BC Conservation Officer Service

• Concern grows over Vancouver Island wolf-dog after family pet killed

  There is growing frustration about a wolf-dog hybrid loose on Vancouver Island, after the animal killed a pet dog over the weekend.

  Environment

  Nov 27
  
• B.C. bear interactions with people skyrocketing, leading to more deaths

  More than 150 black bears have been killed by BCCOS officers so far in 2023.

  Environment

  Oct 1
  
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• Two bighorn sheep killed in West Kelowna wildfire

  With much of the backcountry still burning, it means more wildlife is moving closer to the city, prompting a warning from conservation to be mindful of attractants.

  Fire

  Sep 8
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• Black bear destroyed after climbing on top of 5-year-old child in Powell River

  On Tuesday around noon, a group of children were playing in a field at Haywire Bay when a bear appeared.

  Environment

  Aug 24
• Woman, cyclist fight off black bear on Coho Trail in Squamish

  According to the BC Conservation Officer Service, the woman was hiking along the Coho Trail when she came across a black bear around 7 p.m.

  Environment

  Aug 20
• ‘Fitting in well’: Rescued moose calf in good shape at northern B.C. wildlife centre

  The update comes from the Rimrock Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre near Dawson Creek, a certified facility that took her in from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on June 7.

  Environment

  Jul 17
• ‘Decimated the specialty poultry’: Maple Ridge farm invaded by black bears

  Pascale Shaw said bears have destroyed fences and posts at the Rainbow Eggs Farm, in addition to reducing her stock of chickens down to a single hen and chicks.

  Environment

  Jul 16
• B.C. tree planter was injured in ‘defensive attack’ by bear: Officials

  Officials believe the bear involved was likely a grizzly, and say because of the defensive nature of the attack and the remote location, they will not attempt to trap it.

  Environment

  Jul 7
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• Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack in northeastern B.C.

  Conservation officers have been deployed to an area near Tumbler Ridge after a tree planter was attacked by a bear Thursday afternoon.

  Environment

  Jul 6
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• ‘Municipalities need to take leadership’: 500 B.C. black bears killed in 2022

  According to government statistics, the B.C. Conservation Service killed 4,279 black bears between 2015 and 2022.

  Environment

  Jun 28