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Conservation officers investigate elk shooting in Squamish Valley

Conservation officers investigate elk shooting in Squamish Valley

Conservation officers are seeking witnesses after an elk was fatally shot and had its antlers cut off near a provincial recreation site.
Rehabilitated gull spotted in the wild 24 years after release

Rehabilitated gull spotted in the wild 24 years after release

It's a testament to the success of wildlife rehabilitation and community support.
B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges

B.C. upholds precedent-setting $800K penalty against coal company for toxic discharges

The recently affirmed and once record-setting penalty against Peace River Coal comes as the company faces a potential $4.4 million in additional sanctions.
'Always be alert': Whistler's Grant Lamont and dog escape coyote encounter

'Always be alert': Whistler's Grant Lamont and dog escape coyote encounter

The incident occurred Aug. 25 while Lamont was riding his bike on Danimal
Hiker survives 18-metre fall while trying to save her dog near Squamish

Hiker survives 18-metre fall while trying to save her dog near Squamish

'It wasn't a straight fall—I tumbled four times,' said Margaux Cohen, recalling the moment she plunged down Tricouni Peak during an August hike.
Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Co-ordinated plan needed to save 'alarmingly low' monarch butterfly population: study

Researchers are urging Canada, United States and Mexico to take immediate action to save the monarch butterfly as the migratory insect faces a growing risk of extinction amid habitat loss.
'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters

'Quite the show': Video shows orcas getting up close with B.C. boaters

The pod of six or seven orcas swam directly toward a group of people in boats and on inflatables.
Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull

Five things to know about B.C. ostrich farm fighting against avian flu cull

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 21 that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak.
Luigi the cat has been found

Luigi the cat has been found

A community rescue story at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal
Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era." Dr.