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Toronto \u2014<\/em>\u00a0A 27-year-old man was killed in a black bear attack over the weekend in northern Saskatchewan, according to local authorities and his employer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The attack happened about 53 miles northeast of Points North Landing in central Saskatchewan, the province’s Ministry of Community Safety confirmed in a statement to CBS News.<\/p>\n

The ministry said the regional conservation service’s Wildlife Human Attack Response Team was investigating the incident, adding: “Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time.”<\/p>\n

The victim was an independent contractor working at a facility belonging to the Vancouver-based UraniumX Discovery Corp. He encountered the bear over the weekend at a remote uranium exploration site, the company said in a statement on its website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“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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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<\/span> 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<\/span>\u00a0after a\u00a0record number<\/span>\u00a0of fatal bear attacks last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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