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HELSTON: Don’t be afraid to call the conservation officer
Residents across the Interior contacted the conservation service over the past year to report wildlife encounters ranging from simple sightings to bizarre and in some cases, tragic extremes. There was a cougar found inside a Vernon home chewing on a squeaky toy, a pack of wolves that killed a woman’s dog in Merritt, aggressive coyotes...
HELSTON: Hundreds of bears die every year for this stupid reason
This goes out to anyone who’s left their garbage out and had a bear get into it; you might as well have put a bullet through its head. It sounds harsh, I know, but hundreds of bears across B.C. are killed by conservation officers every year because they’ve grown habituated to garbage. Sorry to break...
Mountain snow pushing bobcats into Okanagan valley
OKANAGAN – Weather is a likely factor behind a rising number of bobcat sightings this…
Okanagan researchers want your bobcat and lynx photos
VERNON – Photos of bobcats and lynx are being sought as part of a university…
Reports of dogs chasing bighorn sheep to death in the Okanagan
PET OWNERS REMINDED OF CONSEQUENCES, FINES VERNON – The B.C. Conservation Service is investigating reports…
Bear put down after spending a week in Spallumcheen trailer park
‘UP ON DECKS, IN CARPORTS, PUTTING ITS PAWS UP ON GLASS DOORS’ SPALLUMCHEEN – A…
Woman shaken up after encounter with bear and cub in Vernon
VERNON – A woman out walking her dog had a nerve-wracking encounter with a bear…
The ‘badger hotline’ and why Thompson-Okanagan residents are being asked to use it
AN ‘INCREDIBLY CUTE’ SPECIES WITH A BIG ATTITUDE AND A SHRINKING POPULATION THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While…
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…
Still think it’s cute to feed deer? These photos might change your mind
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You might think it's cute to feed deer, or that…
Urban deer attacks on the rise with burgeoning population
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Deer attacks are becoming more common in the region, and people are mostly…
Local men come to aid of Great Horned owls stuck in Vernon soccer net
VERNON – A pair of Great Horned owls tangled up in a soccer net flew…
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…
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…
Kelowna family surprised by wild visitor
KELOWNA – Chloe Borthistle was telling her grandparents a story when suddenly she stopped and…