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Bear sightings rise in Okanagan as temperature drops
OKANAGAN – Seasonal changes are bringing bears into the Okanagan’s urban areas. Several bear sightings…
Cache Creek man fined thousands of dollars for buying bear parts
KAMLOOPS – Illegally buying bear parts has become very expensive for a Cache Creek man.…
$20,000 in fines for Similkameen coal mine waste spill
Fines have been handed out four years after a coal mine in the Similkameen spilled…
Angler convicted for poaching on closed Thompson River
KAMLOOPS – A man has been convicted of poaching after he was caught by a…
Campfire ban remains in place in B.C. for last long weekend of summer
If you plan to go camping in B.C. on this, the last long weekend of…
Kelowna hunters fined, write letters of apology for out of season moose kill
KELOWNA – Two men from Kelowna have written letters of apology to the public for…
Conservation officers near Elephant Hill wildfire rescue bear with head in plastic bucket
KAMLOOPS – Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service have been busy this summer assisting…
B.C. Conservation hands out 19 wildfire act tickets over long weekend
People across the province are still not getting the message when it comes to being…
Sicamous community ‘relieved’ after trio of grizzly bears relocated
SICAMOUS – The Conservation Officer Service hopes a group of three female grizzly bears will…
Fines issued for 15 illegal campfires in B.C. last week
Much of the province is burning and shockingly, some people are still having campfires despite…
B.C. hunting licences go digital
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As of yesterday, hunting licences in the province are going paperless and there's…
Conservation officer frustrated by number of people ignoring rules in North Okanagan
VERNON – The lack of compliance with hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related rules in the…
Mud boggers getting spattered with fines in the North Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Conservation Service means business when it comes to illegal mud bogging. In…
Firearms seized after moose illegally shot in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Conservation officers are investigating after a moose was illegally shot in Salmon…
Conservation officers in Penticton euthanize the cougar that got away
PENTICTON – The cougar conservation officers were hunting in Penticton has been found and enuthanized…
Conservation officers rescue elk tangled in wire fence near Naramata
PENTICTON – Penticton Conservation officers successfully rescued an elk after it's antlers became entwined in…
UPDATE: Deer on thin Skaha Lake ice struggles to shore just as rescuers prepare to help
PENTICTON – Residents of Okanagan Falls who watched helplessly today as a deer struggled to…
Man charged with selling bear paws, gall bladders in Cache Creek area
KAMLOOPS – Nine charges have been laid against a man who is accused of trafficking…
Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was ‘the last resort’
VERNON – Over the weekend, conservation officers tranquilized and relocated three grizzly bears — a…
Kelowna Conservation Officers save large buck tangled in volleyball net
KELOWNA – Conservation Officers reportedly came to the rescue of a large buck that was…
Here’s how many bears were killed in the North Okanagan this year, and why
VERNON – You may have heard the saying ‘a fed bear is a dead bear’…
Campers reminded to properly store food and other wildlife attractants
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Don’t put yourself, your fellow campers and surrounding wildlife in danger by being…
Urban deer attacks on the rise with burgeoning population
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Deer attacks are becoming more common in the region, and people are mostly…
New trial for Vancouver man accused of shooting out-of-season bull moose near Merritt
KAMLOOPS – A new trial has been ordered for a Vancouver man convicted of illegally…