News Items tag as: Thompson Okanagan badgers

South Okanagan man finds and photographs family of endangered badgers
July 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Ralph Palmer found a family of badgers on the side of his long driveway on Anarchist Mountain near Osoyoos last week and he has been enjoying observing them since.
Badger study in North Thompson aiming to determine how many endangered critters are left
November 12, 2022 - 6:03 PM

By some estimates, there are only 350 breeding American badgers in B.C. but a research group is hoping to determine more accurate numbers with the endangered population.
Rare B.C. badger spotted near Okanagan winery
October 09, 2020 - 5:30 PM

There are very few of them left in British Columbia, but residents are still managing to catch sight of the elusive badger in the Okanagan valley.
Rare endangered badger finds new home near Osoyoos Desert Centre
October 06, 2020 - 7:00 AM

It took some lucky sightings by some guests with an eye for detail to confirm a badger sighting at the Osoyoos Desert Centre recently.
Death of badger in Kamloops garden was human caused: conservation officer
July 24, 2020 - 10:53 AM

Necropsy results have revealed the badger seen in a Kamloops garden this past spring died of suffocation.
The ‘badger hotline’ and why Thompson-Okanagan residents are being asked to use it
May 27, 2016 - 9:00 PM

AN ‘INCREDIBLY CUTE’ SPECIES WITH A BIG ATTITUDE AND A SHRINKING POPULATION
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

South Okanagan man finds and photographs family of endangered badgers