News Items tag as: North Okanagan Conservation Service

Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident
May 05, 2017 - 10:00 AM

VERNON - Traps are set for a cougar that killed an alpaca yesterday in Vernon.
Conservation officers come to aid of deer stranded on ice in Vernon
January 06, 2017 - 5:30 PM

VERNON - Conservation officers in Vernon rescued a deer caught in a slippery situation yesterday.
Why our cities and towns are hazardous to deer
October 24, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - Over the weekend, Conservation Officers rescued a large buck that was became ensnared in a volleyball net.
Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was 'the last resort'
October 24, 2016 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - Over the weekend, conservation officers tranquilized and relocated three grizzly bears — a mature grizzly sow and her two 10-month-old cubs — from the Cherryville area to their home range in the Monashee mountains.
Woman shaken up after encounter with bear and cub in Vernon
May 09, 2016 - 11:25 AM

VERNON - A woman out walking her dog had a nerve-wracking encounter with a bear this morning in the North Okanagan, but the conservation service says it all ended well.
Bear put down after spending a week in Spallumcheen trailer park
April 20, 2016 - 10:25 AM

‘UP ON DECKS, IN CARPORTS, PUTTING ITS PAWS UP ON GLASS DOORS’
Bears are waking up and looking for food in the North Okanagan
March 25, 2015 - 6:06 PM

VERNON - The Conservation Service is reminding the public to minimize attractants as bears come out of hibernation and start looking for food.
Bobcat sightings becoming more common in the North Okanagan
February 05, 2015 - 8:29 AM

VERNON - North Okanagan residents spotted an increasing number of bobcats in recent years.
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News Items tag as: North Okanagan Conservation Service

Conservation Service responds to North Okanagan cougar incident

Conservation officers come to aid of deer stranded on ice in Vernon

Why our cities and towns are hazardous to deer

Relocating three North Okanagan grizzlies was 'the last resort'

Woman shaken up after encounter with bear and cub in Vernon

Bear put down after spending a week in Spallumcheen trailer park

Bears are waking up and looking for food in the North Okanagan

Bobcat sightings becoming more common in the North Okanagan

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