News Items tag as: California bighorn sheep

Okanagan bighorn sheep disease monitoring program cancelled
September 21, 2024 - 6:00 PM

The treasured California bighorn sheep herds in the South Okanagan have been an ongoing topic of concern as their populations are declining due to diseases and habitat loss from development.
Land trust purchase near Grand Forks will protect Bighorn sheep habitat
November 19, 2020 - 7:00 PM

A recent land purchase by Southern Interior Land Trust is providing further habitat protection for California bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
Wildfires are good for the Southern Interior’s herds of bighorn sheep
August 28, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - More than a decade of wildfires have devastated wide swaths of Interior forests and contributed to sawmill shutdowns but for the resident California bighorn sheep, those fires are good news.
Reports of dogs chasing bighorn sheep to death in the Okanagan
February 27, 2016 - 1:00 PM

PET OWNERS REMINDED OF CONSEQUENCES, FINES
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

Okanagan bighorn sheep disease monitoring program cancelled