Penticton Conservation Office
South Okanagan conservation officers investigate possible bear attack on KVR trail
PENTICTON – Residents of the South Okanagan community of Kaleden are being warned to be…
Anarchist Mountain photographer captures images of bobcat in the wild
OSOYOOS – Ralph Palmer was seeking a life away from the daily non-stop hustle and…
Conservation officers in Penticton euthanize the cougar that got away
PENTICTON – The cougar conservation officers were hunting in Penticton has been found and enuthanized…
Tragic ending for Penticton cougar and three cubs
PENTICTON – It was a story Penticton conservation officers hoped would have a happy ending,…
Conservation officers rescue elk tangled in wire fence near Naramata
PENTICTON – Penticton Conservation officers successfully rescued an elk after it's antlers became entwined in…
Wandering Penticton bear given a second chance
PENTICTON – An errant black bear caught wandering in Penticton’s industrial area received a reprieve…
Bear activity on the rise in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – It’s bear season again in the South Okanagan. Penticton conservation officer Dave Cox…
Rattlesnake pays a visit to Oliver waterpark
PENTICTON – Visitors to an Okanagan waterpark park came across a slippery surprise in Oliver…
Bear awareness urged after early season bear activity in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – Bear season is in full swing in the Okanagan, with several communities already…
Cougar takes Sunday morning stroll through Carmi
PENTICTON – A cougar sighting in the city earlier this week is being monitored by…
Horse 1, cougar 0, in attack near Summerland
PENTICTON – A cougar attack on a horse probably left the cougar the loser, says…
Wolf sighting reported on Campbell Mountain near Penticton
PENTICTON – A possible wolf sighting was reported in the Campbell Mountain area earlier this…
Penticton cougar sighting; likely big cat hunting deer
PENTICTON - The Penticton Conservation office reports two calls to their office about a cougar sighting in Penticton earlier this week. The calls related to a sighting of a big cat in the area of Ross and Duncan Avenues at about 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, reports B.C. Conservation Service Inspector Barb Leslie. “It was...
Cougar sighting in east Penticton
PENTICTON - A recent cougar sighting has the conservation office reminding residents to be diligent with pets and attractants to reduce the potential of conflict between visiting wildlife and residents in Penticton. Penticton Conservation Officer Dave Cox’s warning comes on the heels of a cougar sighting in the Adams Crescent and Ridgedale Avenue area of...
Three bears feasting on garbage shot in Penticton
PENTICTON - Household garbage led to the ultimate demise of a bear sow and its two cubs after the trio became habituated to the easy food source. The female bear and her two cubs were reported on Friday morning in a small wooded area just west of Cherry Lane Mall, east of Parkway Elementary School...