuesday, passing by the chocolate shelves before taking a 70-cent package of gummy bears in its paws and standing up, all without making any payment.
Jay, sipping coffee behind the counter during the theft, said, "Mr. Bear then went to the parking lot and ate it." The husband and wife duo mentioned that the bear didn't seem aggressive at all, but the audacious shoplifting definitely left an impact.
Karen said, "I thought it was pretty cool. Obviously, [the bear] has a sweet tooth." This incident at Cowichan Lake is just one of the growing cases of bear encounters throughout British Columbia.
According to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS), there has been a significant increase in complaints related to bears, primarily black bears, this year. In August alone, COS received 5,963 calls regarding black bears, nearly twice the previous high of 2,366 calls in 2011.
Len Butler, Deputy Provincial Operations, stated that there are multiple reasons for this increase, including the impact of weather on bears' food-seeking behavior.

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