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Bears
Revelstoke liquor store customers shocked when bear wanders in
Customers at a Revelstoke liquor store got a bit more than they bargained Monday night…
Dog killed by bear while being walked in B.C. park
A dog being walked in a Prince George park was fatally attacked by a black…
B.C. Wildlife Park’s Kermode bear has new friend
B.C. Wildlife Park has announced it is working on the careful introduction of a rescued…
B.C. conservation officers move from education to enforcement to keep bears alive
As bear sightings rise in the province, B.C. conservation officers are conducting bear attractant patrols…
Mother bear with five cubs spotted in Penticton
A rare sight in Penticton today as residents spotted a sow with five cubs in…
Now is the time to look at bear-proofing your property
With the arrival of warmer weather, bears will be returning, they'll be hungry and residents…
Westside residents still drawing bears to their garbage
This was a bad year for bear sightings on the west side of Okanagan Lake.…
A grizzly end: Collisions between trains and bears in B.C. a sad reality
CONTENT ADVISORY While most people may find it a little unnerving having grizzly bears wander…
Five bears destroyed in Penticton
Penticton conservation officers destroyed five black bears near Wiltse Elementary School in Penticton yesterday. B.C.…
Lake Okanagan Resort planning upgrades to keep garbage bear troubles at bay
There are plans to upgrade the barriers around a Lake Okanagan Resort composter, following being…
Relocating garbage bears is a fairy tale
While the notion of a bear that has become habituated to garbage will be humanly…
Garbage left out overnight? There’s a hefty fine for that
Interior residents who leave their garbage out overnight or fruit rotting on their trees could…
We’re not getting any better at attracting — and killing — bears
The number of bears that needed to be destroyed this year in B.C. jumped by…
WILD WEDNESDAY: How to stay bear aware during the fall
Now that fall is here, bears are filling up on as many calories as possible…
B.C. man who fed bears Timbits fined
The man who posted pictures of himself feeding Timbits to bears along the Alaska Highway…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Here’s what you need to know about hungry bears in B.C.
With the recent bear sightings within the City of Kamloops, WildSafeBC is reminding B.C. residents…
Mother bear and cubs on the move in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The family of bears that shut down McArthur Island Park yesterday has wandered…
Family of bears on McArthur Island in Kamloops prompts closure
KAMLOOPS – If you were thinking of playing some disc golf, mini putt, or strolling…
Acclaimed, politically-charged theatre performance comes free to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A dynamic performance touring across Canada will make a Kamloops stop next Monday.…
B.C. woman shares ‘beautiful, scary moment’ of a bear encounter
COQUITLAM – Maria Scuor started walking the Coquitlam Crunch trail when she heard rustling about…
Want to keep bears out of your garbage? Work with your neighbours
One man's trash is another bear's snack. If we want to keep bears away from…
Bear euthanized and Armstrong resident with unsecured garbage fined
ARMSTRONG – A young bear has been euthanized and an Armstrong resident fined $230 for…
Bear makes Sunday afternoon appearance in Vernon cemetery
VERNON – It wasn't a site Rory White expected to see on Mother's Day afternoon…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Why you should say bye to your bird feeder in the spring
While it can be entertaining over the winter to watch birds visiting feeders set up…