Wow, what a tremendous effort to feed families not bears! Twenty-five property owners in Fernie registered for assistance with fruit picking on four select days…
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More bear sightings, activity in Elk Valley
WildSafeBC Elk Valley is today reporting more bear sightings and activity in the Elk Valley. A bear was reported destroying a bird feeder on Cedar…
Notes from City Hall
Stay Bear Aware Though the falling snow may have you believing denning is imminent, WildSafeBC is still receiving reports of bear sightings in and around…
Be Bear Aware, city urges
We live in a wonderful natural setting and with that comes responsibilities to prevent encounters with wildlife. “The recent incident of a grizzly bear breaking…
Funding supports wildlife conflict prevention program
The provincial government is providing $275,000 to WildSafeBC to reduce the number of human-wildlife conflicts, keeping people and animals safe, announced Minister of Forests, Lands…
Parker’s Nature
It’s a wildlife time of year! As the lingering heat of summer begins to rise away from the valley bottoms in the Rockies and Purcells,…
Be Bear Smart
As British Columbia’s bears go through their annual ritual of preparing for hibernation, avoiding conflicts between bears and humans is a particularly high priority during…
Elkford Council News
Bear Aware Kathy Murray, Bear Aware Community Coordinator, appeared before District of Elkford council Sept. 10 as a delegation to discuss the issue of habituated…
Bear inspection project in Fernie and Kimberley
In an effort to reduce problem bear conflict with humans, the Conservation Officer Service (COS), Ministry of Lands, Forest and Natural Resource Operations Natural Resource…
The bearer of bad news
By Lindsey McPherson/Special to e-KNOW A word of caution to anyone venturing into the great outdoors this fall: It’s still bear season until late November. …