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3 attacked by coyote in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
Three people were injured by an aggressive coyote this morning while spending time at Stanley…
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.…
iN VIDEO: Oh deer: That’s not how you use a toboggan
A Williams Lake buck found itself wound up in the ropes of a toboggan recently.…
Conservation officers rescue deer entangled in ski fence at Sun Peaks near Kamloops
A deer that became entangled in a ski fence was rescued by conservation officers from…
Bear sightings rise in Okanagan as temperature drops
OKANAGAN – Seasonal changes are bringing bears into the Okanagan’s urban areas. Several bear sightings…
Cache Creek man fined thousands of dollars for buying bear parts
KAMLOOPS – Illegally buying bear parts has become very expensive for a Cache Creek man.…
Group of campers plead guilty to using closed campsite site near Adams Lake
KAMLOOPS – A group of campers have been slapped with fines, one year after tenting…
$20,000 in fines for Similkameen coal mine waste spill
Fines have been handed out four years after a coal mine in the Similkameen spilled…
Angler convicted for poaching on closed Thompson River
KAMLOOPS – A man has been convicted of poaching after he was caught by a…
Campfire ban remains in place in B.C. for last long weekend of summer
If you plan to go camping in B.C. on this, the last long weekend of…
Kelowna hunters fined, write letters of apology for out of season moose kill
KELOWNA – Two men from Kelowna have written letters of apology to the public for…
Conservation officers near Elephant Hill wildfire rescue bear with head in plastic bucket
KAMLOOPS – Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service have been busy this summer assisting…
B.C. Conservation hands out 19 wildfire act tickets over long weekend
People across the province are still not getting the message when it comes to being…
Sicamous community ‘relieved’ after trio of grizzly bears relocated
SICAMOUS – The Conservation Officer Service hopes a group of three female grizzly bears will…
Fines issued for 15 illegal campfires in B.C. last week
Much of the province is burning and shockingly, some people are still having campfires despite…
Two young bears trapped and put down in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS – Two young bears known to frequent the Juniper Ridge neighbourhood lost their natural…
B.C. hunting licences go digital
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As of yesterday, hunting licences in the province are going paperless and there's…
Conservation officer frustrated by number of people ignoring rules in North Okanagan
VERNON – The lack of compliance with hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related rules in the…
Mud boggers getting spattered with fines in the North Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Conservation Service means business when it comes to illegal mud bogging. In…
Firearms seized after moose illegally shot in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM – Conservation officers are investigating after a moose was illegally shot in Salmon…
Conservation officers in Penticton euthanize the cougar that got away
PENTICTON – The cougar conservation officers were hunting in Penticton has been found and enuthanized…
Hunter fined for leaving behind edible meat from bighorn rams near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A woman who hunted and killed three bighorn rams in the Kamloops area…
Local conservation officers save fawn near McArthur Park
KAMLOOPS – A fawn was lucky enough last week to be spotted then saved by…
Conservation officers rescue elk tangled in wire fence near Naramata
PENTICTON – Penticton Conservation officers successfully rescued an elk after it's antlers became entwined in…