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

Man shoots bear, bear attacks man in Summerland

Kootenay man fined $15,000 for killing grizzly cub and sow

Dog walker attacked by coyotes in Kamloops park

Pair of cougars shot in Kamloops ends threat to pets, livestock

Three people arrested near Williams Lake for hunting at night, trespassing

Taxidermist responsible for dozens of bear paws found discarded in Shuswap

Kelowna man fined $7K for poaching deer with crossbow in residential neighbourhood

Thousands of invasive mussels removed from vessel heading to B.C.

Bear euthanized after swiping, biting man at Shuswap trailer park

Vancouver police called to help conservation officers capture exotic cat

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