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Reports of conflicts with hungry bears on the rise in South Okanagan
More bears are being reported around the South Okanagan this year. So far in 2021,…
Fall bear encounters arrive three weeks early thanks to Interior drought
Bears encounters are abundant in the B.C. Interior three weeks ahead of schedule this year…
Land donated for new wildlife rehab centre in Summerland
A generous family in Summerland is sharing a portion of their farm to help save…
Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake negatively impacting kokanee salmon: BC Wildlife Federation
The B.C. Wildlife Federation says the 28-year effort to restore kokanee populations in Okanagan Lake…
Rattlesnakes, bears and cougars? No worries for Australian firefighters in South Okanagan
The Australian firefighters who came to the South Okanagan last month were battle-hardened well before…
Kamloops RCMP, conservation officers respond to bear in parkade
Kamloops RCMP and conservations officers are asking the public to avoid a North Shore parkade…
Beavers may have untapped wildfire fighting skills
The small iconic Canadian mammal known known for chopping down trees may also have a…
BC Wildlife Park has a hospital full of merlins getting ready for flight
The fifty animals that were taken into the rehab facility at the B.C. Wildfire Park…
With habitat change, B.C. Interior moose may be more susceptible to heat wave
While some animals are adapted to temperature spikes in the B.C. Interior, there’s concern around…
B.C. Wildlife Park is treating 50 new animals feeling the effects of the heat wave
The B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops has taken in about 50 animals in the last…
For such noisy animals, hundreds of elk in the Okanagan go virtually unnoticed
Unbeknownst to most Okanagan residents, there are hundreds of Rocky Mountain Elk within 20 to…
iN VIDEO: Black bear spotted wandering through Kelowna
A small black bear got the feel for city life as it was spotted wandering…
Kamloops couple watch as family of birds grow up and take flight
Kamloops resident Graham Knights has been observing a family of birds this spring who have…
Controversial Vernon goose cull will not be happening this year
A controversial Vernon goose cull program isn’t going ahead this year as the city waits…
Garbage bins and bird feeders attracting bears in Kamloops
A Kamloops resident is putting out the call to be 'bear aware' as the bruins…
Conservation officers searching for bear in Lake Country with arrow in its shoulder
Conservation officers are searching for an injured bear with an arrow in its shoulder after…
Conservation officer warns Okanagan residents to avoid interactions with fawns
A Conservation Officer is asking Kelowna residents to avoid moving resting fawns because they can…
Snake spotted next to Kelowna home losing natural habitat
A Kelowna resident was surprised to see a yellow-bellied racer near his home, a type…
Shuswap Nation offers $3,000 reward offered for conviction in severed bear paw case
Secwepemc chiefs have condemned the acts of those who the dumped dozens of severed bear…
Dumping of severed bear paws in Shuswap denounced by Indigenous leaders, hunters
Hunters and Indigenous leaders are united, decrying the horrific dumping of bear paws after dozens…
Dozens of severed bear paws found discarded in Shuswap: conservation service
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating after severed bear paws were found scattered next…
Habituated bear killed in Kelowna
Conservation Officers euthanized a black bear last week that had become conditioned to feeding on…
Cougar, grizzly bear, captured on camera at kill site
The circle of life has been caught on camera with both a cougar and bear…
Kelowna professor’s research on hummingbirds hits National Geographic
A Kelowna wildlife researcher who grew up reading National Geographic is happy his research has…