News Items tag as: Kamloops wildlife

iN PHOTOS: Oh Dear! Deer shenanigans in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 01, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Deer are everywhere in the natural and urban spaces in Kamloops and the Okanagan and sometimes can be very entertaining to observe.
iN PHOTOS: Uncommon wading birds observed on Kamloops pond
July 25, 2025 - 4:00 AM

American avocets are not the most common wading birds to spot in BC, but several were feeding at a saline pond in the Kamloops area last weekend.
Kamloops woman's 24-hour ordeal getting a marmot out of her car engine
July 24, 2025 - 7:00 AM

It took almost 24 hours for a Kamloops resident and busy mother to get a marmot out of her car engine a few days ago.
iN VIDEO: Young moose goes for swim in Shuswap Lake
July 19, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Jane Turnbull O’Connor was enjoying the lake view with a friend at her summer home in Blind Bay one recent morning when something unusual went swimming past her moored boat.
iN PHOTOS: Summertime animal antics in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 11, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Nature is full of surprises with wild animals getting up to adorable antics, and some entertaining moments were captured in the Thompson-Okanagan this late spring and early summer.
Mammoth-sized marmot spotted in Kamloops park
July 08, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Kamloops resident Taylor Borth was exploring a park in Kamloops with her camera over the weekend and came upon the fattest marmot she has ever seen.
iN VIDEO: Robin babies squabble, bathe in Kamloops garden
June 26, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Kamloops gardener Sherry Bennett designed her yard to support and nurture bugs and wildlife, and this spring a pair of robins moved in to raise their young.
iN PHOTOS: Animals being silly in Kamloops, Okanagan
April 28, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Spring is a busy time of year for all kinds of wildlife in the Thompson-Okanagan region as feeding, courting, nesting and breeding activities are underway, so there is a lot to observe and photograph.
iN VIDEO: The distinctive musical red-winged blackbird mating call in Kamloops
April 17, 2025 - 4:00 AM

The male red-winged blackbird’s trill is a classic sound of the wetlands in Kamloops and the Okanagan every spring, and is part of an attempt to attract a female.
iN PHOTOS: Sharp-tailed grouse courtship captured near Kamloops
April 14, 2025 - 4:00 AM

Sharp-tailed grouse have arguably one of the most entertaining courtship rituals to watch for every spring as the males dance and duke it out to attract the females.
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iN PHOTOS: Six delicious berries growing in Okanagan, Kamloops
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