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Two Kamloops residents charged for feeding Whistler bear

KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops residents visiting Whistler have been charged after being caught feeding a bear from their car. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the Kamloops residents were observed tossing food out the vehicle window on Callaghan Road in Whistler while a bear ate the food. The person who noticed the incident provided the...

Cougar kills domestic goat in Grand Oro area

PENTICTON - Penticton conservation officers are on the lookout for a cougar that killed domestic livestock in the Grand Oro Road area earlier this week. Conservation officer Jim Beck says the cougar is suspected of killing a goat just south of Twin Lakes, reported Sept. 15. Conservation officers visited the site and determined it was...

Conservation Officers seize hunter’s kill after illegal trespassing

KAMLOOPS – Conservation officers are advising hunters to take note of permitted hunting areas after a man was ticketed for trespassing while harvesting a California big horned ewe on private property Monday afternoon. “It was a mistake somebody made... he was very upset he had not been more diligent.” Conservation Officer Rob Armstrong says. “There...