Pete Wise News Today

After six decades of dedicated service, Pete Wise is retiring from Vernon Search and Rescue.

Vernon resident concerned after seeing a black bear in her yard two nights in a row.

A big cat was caught on camera roaming a Coldstream neighbourhood. The cougar was seen walking past a house in the Stoneridge Drive area just after 10 p.m. Friday night.

Les Brandt had an unexpected visitor to his Coldstream home earlier this week, security cameras caught a large black bear wandering through his yard next to his house.

Wildlife specialist confirms local turtles traditionally hibernate during the winter by burying themselves into the mud to avoid sub-freezing temperatures.

Wildlife specialist confirms local turtles traditionally hibernate during the winter by burying themselves into the mud to avoid sub-freezing temperatures.

Wildlife specialist confirms local turtles traditionally hibernate during the winter by burying themselves into the mud to avoid sub-freezing temperatures.

Wildlife specialist confirms local turtles traditionally hibernate during the winter by burying themselves into the mud to avoid sub-freezing temperatures.

Keep wildlife wild, don’t feed them

Our consumption habits almost extinguished this remarkable dam builder and ecosystem modifier