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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...