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UPDATE: Deer on thin Skaha Lake ice struggles to shore just as rescuers prepare to help
PENTICTON – Residents of Okanagan Falls who watched helplessly today as a deer struggled to…
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…
Hunters with loaded guns in vehicles worry Kamloops area conservation officers
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops hunters need to heed the law when they’re driving with their guns,…
Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was ‘the last resort’
VERNON – Over the weekend, conservation officers tranquilized and relocated three grizzly bears — a…
Kelowna Conservation Officers save large buck tangled in volleyball net
KELOWNA – Conservation Officers reportedly came to the rescue of a large buck that was…
Here’s how many bears were killed in the North Okanagan this year, and why
VERNON – You may have heard the saying ‘a fed bear is a dead bear’…
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…
Urban deer attacks on the rise with burgeoning population
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Deer attacks are becoming more common in the region, and people are mostly…
New trial for Vancouver man accused of shooting out-of-season bull moose near Merritt
KAMLOOPS – A new trial has been ordered for a Vancouver man convicted of illegally…
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…
Leaking grease barrel dumped near Lac Du Bois Grasslands
KAMLOOPS – A barrel of grease dumped and found leaking near the Lac du Bois…
Lynx spotted in Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – A lynx paid a visit to the Sahali neighbourhood in Kamloops this morning…
East Kelowna sightings just cougars and bobcats doing what they do
KELOWNA – A spate of recent cougar sightings, mainly in East Kelowna, are nothing much…
Bear season brisk for conservation officers in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It was a busy bear season for conservation officers in the Southern Interior,…