Grouse Mountain bears awake from record-setting sleep April 30, 2022 Grinder and Coola have set a very high bar for the hibernation set. The pair of grizzly bears just awoke Thursday from 171 days… Continue Reading
Western painted turtle snatched from the wild posted for sale online as a pet April 17, 2022 It’s cute and may seem like the perfect pet, but two people may now be facing wildlife charges for scooping up a Western painted… Continue Reading
Cougar captured near Nanaimo, B.C. daycare safely released into wilderness March 7, 2022 The cougar was first spotted hanging around the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Vancouver Island — a little too close to comfort for people…. Continue Reading
Landmark $60,000 fine handed out for feeding black bears in Whistler, B.C. October 3, 2021 In a precedent-setting case, a woman in Whistler, B.C. has been fined $60,000 for feeding groceries bought in bulk to black bears in her… Continue Reading
Wildlife officers untangle elk from tricky situation on Vancouver Island September 25, 2021 A wild elk had become so hopelessly trapped in a hammock and swing on Vancouver Island this week, it needed human help to be… Continue Reading
Bird seeks refuge from B.C. wildfires on firefighter August 18, 2021 By now the wildfire situation across British Columbia is pretty well known: It’s near apocalyptic with 262 fires currently burning and blanketing the province… Continue Reading
Fisheries Officers capture incredible video of bald eagle swimming in BC July 31, 2021 It’s not clear if it was butterfly or freestyle, but a bald eagle recently executed a gold medal swim in British Columbia. Department of… Continue Reading
BC SPCA seized dog spotted in a crate behind RV during heat wave July 3, 2021 The German shepherd that was strapped in a crate to the back of an RV during a blistering British Columbia heat wave is now… Continue Reading
Tips on cooling down pets during heatwave June 30, 2021 Here in the Pacific Northwest and Alberta, a heatwave has led to huge surges in electricity and even sudden deaths of dozens of people…. Continue Reading
Dog in crate strapped to back of moving RV during heat wave found safe; Police, SPCA investigating June 28, 2021 Motorists couldn’t believe their eyes Sunday when they spotted a dog being hauled in a crate on the back of an RV driving through… Continue Reading
