News Items tag as: Bear Aware

Garbage carts raided by bear in West Kelowna
September 28, 2017 - 1:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A bear visited a West Kelowna neighbourhood for a late night snack of garbage left at the curb ahead of collection day.
Electric fence provides shocking experience for foraging bears
September 25, 2017 - 2:34 PM

OKANAGAN - To a hungry bear, nothing says go away like an electric shock to the nose or face.
VIDEO: Kamloops couple returning from horror film find something really frightening at home
September 12, 2017 - 12:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Millions of people around the world were scared senseless by the movie "It" over the weekend, but a couple living in Kamloops found out what real fear feels like when they returned home from the theatre.
Pair of bear cubs wandering Kamloops neighbourhood looking for your garbage
May 29, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A pair of bear cubs sniffing out garbage in an east Kamloops neighbourhood may need to be trapped after being conditioned to human food.
Bear awareness urged after early season bear activity in the Okanagan
May 25, 2016 - 9:00 PM

PENTICTON - Bear season is in full swing in the Okanagan, with several communities already dealing with bear issues.
Be Careful: Bear spotted on Knox Mountain
May 24, 2016 - 9:47 AM

KELOWNA – Hikers, watch your picnic baskets: A bear was spotted at Knox Mountain Park recently.
Bear season brisk for conservation officers in the Southern Interior
November 10, 2015 - 12:59 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It was a busy bear season for conservation officers in the Southern Interior, who were forced to destroy 30 bears and relocate or rehbilitate another five.
Kamloops man shares his grizzly attack survival story
November 06, 2015 - 9:00 PM

"WHEN I WAS HIKING OUT, I KEPT SAYING TO MYSELF: 'DON'T PASS OUT. DON'T PASS OUT.'"
Busy conflict season winding down as Central Okanagan bears seek higher elevations for hibernation
November 06, 2015 - 1:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - An extremely busy bear season might be coming to an end, at least as far as local conservation officers measure it.
Bear with two cubs spotted at Kelowna Airport
October 08, 2015 - 10:46 AM

KELOWNA – The Kelowna Airport sees its share of visitors but nothing like the three spotted there recently.
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