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Former owner of CrocTalk in Kelowna now faces formal charges of illegally keeping wildlife

KELOWNA – The former owner of CrocTalk, a exotic animal and reptile exhibition that was forced to close last year, has been charged with three counts of unlawful possession of wildlife. Doug Illman and Brenda Mae Bruce were to appear in Kelowna Provincial court today, Jan. 11 to face three counts each of illegally possessing...

CrocTalk reptiles on the move to new homes

KELOWNA - Over half of CrocTalk’s animals are on the move and heading for a new home. Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo is reporting in a Facebook post 10 of the 18 crocodilians boarded a Westjet flight in Vancouver this morning bound for Ottawa. “Stay tuned for photos of them being uncrated in Ottawa and us...

Ontario zoo trying to save CrocTalk reptiles from euthanasia

KELOWNA – A reptile rescue organization in Ottawa is currently raising funds to save more than a dozen animals currently housed at CrocTalk in Kelowna from euthanasia. The animals, which include four alligators, one crocodile and 13 caimans, are welcome at Little Rays Reptiles in Hamilton, Ontario any time, but according to their GoFundMe page,...

The end is near for Croc Talk in Kelowna

KELOWNA – It appears mounting and compounding problems for a reptile and exotic animal exhibition will mean the end for Croc Talk in Kelowna. The east Kelowna facility doesn’t have a business licence, faces numerous city bylaw infractions, has given up several animals to the SPCA, others have been confiscated by conservation officers or lost,...

Power back on at CrocTalk animal rescue… for now

KELOWNA – You might say he’s caught between a hot rock and a hard place. Doug Illman is the owner and operator of CrocTalk Conservation and Rescue, a reptile rehabilitation and education centre in Southeast Kelowna. With more than 50 animals including adult crocodiles, exotic cats, fish and birds, the centre functions as both a...