conservation officers
Three fishermen pay big fine for overfishing bull trout
Three fishermen will pay a high price for overfishing a blue-listed species near Revelstoke on…
B.C. man retrieves eagle he thought dead — until it woke up in his backseat
A 100 Mile House man got the scare of a lifetime when an eagle he…
People fed this B.C. black bear to get photos: Now it’s dead
The death of friendly B.C. black bear Huckleberry serves as a sad reminder of the…
Endangered badger spotted in Kamloops garden found dead
A necropsy will be performed to figure out why a badger, who was found digging…
Overloaded B.C. invasive mussel-sniffing dog getting help
The fight to keep B.C. free of invasive mussels just got a major boost with…
Cougar cub moves into B.C. Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS – The resident cougar at the B.C. Wildlife Park just got a roommate. A…
Two young bears trapped and put down in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS – Two young bears known to frequent the Juniper Ridge neighbourhood lost their natural…
Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was ‘the last resort’
VERNON – Over the weekend, conservation officers tranquilized and relocated three grizzly bears — a…
Mud boggers getting spattered with fines in the North Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Conservation Service means business when it comes to illegal mud bogging. In…
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,…
Increasing conflicts convince West Kelowna to get bear help
WEST KELOWNA - Increasing bear conflicts on the fringes of West Kelowna has convinced the city to sign on with WildSafe B.C. to provide a seasonal bear awareness worker. The city will pay as much as $8,350 next year - depending if other partners sign on - for a medium level service contract with the...
Undercover conservation officers stumble upon butcher near Kamloops selling wild game
KAMLOOPS — When undercover conservation officers approached a Savona butcher to inquire about a man selling wild game meat, he told them to buy from him instead, making himself a new target for investigation along with their original suspect. Stuart Malcom Stephenson, 53, pleaded guilty to trafficking wildlife under the Wildlife Act and received a...
Conservation officers will be watching for lawbreakers this long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As thousands flock to beaches, lakes, parks and campgrounds around the province for the first long weekend of summer, a warning from the people whose job it is to keep them safe. Conservation officers, natural resource officers and park rangers say they are ramping up patrols this May long weekend. There will be...