News Items tag as: Bears

Warm winter wakes bears from hibernation early in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 24, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Low snowpack and warm winter temperatures mean there are more bears wandering around looking for snacks instead of sleeping in their dens.
With fall comes increased bear activity in the Thompson-Okanagan
September 14, 2023 - 2:41 PM

As autumn approaches, apples are ripening, kokanee salmon are returning and so bear sightings are becoming more likely in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
More than 60 bears euthanized in Okanagan and Kamloops in 2021
July 06, 2022 - 7:30 AM

More than 60 black bears were euthanized by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service in towns and cities across the Thompson-Okanagan region in 2021.
TRU issues alert warning about bear on campus
September 16, 2021 - 11:27 AM

Thompson Rivers University has issued a warning this morning about a bear being spotted on its Kamloops campus.
Reports of conflicts with hungry bears on the rise in South Okanagan
September 02, 2021 - 6:00 AM

More bears are being reported around the South Okanagan this year.
Woman looking for bears duped by wooden ones in West Kelowna
September 01, 2021 - 6:00 AM

While bears appear to be on the move in urban areas searching for food or displaced by wildfires, one West Kelowna woman cannot seem to spot one.
Kamloops RCMP, conservation officers respond to bear in parkade
August 16, 2021 - 1:40 PM

Kamloops RCMP and conservations officers are asking the public to avoid a North Shore parkade and the surrounding area after a bear was spotted this afternoon.
Garbage bins and bird feeders attracting bears in Kamloops
June 15, 2021 - 2:00 PM

A Kamloops resident is putting out the call to be 'bear aware' as the bruins make their way into the community on the hunt of food.
Walk in the wild rewards Oliver nature photographer with amazing bear cub photo
December 01, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Oliver resident Curtis Zutz took a road less travelled recently and ended up with a great photo opportunity with a bear cub,
Black bear without travel documents stopped at Canada-U.S. border
November 04, 2020 - 7:00 PM

A pushy bear surprised Canadian border guards today as it tried to get across without any of the proper travel documents.
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News Items tag as: Bears

Warm winter wakes bears from hibernation early in Kamloops, Okanagan

With fall comes increased bear activity in the Thompson-Okanagan

More than 60 bears euthanized in Okanagan and Kamloops in 2021

TRU issues alert warning about bear on campus

Reports of conflicts with hungry bears on the rise in South Okanagan

Woman looking for bears duped by wooden ones in West Kelowna

Kamloops RCMP, conservation officers respond to bear in parkade

Garbage bins and bird feeders attracting bears in Kamloops

Walk in the wild rewards Oliver nature photographer with amazing bear cub photo

Black bear without travel documents stopped at Canada-U.S. border

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