BC Conservation Officer

• ‘They killed them all’: British Columbia chicken coop raided by black bears

  Mongeau says bear activity in the neighbourhood started ramping up around two weeks ago. 

  Canada

  May 19, 2021
  
• Supreme Court won’t review ruling in favour of officer who refused to euthanize bears

  Bryce Casavant was dismissed from his job for refusing to shoot the cubs in 2015 after their mother was destroyed for repeatedly raiding a home near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2021
  
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• CO service urges vigilance after deer, moose chased to death by dogs in Naramata

  Allowing a dog to chase wildlife is illegal under the B.C. Wildlife Act and in both cases the dog owners were fined $345.

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Ex-B.C. conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins dismissal case

  A court of appeal decision states legal proceedings had been flawed and the arbitrator and the board did not have jurisdiction over the BC Conservation Officer's dismissal.

  Jun 9, 2020
• ‘We heard somebody screaming’: Son of B.C. wolf attack victim shares rescue story

  Frank Russ said the wolf lunged at his father, Stanley Russ, without provocation outside his home in Port Edward, near Prince Rupert.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2020
• B.C. man spotted carrying fawn through liquor store fined by conservation officer

  The fawn was reunited with its mother after it was recovered by the conservation officer and taken back to where the man found it.

  Jun 27, 2019
• Bear struck and killed by SkyTrain in Port Moody

  "A yearling black bear got onto the tracks and was hit by a train and he was probably dead on impact," said the Conservation Officer Service.

  Canada

  May 31, 2019
• B.C. Conservation Officer Service defends killing baited bear during undercover sting

  Det. Sgt. Steve Jacobi with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service defended the joint decision to shoot the bear during the undercover operation.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 2019
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• ‘Fur-Bearers’ want highest court to limit conservation officers’ power to put down animals

  "I think we certainly need to establish some boundaries and gain a better understanding if there are any limits to what a B.C. conservation officer can and can't do."

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2018
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• Two young cougars destroyed in Ocean Falls, B.C.

  Sgt. Jeff Tyre with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the "sub-adult" cats were wandering around Ocean Falls and displaying unnatural behaviour.

  Nov 29, 2016