News Items tag as: bear sightings

Revelstoke liquor store customers shocked when bear wanders in
August 26, 2020 - 1:00 PM

Customers at a Revelstoke liquor store got a bit more than they bargained Monday night when a black bear wandered in.
Bear found wandering into Vernon home will be euthanized
June 10, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A bear that was reported to the Conservation Officer Service last week after it wandered into a Vernon home will be euthanized once it’s caught, says a Conservation Officer.
Huge spike in bear sightings reported in West Kelowna area
June 09, 2020 - 5:30 PM

Conservation Officers have been ramping up their efforts to reduce human and bear interactions in the province as West Kelowna residents are reporting a huge spike in bear sightings.
WildSafeBC calls on Penticton to keep mother bear and her five cubs safe
May 23, 2020 - 8:45 AM

WildSafeBC is asking people in Penticton be be bear aware after a sow and five cubs were spotted earlier this week in one of the city's neighbourhoods.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops bear caught on camera carrying bag garbage
August 27, 2019 - 3:02 PM

KAMLOOPS - A video of a bear carrying a bag of garbage through a Kamloops neighbourhood is beginning to circulate on social media.
Want to keep bears out of your garbage? Work with your neighbours
June 24, 2019 - 6:00 AM

One man's trash is another bear's snack.
Bear sightings jump as fire-closed Central Okanagan parks reopen
September 14, 2017 - 2:57 PM

CENTRAL OKANGAN - The bears have had some of the natural parks in regional district to themselves for some time, closed as they were to the public because of fire hazard.
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News Items tag as: bear sightings

Revelstoke liquor store customers shocked when bear wanders in

Bear found wandering into Vernon home will be euthanized

Huge spike in bear sightings reported in West Kelowna area

WildSafeBC calls on Penticton to keep mother bear and her five cubs safe

iN VIDEO: Kamloops bear caught on camera carrying bag garbage

Want to keep bears out of your garbage? Work with your neighbours

Bear sightings jump as fire-closed Central Okanagan parks reopen

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