News Items tag as: Conservation Service

It's probably not a cougar: Kamloops Conservation
October 22, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – There have been four unconfirmed sightings of cougars in Kamloops within just as many days, but Conservation officer Kevin Van Damme wants to stress these sightings are just that — unconfirmed.
B.C. Conservation Service offers advice for hunters and hikers
October 10, 2015 - 1:10 PM

KAMLOOPS – There have been instances of wildlife being shot and left to rot in the Kamloops area over the last few months, but most of the cases aren't the result of poaching, just mistakes, according to a Conservation officer.
Cougar shot near elementary school
August 31, 2015 - 4:57 PM

LUMBY - A cougar was put down by the Conservation Service Monday morning in Lumby after it attacked livestock.
Retired conservation officer speaks out about the realities of a service stretched too thin
May 08, 2015 - 7:34 PM

“YOU CAME TO WORK EVERY DAY KNOWING YOU COULD NOT FULFILL EVERY PHONE CALL AND REPORTED COMPLAINT”
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It's probably not a cougar: Kamloops Conservation