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A British Columbia provincial court judge has sentenced a Tofino man to 30 days in jail and $11,000 in fines for illegally killing a black bear and her cub in his backyard two years ago.

A man has been found guilty of illegally killing a mother black bear and her cub in Tofino, shooting them out of a tree with a crossbow and longbow.

A British Columbia provincial court judge has found a Tofino man guilty of illegally killing a black bear and her cub, despite arguing he only shot one bear in self-defence.

Highly contagious avian flu could be affecting more than just agriculture birds as wildlife experts in the province say they are starting to see concerning conditions for bald eagles and other wild birds in the southwestern part of B.C.

A disease that has been killing off deer populations in coastal B.C. over the past few years could be linked to a recent spike in cougar attacks and encounters on Vancouver Island.

The most recent research shows COVID-19 remains primarily a disease spread from human to human and the risk of transmission from deer to humans in Canada is considered low.

While B.C. scientists wait for results from samples looking for the COVID-19 virus in deer and other wildlife species, the virus has been confirmed in white-tailed deer in Quebec, Environment and Climate Change Canada said Wednesday.

Hundreds of blacktail deer dying of disease on Vancouver Island; Tissue samples show deer infected with AHD

A disease outbreak is killing bighorn sheep and white-tailed deer near Grand Forks, B.C., and the number of dead is expected to climb.