Conservation Officer Service

• B.C. man attacked by grizzly bear, escapes serious injury: Conservation Officer Service

  The attack happened Tuesday afternoon in the Shuswap, when a man was walking his two dogs on his rural property.

  Canada

  May 5
• Man fined $575 for illegal dumping near Kelowna: B.C. Conservation Officer Service

  The COS went public earlier this week, asking for help in identifying the suspect, with the man coming forward on April 1.

  Environment

  Apr 2
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• Coyote bites another jogger in Vancouver’s Stanley Park

  Officials believe the animals have become habituated to humans because people are feeding them, and are reminding people that it is neither legal nor humane to feed wild animals. 

  Environment

  Feb 18
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• Young cougar killed after pair of big cats follows 14-year-old in Port Coquitlam

  Conservation officers are still looking for the cat's mother which was last seen in the Hyde Creek area of Port Coquitlam.

  Environment

  Feb 17
• 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
• Area of Stanley Park closed after multiple coyote attack reports

  Five joggers have reported being chased and bitten by the coyote since Dec. 20, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.

  Environment

  Jan 8
• Accused Whistler bear feeders face up to $100K fine, 1 year in prison if convicted

  The suspects, according to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, allegedly purchased "large quantities of apples, carrots, pears, eggs and almonds to leave out for the animals."

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2020
• Grizzly that attacked man near Pemberton was protecting cubs, won’t be killed: officials

  "The (victim) had been hiking slightly ahead of the group when he spotted a bear cub and was suddenly attacked by a sow grizzly," said the Conservation Officer Service in a statement.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2020
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• Warning issued after cougar chases off-leash dog on Coquitlam Crunch trail

  "Please avoid using the trail during dawn and dusk hours, hike in groups and always keep dogs on leashes," the City of Coquitlam said in a statement.

  Sep 11, 2020
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• Residents hold memorial after another black bear shot and killed on B.C.’s North Shore

  The North Shore Black Bear Society said Plum was very well-known in the area and was named because she loved to eat fruit.

  Environment

  Sep 4, 2020