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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon

Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ

iN PHOTOS: Have a look at some beautiful gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
A warm and wet start to the summer has helped grow and nurture blossoming gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them are spectacular. Last month, iNFOnews.ca showcased some beautifully tended backyards . Subsequent

South Okanagan man finds and photographs family of endangered badgers