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Kelowna woman chased by coyote in residential neighbourhood
A Kelowna woman says she was chased by a coyote this morning while on a…
Cougar warning issued for Kelowna’s Mission Creek park
A man walking his dog in Mission Creek Regional Park at about 6:30 p.m. yesterday,…
iN VIDEO: Bobcat pays unexpected visit to Kelowna backyard
A Kelowna man got an unexpected visit from a bobcat earlier this week and managed…
Fox pups in peril after Quesnel residents feed, take selfies with them
Two young foxes are now at a wildlife rescue centre in Quesnel after spending more…
iN VIDEO: Vernon man captures footage of prowling bobcat
A Vernon man captured footage of a bobcat that's been frequenting his property and gobbling…
Documentary highlights largest mule deer project in B.C.’s history
B.C.'s largest mule deer project is being brought into the media spotlight as part of…
Vernon moves to outlaw deer-killing spiky fences
Vernon could be the latest city to ban spiky fences in an effort to prevent…
Traps taken down, no cougar seen in Kelowna following attempted attack on dogs
Kelowna Conservation Officers have taken down live traps in Kelowna after no new sightings were…
iN VIDEO: Sightings of ‘comfortable’ cougar in Kelowna has residents on edge
Living near the busy intersection of Highway 97 and Highway 33, Kelowna resident Lesley Graham…
Cougar spotted within City of Kelowna
The Conservation Officer Service has received reports of a cougar prowling around Kelowna. “Recently a…
Bold bear breaks into West Kootenay family home
An Edgewood family was shaken but unharmed after a black bear broke into their home…
Driver with loaded gun ticketed during conservation crackdown near Revelstoke
Hunters and fishers near Revelstoke spotted something on a forest service road over the long…
Last day of the season to visit Kelowna’s kangaroo farm
It's the last day of the season to visit the Kangaroo Creek Farm. Located near…
‘Extremely rare’ bat found in Lower Mainland on person’s balcony
An unusual bat that was rescued from a Chilliwack resident’s balcony is actually “extremely rare,”…
B.C. Interior wild turkeys: A delight, a nuisance and ‘phenomenal eating’
If you have turkey at Christmas, you probably got it at the supermarket, but in…
Spawning kokanee salmon counts moderate in Kelowna, expectational in Peachland
Spawning season for kokanee salmon in the Central Okanagan wraps up this month and the…
Kamloops cemetery has a pesky gravedigger problem
A rash of four-legged gravediggers have been digging around headstones and eating vegetation at a…
Pine beetle forest devastation impacting Okanagan weasel population
An Okanagan initiative researching weasels is encouraging loggers to leave their post-harvest behind to help…
TRU issues alert warning about bear on campus
Thompson Rivers University has issued a warning this morning about a bear being spotted on…
Things are about to get wild at Wild Birds Unlimited in Kamloops
B.C. wildlife experts and avid birders are flocking together to host a free open house…
77 bear sightings reported across Kamloops, Okanagan this month
In the cities of Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, WildsafeB.C.’s reporting program has logged 77…
Cougar stops at Vernon nature centre for late night drink
It’s unusual for a cougar to venture into the grasslands surrounding the Allan Brooks Nature…
Cougar spotted wandering around Kelowna neighbourhoods
In the last few nights, a cougar has been seen wandering around the City of…
The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior
September is salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were…