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Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan spawning grounds
Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha…
Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if…
New Okanagan wildlife corridor to help preserve endangered species
The Okanagan is home to a wide variety of species and diverse ecosystems, however rapid…
From drought to wildfire: Water challenges front and centre at Okanagan water board AGM
With drought drying up streams and lowering water levels in lakes and reservoirs across BC,…
12 bizarre wildlife calls B.C. conservation officers got in 2022
More than 30,000 calls were made to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service's RAPP hotline last…
2 cougars euthanized, 1 still at large in Kamloops area after eating pets
Two cougars have been euthanized in Kamloops and Conservation Officers are searching for another one…
Buck tangled in Kamloops volleyball net tastes sweet freedom
A buck completely tangled up in a volleyball net in Kamloops was eventually freed with…
Deer spotted in Summerland with crossbow bolt stuck in its ear
A Summerland woman noticed something strange about a deer that wandered on her property earlier…
Vancouver police called to help conservation officers capture exotic cat
Officers from the Vancouver Police Department were called in as backup for local conservation officers…
Ashnola River corridor to be declared protected area by Lower Similkameen Indian Band
Lower Similkameen Indian Band is going to formally declare the Ashnola River Corridor as an…
South Okanagan property purchased for bighorn sheep, other at-risk species
A Skaha Lake property has been protected from future development after it was purchased to…
Burrowing owls returning to Thompson Okanagan nests after migration to Mexico
Driven by warmer weather, one of B.C.’s most endangered birds is returning to their underground…
HE SCORES: Penticton Conservation officer removes hockey net from deer antlers
Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service responded to a made-in-Canada call this morning in…
Lower Mainland man fined 6K for shooting deer with crossbow in Princeton
A man who used a crossbow to shoot two mule deer in downtown Princeton in…
Driver with loaded gun ticketed during conservation crackdown near Revelstoke
Hunters and fishers near Revelstoke spotted something on a forest service road over the long…