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‘I touched its bum hairs’: A Kamloops resident’s surprise bear encounter
A Kamloops resident is still rattled after a close encounter with a bear in her…

Kamloops couple has close encounter with pair of cougars
A couple in Kamloops had a close encounter with two cougars this past weekend. Samantha…

Kelowna woman chased by coyote in residential neighbourhood
A Kelowna woman says she was chased by a coyote this morning while on a…

Unlike Stanley Park, coyotes don’t seem to be getting more aggressive in the Okanagan
Coyotes are becoming increasingly aggressive in Vancouver’s Stanley Park, but they don't appear to have…
Police investigate report of two Armstrong girls approached by stranger
ARMSTRONG – Police are investigating a suspicious occurrence that involved two girls being approached by…

How a standoff between a horse, two dogs and cougar ended in Lumby
LUMBY - It was a sight Lumby resident Tina Berg never expected: Her 1,300 pound horse practically nose-to-nose with a cougar. It was around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, when Berg, who lives about three kilometres out of Lumby in a rural area, heard her dogs barking. “It was a bark I just know means...