Conservation Service

• Cougar sighting prompts closure of Central Okanagan park

  A cougar was spotted in Goat's Peak regional part prompting its closure Tuesday. Regional District officials could not say when it would reopen.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2023
  
• Kelowna cougar continues to evade capture following 2 attempted dog attacks

  Live traps are still set in the Kelowna area and people are reminded to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets after a series of cougar encounters in October.

  Environment

  Nov 5, 2021
  
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• 2-year-old girl recovering from coyote attack in latest string of Stanley Park incidents

  There have been at least 21 known biting incidents since December 2020, according to the Stanley Park Ecology Society and people are being warned about walking in the park.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2021
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• Conservation Service warns of Coquitlam cougar attacks after 2-month-old puppy snatched

  The Conservation Officer Service said they have two areas of cougar activity in the area and a trap set in the Smiling Creek area.

  Environment

  Feb 15, 2021
• B.C. conservation officers save trapped young cow moose near Peachland

  The cow moose's legs slid through the rungs of a bridge near Peachland, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2020
• Steele & Drex: May was the deadliest month in six years for B.C.’s black bears

  Conservation officers had to put down 119 bears in May, more than double the 52 that were killed in the same month last year, and the deadliest month for the animals in the last six years.

  Environment

  Jun 15, 2017
• More cougars being destroyed in B.C.

  The Conservation Service has released figures showing 117 were destroyed between March 2013 and March of this year.

  Aug 26, 2014
• Naramata receives bear smart status

  A celebration Monday in Naramata as the community reached a status that only a handful of others in this province have managed to achieve.

  Jun 24, 2014