BC government studying pet cats to fill “information gaps on companion animals and COVID-19” amid pandemic April 10, 2021 Animals around the world in all kinds of settings have tested positive for the coronavirus, and now British Columbia’s government is looking for volunteers… Continue Reading
Spring has Sprung and Boo the Grizzly Bear has Riz at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort March 16, 2021 It’s a sure sign of spring. Or, at least spring skiing. Boo, the resident grizzly bear at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C.,… Continue Reading
Deer uses dog door to break into Kamloops home January 30, 2021 Mounties called it a “rescue” of an “unruly deer.” But really it was on heck of an unusual break-and-enter. On Jan. 23, a deer… Continue Reading
Man, 69, survives mauling by cougar north of Whistler, B.C. January 25, 2021 A 69-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by a cougar north of Whistler, B.C. Monday afternoon. The British Columbia Conservation Officer… Continue Reading
Precedent-setting convictions for snowmobiling in protected caribou habitat in B.C. December 17, 2020 Two men from Williams Lake, B.C. have been fined more than $9,000 for snowmobiling in an area closed to protect mountain caribou in what… Continue Reading
Fenced-in fawn now footloose and fancy free September 17, 2020 Wildlife officers successfully stepped in to rescue of baby deer found wedged between the bars of a fence on British Columbia. The fawn was… Continue Reading
Killer whale who carried dead calf for weeks gives birth to live calf September 8, 2020 A baby calf born to a killer whale from an endangered pod off Washington State and British Columbia is being greeted with celebration. J35,… Continue Reading
10-year-old boy survives cougar attack in British Columbia September 3, 2020 A 10-year-old boy is “lucky to escape serious injury” after a cougar jumped out of a tree and attacked while the youngster was walking… Continue Reading
Dogs chasing wildlife ends in death of moose, deer in B.C. and a fine for pet owner July 9, 2020 It is illegal to let dogs chase wildlife under provincial law in British Columbia. And with very good, real life reasons — and yet… Continue Reading
Rescued! Pair of elk trapped in hay stack in northern British Columbia February 15, 2020 Oh, hay! Two elk are lucky to survive what they must have thought at first was an easy meal. Instead, on Thursday wildlife officers… Continue Reading
