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For sightings of bears, cougars or coyotes residents are asked to contact the BC Conservation Officer Service Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877-952-7277.

Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades.

There is still time to get your pooch into the 2025 Vancouver Island Dogs Calendar.

North Vancouver advocate Ellie Lamb was given the VIMFF Tim Jones Award for her work to educate the public on bears and co-existence with wildlife.

District of North Vancouver council is calling on UBCM and the province to reform the Conservation Officer Service to protect orphaned black bear cubs

The recent deaths of two young black bears have wildlife advocates once again calling for conservation officers to wear body cameras. More than 600 bears were killed last year by conservation officers, according to the province's statistics.

Nearly 30,000 Chinook salmon were wasted as bycatch in the Canadian trawl fishery, which was targeting hake and walleye pollock, a new report from Canadian fisheries officials found.

DFO report finds B.C.'s deep sea trawling fleet tripled its salmon bycatch in 2022 and 2023 compared to the previous 14-year average.

DFO report finds B.C.'s deep sea trawling fleet tripled its salmon bycatch in 2022 and 2023 compared to the previous 14-year average.