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Kelowna residents caught trying to sell threatened western painted turtle online
Two Kelowna residents could be facing charges after trying to sell a wild turtle online.…
Conservation officers issue tickets, seize fish during weekend patrols on Shuswap Lake
Five fish were seized by conservation officers, and tickets and warnings were issued, during patrols…
Vancouver police called to help conservation officers capture exotic cat
Officers from the Vancouver Police Department were called in as backup for local conservation officers…
More than 60 bears euthanized in Okanagan and Kamloops in 2021
More than 60 black bears were euthanized by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service in towns…
Bear euthanized after swiping, biting man at Shuswap trailer park
Conservation officers had to put down a black bear after a dog owner was injured…
Thousands of invasive mussels removed from vessel heading to B.C.
Thousands of invasive mussels were removed from a massive barge that was travelling to B.C.…
Man slapped with $1,200 in fines after ATV drives on wrong side of Northern B.C. highway
An ATV has been impounded and the driver was given more than $1,200 in fines…
Kelowna man fined $7K for poaching deer with crossbow in residential neighbourhood
A Kelowna man will pay a $7,000 fine after he lured and shot a mule…
Taxidermist responsible for dozens of bear paws found discarded in Shuswap
More than a year after dozens of skinned and discarded bear paws were found on…
B.C. conservation officers nab 200 hunters, anglers during blitz near Cache Creek
B.C. conservation officers ticketed almost 80 hunters and anglers and issued more than 100 written…
Three people arrested near Williams Lake for hunting at night, trespassing
Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly found hunting at night and trespassing…
Pair of cougars shot in Kamloops ends threat to pets, livestock
A Kamloops resident is breathing a sigh of relief after two cougars were killed in…
Dog walker attacked by coyotes in Kamloops park
A man walking his dog was followed and attacked by aggressive coyotes in Kamloops last…
Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow
A man who shot and killed a grizzly bear sow and cub in the East…
Black bear killed in Squamish after attacking hiker
A black bear was killed after it attacked a hiker and harassed others near Squamish…