bears

A black bear was seen lounging in a Coldstream resident’s yard Tuesday morning, June 6, 2023. (Razia Sondhi image)

VIDEO: Black bear pays visit to Coldstream resident

‘It was too early for visitors,’ the resident said

 

Boo preps for his big debut (Image/ Nicola Green)

Boo the bear preps for big debut as Kicking Horse Resort opens

The Grizzly Bear Refuge opens May 27 near Golden

 

(Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward)

Okanagan bears need residents to save them from garbage-induced death

In Kelowna the Wildlife Act and Bylaw prohibits trash from being left where a bear can access it

 

A Vernon woman captured video of a bear sauntering near her property near 25th Street and 39A Avenue early Thursday morning, May 18, 2023. (Betty Beck image)

VIDEO: Bear spotted near Vernon properties, prompting reminder to remove attractants

Bears are out of their dens and looking for food; COS reminds to check back yards for attractants

A Vernon woman captured video of a bear sauntering near her property near 25th Street and 39A Avenue early Thursday morning, May 18, 2023. (Betty Beck image)
The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a North Vancouver man has been fined for feeding black bears at his home. A black bear yawns at its enclosure at the Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mukhtar Khan

North Vancouver man fined for repeatedly feeding black bear and cub

Conservation officer investigation began after videos surfaced on social media in 2018

The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a North Vancouver man has been fined for feeding black bears at his home. A black bear yawns at its enclosure at the Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mukhtar Khan
The BC Conservation Officer Service has set up a bear trap at the Evergreen Mobile Home Park in Salmon Arm. As of April 6, 2023, a bear was still believed to be hibernating beneath one of the park’s trailer units. (File photo)

Hibernating bear keeping cozy underneath Salmon Arm residence

Conservation Officer Service has set a trap and is waiting for sleeping bear to emerge

The BC Conservation Officer Service has set up a bear trap at the Evergreen Mobile Home Park in Salmon Arm. As of April 6, 2023, a bear was still believed to be hibernating beneath one of the park’s trailer units. (File photo)
Boo the bear. (Kicking Horse Mountain Resort bear refuge)

Beautiful Boo the bear still snoozy near Golden

The bear is tired after his winter nap

Boo the bear. (Kicking Horse Mountain Resort bear refuge)
Boo the bear wakes from his winter nap. (Instagram)

Golden’s boy Boo boogies out of bed

Boo the Bear woke from his winter nap at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort bear refuge

Boo the bear wakes from his winter nap. (Instagram)
Boo the bear peaks out of his den. (khgrizzlybearrefuge/ Instagram)

Boo the bear bumbles out of bed near Golden

Warm temperatures brought the grizzly out of his den

Boo the bear peaks out of his den. (khgrizzlybearrefuge/ Instagram)
A black bear lumbers along the banks of the Sooke River. A Whistler woman pleaded guilty in 2021 to feeding and attracting black bears to her property. (Contributed - Gary Schroyen)

$60K fine for B.C. woman who fed bears was too hefty, appeal court rules

Whistler resident Zuzana Stevikova instead ordered to pay $10,500

A black bear lumbers along the banks of the Sooke River. A Whistler woman pleaded guilty in 2021 to feeding and attracting black bears to her property. (Contributed - Gary Schroyen)
Boo prepares for bed. (Grizzly Bear Refuge)

Sleepy boy Boo preps for bed near Golden

Boo lives at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Grizzly Bear Refuge

Boo prepares for bed. (Grizzly Bear Refuge)
A black bear lumbers along the banks of the Sooke River. A wildlife advocate says that weather impacts bears’ behaviour because it affects their food source. (Contributed - Gary Schroyen)

Bears need personal space as they prepare for winter, says B.C. wildlife advocate

Spring and summer weather affecting black bear hibernation schedule

A black bear lumbers along the banks of the Sooke River. A wildlife advocate says that weather impacts bears’ behaviour because it affects their food source. (Contributed - Gary Schroyen)
Golden resident Aaron McCartney took this photo of Boo.

Boo, Golden’s big boy bear hits the scale before he hits the pillow

Boo was weighed at the Kicking Horse Grizzly Bear Refuge

Golden resident Aaron McCartney took this photo of Boo.
A grizzly bear and cubs. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. resumes study of restoring grizzlies to Washington state national park

Bears have been endangered ever since hunters killed off too many of them

A grizzly bear and cubs. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Jill Hayward photo

Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won’t be captured

Injuries minor, conservation officers say incident appears to have defensive in nature

Jill Hayward photo
Abbotsford resident Cam Massey was checking his overnight video surveillance footage on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 26 when he came across a clip of a bear making off with a pumpkin in the townhouse complex where he lives. (Screenshot from video)

VIDEO: Camera captures pumpkin-stealing bear in Abbotsford

Thief rolls its find through townhouse complex and then abandons it

Abbotsford resident Cam Massey was checking his overnight video surveillance footage on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 26 when he came across a clip of a bear making off with a pumpkin in the townhouse complex where he lives. (Screenshot from video)
File photo of a bear that wound up in a backyard of a Courtenay home.

What happens when a bear gets between a Vancouver Island man and his clothes

Comox Valley incident a reminder there are bears out there and you should minimize interactions

File photo of a bear that wound up in a backyard of a Courtenay home.
Black bears walk across the road near Lake Louise, Alberta, in June, 2020. An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern B.C. that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a predacious attack by a black bear. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Bear expert says B.C. attack likely a rare case of a bear treating humans as food

Attack on family that sent three people to hospital appears to be a ‘predaceous’ incident

Black bears walk across the road near Lake Louise, Alberta, in June, 2020. An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern B.C. that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a predacious attack by a black bear. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
FILE - Two women were critically injured in a black bear attack near Dawson Creek on Oct. 3, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

UPDATE: 1 injured, 2 in critical condition following bear attack in northeastern B.C.

Victims were hiking at Bear Mountain near Dawson Creek Oct. 3

FILE - Two women were critically injured in a black bear attack near Dawson Creek on Oct. 3, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Polar bears are associated with northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic. (Pixabay photo)

QUIZ: How much do you know about bears?

In the fall, hungry bears are preparing for hibernation and may be seen in orchards and urban areas

Polar bears are associated with northern Canada and other parts of the Arctic. (Pixabay photo)