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Nelson council will decide in the new year whether to join the provincial program

Nelson council will decide in the new year whether to join the provincial program

Nelson council will decide in the new year whether to join the provincial program

Nelson council will decide in the new year whether to join the provincial program

The bear season in Nelson was ‘unprecedented,’ according to preliminary findings by the WildsafeBC Nelson community coordinator. Lisa Thomson delivered the first glimpse of her annual report on human-wildlife conflict to city council Nov. 22 and — although the official report isn’t due out until later this year — the news wasn’t great. She related that there were over 400

The bear season in Nelson was ‘unprecedented,’ according to preliminary findings by the WildsafeBC Nelson community coordinator. Lisa Thomson delivered the first glimpse of her annual report on human-wildlife conflict to city council Nov. 22 and — although the official report isn’t due out until later this year — the news wasn’t great. She related that there were over 400

This fall has been one of the worst human and bear conflict seasons on record, according to a Nelson non-profit group dedicated to reducing the encounters. The Ursa Project (Society) members felt the fate of the 2022 fall season was fitted with two facts that underlined why it was deemed such a bad year for battles with bruins in Nelson. “With climate change impacting bear’s

More needs to be done to prevent conflicts with bears around city limits, say some city councillors after four black bears were put down by the province over the weekend.

A black bear sauntered into a Coquitlam, B.C. backyard Sunday – heading straight for a hummingbird feeder hanging from a tree.

Missoula County and its central city went "Bear Smart" earlier this week.