BC Conservation Officer Service

• Black bear put down after biting North Vancouver woman

  Conservation officers said the woman was not seriously hurt, but the bear had to be put down because it had become a danger to people.

  Environment

  Jul 19
  
• Hunting guide handed 10-year ban, $22K in fines: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

  Court records show that Richard Todd Bunnage was initially charged with 13 offences ranging between Sept. 2019 and May 2021, with all but one occurring in 2019.

  Canada

  Jun 22
  
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• Bear attacks hunter who shot it in Summerland, B.C., officials say

  Officials in Summerland, B.C., are warning the public to avoid an area where a hunter was attacked by a bear after shooting it. The bear may be wounded and still in the area.

  Canada

  Jun 14
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• ‘Leave them alone:’ BC Conservation officers issue warning after fawn-napping incidents

  BC Conservation Officer Ken Owens sent out a message Tuesday morning, reminding the community that fawning season has returned and people should not touch the young creatures.

  Canada

  May 28
• Orphaned bear in Bralorne, B.C., is too old to rehabilitate, conservations officials say

  Many animal lovers were eager to step in and bring the bear to safety, worried the yearling would not be able to survive in the wild on its own.

  Environment

  May 2
• Amid mounting bear deaths, calls for more oversight of B.C. conservation officers

  The B.C. government is facing calls for mover oversight of conservation officers, amid a mounting number of black bears killed in recent years.

  Environment

  Mar 5
• ‘Shocking’ video appears to show horse carcass used as bait outside Merritt, B.C.

  On different days, stitched together by Animal Justice, the man appears to set traps near the horse's entrails, and to have shot a coyote and dragged it away in a sled.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• B.C. hunter faces 2-year hunting ban after being caught with goat, moose heads

  A Prince George man who was caught with a freezer full of wildlife parts, including  a mountain goat head, received a hefty fine and a two year hunting ban.

  Crime

  Feb 6
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• 3 raccoons maimed in leg traps, B.C. animal activist group alleges

  The Fur-Bearers said the trappings have been reported to the BC Conservation Officer Service and want to remind residents trapping is “a cruel (and) ineffective solution.”

  Environment

  Jan 11
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• Black bear bunkers down under B.C. home, goes viral on TikTok

  Homeowner Crystal Weaver posted a video of the squatter on TikTok last week. It has since been viewed more than 4.4 million times.

  Environment

  Jan 3