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Bear Bylaw
That tag on your garbage can might mean you’ve broken a bylaw
KAMLOOPS – WildSafe BC is going to be out tagging garbage bins around the city…
Kamloops promoting wildlife safety with fines, speaker series
KAMLOOPS - People not abiding by the bylaw by putting out garbage container before the designated time will be ‘tagged’ and then fined. Under the Solid Waste and Recyclables Bylaw residents must not put out garbage containers before 4 a.m. on the day of pickup and WildSafe B.C. is now helping to enforce the bylaw....
Time to put your garbage and bird feeders away
KAMLOOPS - To some April 1 signifies a day of pranks but to others, the ones concerned about the welfare of our local wildlife it's no joke. It is the day to get serious about bears. Wednesday, April 1, is the day the City of Kamloop's community bear bylaw comes into effect. The bylaw runs...
What you can do to prevent bear conflicts this fall
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hide your picnic baskets and tuck away your garbage cans, it’s high season for bears as they look to take in about 20,000 calories per day before settling in to hibernate for the winter. WildSafeBC Provincial Coordinator Frank Ritcey says bear sightings in the month of August were more than the four previous...