News Items tag as: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

B.C. conservation officers move from education to enforcement to keep bears alive
May 25, 2020 - 4:24 PM

As bear sightings rise in the province, B.C. conservation officers are conducting bear attractant patrols to help reduce conflicts, and they are ready to hand you a violation ticket.
Campers kicked out of campgrounds due to COVID-19 on long weekend
May 21, 2020 - 5:30 PM

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service was busy over the May long weekend as enforcement continued in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic recreational area closings.
Know who doesn't care about COVID-19? Hungry bears out of hibernation
March 23, 2020 - 7:30 PM

The days are getting warmer, coaxing bears out of hibernation in the Thompson and Okanagan regions.
Oh dear! Warning issued after conservation officers rescue deer entangled in Christmas lights
January 29, 2020 - 4:00 PM

It appears a deer in Kimberley was still in the holiday spirit after it became entangled in some Christmas lights recently.
B.C. conservation officers warn pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns are bear attractants
October 31, 2019 - 5:30 PM

The Conservation Officer Service of British Columbia has some advice for residents living in bear prone areas as Halloween festivities take place this evening.
West Kelowna business fined for failing to secure bear attractants
October 17, 2019 - 8:35 AM

A West Kelowna business that failed to keep its garbage locked up has been fined after contributing to the habituation of six bears that had to be destroyed.
This piranha was caught in a Vancouver Island lake
September 27, 2019 - 4:15 PM

NANAIMO - A fisherman from Nanaimo reeled in a red-bellied piranha this week at Westwood Lake.
Why conservation officers in Kelowna want this popular type of fence to be banned
March 21, 2019 - 6:30 PM

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Specially trained dogs assist conservation officers after North Okanagan cougar attacks
January 22, 2019 - 6:36 AM

LUMBY - Conservation officers euthanized a cougar in the North Okanagan after receiving reports of a dog and four goats being killed.
North Okanagan man charged after grabbing fawn found alone
June 13, 2018 - 11:46 AM

VERNON - A Vernon man has been charged after what may have been a misguided attempt to rescue a fawn.
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News Items tag as: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

B.C. conservation officers move from education to enforcement to keep bears alive

Campers kicked out of campgrounds due to COVID-19 on long weekend

Know who doesn't care about COVID-19? Hungry bears out of hibernation

Oh dear! Warning issued after conservation officers rescue deer entangled in Christmas lights

B.C. conservation officers warn pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns are bear attractants

West Kelowna business fined for failing to secure bear attractants

This piranha was caught in a Vancouver Island lake

Why conservation officers in Kelowna want this popular type of fence to be banned

Specially trained dogs assist conservation officers after North Okanagan cougar attacks

North Okanagan man charged after grabbing fawn found alone

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