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The end is near for Croc Talk in Kelowna

KELOWNA – It appears mounting and compounding problems for a reptile and exotic animal exhibition will mean the end for Croc Talk in Kelowna. The east Kelowna facility doesn’t have a business licence, faces numerous city bylaw infractions, has given up several animals to the SPCA, others have been confiscated by conservation officers or lost,...

Spirit bear Clover peeks out, will soon move to new habitat

KAMLOOPS - Clover is slowly waking from hibernation, having peeked his nose out earlier this month, but the public will have to wait about another month before they can get a glimpse of the white black bear. The Kermode bear, or spirit bear, will wake to a newly completed B.C. Wildlife Park habitat meant to...

Power back on at CrocTalk animal rescue… for now

KELOWNA – You might say he’s caught between a hot rock and a hard place. Doug Illman is the owner and operator of CrocTalk Conservation and Rescue, a reptile rehabilitation and education centre in Southeast Kelowna. With more than 50 animals including adult crocodiles, exotic cats, fish and birds, the centre functions as both a...