News Items tag as: Bighorn Sheep

Virus in West Kootenay bighorn sheep herd could spread to Okanagan
August 27, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A virus with no specific treatment has ravaged a herd of bighorn sheep in the Grand Forks area in the West Kootenays, and the only thing stopping it from spreading into the Okanagan is a lack of a westerly wind.
Penticton Indian Band opposed to bighorn sheep hunting
October 27, 2020 - 7:30 AM

The Penticton Indian Band wants to see an end to hunting of Bighorn Sheep, calling it a vulnerable, at-risk species.
Campaign launched to save South Okanagan bighorn sheep fighting their own pandemic
August 17, 2020 - 1:40 PM

The Wild Sheep Society of B.C. is calling for residents to take action to help stave off a deadly disease that is killing the province’s bighorn sheep in a pandemic affecting that species.
Bighorn sheep in South Okanagan facing their own pandemic
August 14, 2020 - 8:00 AM

The region’s Bighorn sheep are facing a potential pandemic of their own after cases of a highly contagious disease was found in two lambs.
Charges laid in collisions that killed five bighorn sheep in South Okanagan
December 16, 2015 - 11:35 AM

PENTICTON - Two drivers are facing multiple charges after killing five bighorn sheep in two separate collisions on Highway 3 west of Keremeos in October.
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iN PHOTOS: Rainy weather made gorgeous rainbows in Okanagan, Shuswap
Rainy weather in the southern Interior this week produced some beautiful rainbows and many residents snapped photos of the colourful arcs. Rainbows are created when sunlight hits water droplets and the colours appear from the longest to sho

Kelowna craft distillery sells for $3.8 million
A distillery in Kelowna has sold for $3.8 million. Wiseacre Farm Distillery in southeast Kelowna posted on its website in July it had not only sold out all its products but was closing down to transition to new owners. William

Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
WASHINGTON - Canadian cannabis companies and their investors cheered a Senate committee's decision Wednesday to push forward with measures designed to ease federal financing restrictions on their U.S. counterparts. Executive members of

BC slaps Kamloops with new housing target that doesn't add up
In May, the province targeted 10 BC communities it deemed to be in greatest need of building more housing faster. Kamloops was the only community in the Thompson-Okanagan on that list. Over the following months the province worked with thos

Virus in West Kootenay bighorn sheep herd could spread to Okanagan