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Bears
WILD WEDNESDAY: Some ways to avoid attracting bears to your yard this spring
With spring right around the corner, WildSafeBC is reminding everyone to take down their bird…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Why you should say bye to your bird feeder in the spring
While it can be entertaining over the winter to watch birds visiting feeders set up…
Bear makes Sunday afternoon appearance in Vernon cemetery
VERNON – It wasn't a site Rory White expected to see on Mother's Day afternoon…
Bear euthanized and Armstrong resident with unsecured garbage fined
ARMSTRONG – A young bear has been euthanized and an Armstrong resident fined $230 for…
Want to keep bears out of your garbage? Work with your neighbours
One man's trash is another bear's snack. If we want to keep bears away from…
B.C. woman shares ‘beautiful, scary moment’ of a bear encounter
COQUITLAM – Maria Scuor started walking the Coquitlam Crunch trail when she heard rustling about…
Acclaimed, politically-charged theatre performance comes free to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A dynamic performance touring across Canada will make a Kamloops stop next Monday.…
Family of bears on McArthur Island in Kamloops prompts closure
KAMLOOPS – If you were thinking of playing some disc golf, mini putt, or strolling…
Mother bear and cubs on the move in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The family of bears that shut down McArthur Island Park yesterday has wandered…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Here’s what you need to know about hungry bears in B.C.
With the recent bear sightings within the City of Kamloops, WildSafeBC is reminding B.C. residents…
B.C. man who fed bears Timbits fined
The man who posted pictures of himself feeding Timbits to bears along the Alaska Highway…
WILD WEDNESDAY: How to stay bear aware during the fall
Now that fall is here, bears are filling up on as many calories as possible…
We’re not getting any better at attracting — and killing — bears
The number of bears that needed to be destroyed this year in B.C. jumped by…
Garbage left out overnight? There’s a hefty fine for that
Interior residents who leave their garbage out overnight or fruit rotting on their trees could…
Relocating garbage bears is a fairy tale
While the notion of a bear that has become habituated to garbage will be humanly…