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Ethically raised beef on offer at Kamloops area farm
Kamloops residents, or vacationers heading to Sun Peaks Resort, can now purchase ethically grown, hand-raised…
RCMP issue appeal for info in killing of wild horses near Kamloops
BC RCMP are looking for more tips from the public in the suspicious killing of…
Westwold farmers could lose millions if they don’t get water access back
Westwold area farmers stand to lose millions of dollars after the province ordered all irrigation…
B.C. small and exotic livestock sale and farmers market coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Hold your horses, this one's for the small animals. The first ever Small…
Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident
VERNON – Traps are set for a cougar that killed an alpaca yesterday in Vernon.…
$25,000 reward for information on Kamloops cattle poacher
WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES KAMLOOPS – A Westsyde ranch is offering a $25,000 reward…
Residents urged to take responsibility for pets, livestock after Okanagan cougar attack
VERNON – Hobby farmers and pet owners in the North Okanagan are being reminded to…
Hundreds of North Okanagan deer heads still needed for disease study
“WE HAVE A THREE YEAR LIMIT ON THE PROJECT AND WE STILL NEED OVER 200 SAMPLES” CHERRYVILLE - They might be off-putting to some, but to a group of government researchers, deer heads from the Cherryville area are the key to stopping a potential disease outbreak in its tracks. Analyzing the lymph nodes found in...
Cougar shot near elementary school
LUMBY - A cougar was put down by the Conservation Service Monday morning in Lumby after it attacked livestock. Conservation officers trapped and shot the large, roughly five-year-old, 170 pound male cougar, after it killed a resident’s sheep and alpaca in the Schwartz Road area behind J.W. Inglis Elementary. Conservation officer Ken Owens says the...