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Conservation officers seek public’s help after bighorn sheep shot on Westside Road
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is looking for help from the public as it investigates…
Know who doesn’t care about COVID-19? Hungry bears out of hibernation
The days are getting warmer, coaxing bears out of hibernation in the Thompson and Okanagan…
Disabled B.C. man denied goat as ‘hunting companion’
A disabled B.C. man who argued that he should be able to use a goat…
$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…
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…
iN VIDEO: Salmon Arm woman learns it’s not easy to get a bobcat out of your duck coop
Dawnivan Sept was confused when she came home from work one day earlier this month…
North Okanagan conservation officers seize two ‘cut and wrapped moose’
A big haul of moose meat was seized this week by the B.C. Conservation Officer…
Princeton hunting trip costs Richmond man $8,000
A Richmond man was fined $8,000 and banned from hunting for four years for shooting…
Dog mauled, cat eaten in Penticton cougar attacks
Penticton pet owners are being advised to ensure their animals are on a leash and…
B.C. conservation officers warn pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns are bear attractants
The Conservation Officer Service of British Columbia has some advice for residents living in bear…
West Kelowna business fined for failing to secure bear attractants
A West Kelowna business that failed to keep its garbage locked up has been fined…
Reward offered after bear found shot in Keremeos vineyard
PENTICTON – As the B.C. Conservation Officer Service investigates the illegal shooting of a bear…
This piranha was caught in a Vancouver Island lake
NANAIMO – A fisherman from Nanaimo reeled in a red-bellied piranha this week at Westwood…
South Okanagan authorities hope someone recognizes truck involved in illegal dumping
PENTICTON – The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is hoping the public can assist them in…
South Okanagan conservation officers investigate possible bear attack on KVR trail
PENTICTON – Residents of the South Okanagan community of Kaleden are being warned to be…
Conservation Service forced to put down aggressive bear in North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – A black bear had to be trapped and put down after it…
Why conservation officers in Kelowna want this popular type of fence to be banned
CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES (Editor's note: images are well below the story. Most readers shouldn't…