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Deer deaths increasing on Westside
KELOWNA – Conflicts are down with bears on the Westside but there are growing problems…
Vernon cougar sightings no cause for alarm
VERNON – Several cougar sightings in the Vernon area recently are no cause for alarm,…
Consistent regulation of developments along Okanagan Lake sought
KELOWNA – A little-known agency is launching a major effort to get all levels of…
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…
Princeton hunting trip costs Richmond man $8,000
A Richmond man was fined $8,000 and banned from hunting for four years for shooting…
Jane Goodall to stop in Vernon for speaking engagement
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall will be speaking in Vernon this March. Goodall, who first set…
Oh dear! Warning issued after conservation officers rescue deer entangled in Christmas lights
It appears a deer in Kimberley was still in the holiday spirit after it became…
Okanagan Conservation Officers, landscaper save moose from busted bridge
A young cow moose lived to amble through the Okanagan another day thanks to the…
$175,000 fine levied in connection with fuel spill into Slocan Valley creek
An estimated 35,000 litres of jet fuel was spilled July 26, 2013, into Lemon Creek…
Moose killed after being chased by a dog in South Okanagan
Interactions between dogs and wildlife have caused some issues lately and are prompting the B.C.…
UPDATE: Girl injured by a bear in a North Vancouver park; bear ‘food-conditioned’ says COS
A 10-year-old girl was bitten on the leg by a bear at Rice Lake Park…
Illegal dumping in Kamloops area jumps by 35% during pandemic
While the pandemic might have offered us more time to clean out our homes, it…
Bear euthanized at Okanagan trailer park after getting into garbage
A bear has been destroyed this week after it became accustomed to rifling through garbage…
Lynx spotted near Penticton elementary school
While a lynx was spotted a few blocks away from a Penticton elementary school today,…
Land trust purchase near Grand Forks will protect Bighorn sheep habitat
A recent land purchase by Southern Interior Land Trust is providing further habitat protection for…