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

Man shoots bear, bear attacks man in Summerland
June 14, 2024 - 12:15 PM

A man was hunting in the forest near Summerland when he shot a bear and the bear fought back.
Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow
February 10, 2023 - 4:30 PM

A man who shot and killed a grizzly bear sow and cub in the East Kootenay region – before taking the heads, paws and burying the carcasses – has been fined $15,152 and is not allowed to hunt for a decade.
Dog walker attacked by coyotes in Kamloops park
January 30, 2023 - 2:45 PM

A man walking his dog was followed and attacked by aggressive coyotes in Kamloops last week.
Pair of cougars shot in Kamloops ends threat to pets, livestock
November 15, 2022 - 3:30 PM

A Kamloops resident is breathing a sigh of relief after two cougars were killed in her neighbourhood by the Conservation Officer Service.
Three people arrested near Williams Lake for hunting at night, trespassing
October 23, 2022 - 10:33 AM

Three people have been arrested after they were allegedly found hunting at night and trespassing on a property near Williams Lake.
Taxidermist responsible for dozens of bear paws found discarded in Shuswap
September 15, 2022 - 4:26 PM

More than a year after dozens of skinned and discarded bear paws were found on a forest road near Little Shuswap Lake, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service has finished its investigation and determined the person responsible for the strewn animal parts was a taxidermist, who was "lawfully in possession" of the paws.
Kelowna man fined $7K for poaching deer with crossbow in residential neighbourhood
August 12, 2022 - 2:29 PM

A Kelowna man will pay a $7,000 fine after he lured and shot a mule deer with a crossbow on Lakeshore Drive.
Thousands of invasive mussels removed from vessel heading to B.C.
July 09, 2022 - 10:09 AM

Thousands of invasive mussels were removed from a massive barge that was travelling to B.C. from Lake Ontario, and some will be used to train mussel-detecting dogs.
Bear euthanized after swiping, biting man at Shuswap trailer park
July 08, 2022 - 7:00 AM

Conservation officers had to put down a black bear after a dog owner was injured trying to rescue his puppy at a trailer park near Salmon Arm.
Vancouver police called to help conservation officers capture exotic cat
May 18, 2022 - 3:31 PM

Officers from the Vancouver Police Department were called in as backup for local conservation officers in an effort to capture what appeared to be an exotic feline predator.
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