Poaching

Found amongst the damage; beaver poached at Headwaters bush party
"WE USUALLY FIND SOME GARBAGE BUT THIS SITE WAS PRETTY DISTURBING." SUMMERLAND – A weekend party at Headwaters in Summerland caused thousands of dollars in damage and may result in poaching charges if the culprits are caught. South Okanagan Conservation officer Sgt. Jim Beck says he received several complaints of gunfire and damage over the...

Poachers taking eagles in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — Poachers have killed nine eagles in the Kamloops area and local authorities need your help finding who did it. The Conservation Officer Service found the carcasses of eight bald eagles and one golden eagle in a ditch on a well-used public road—with their heads, feet, tail feathers and wings removed. All nine birds...