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Individual "educated" after forcing goslings off 4th floor of B. C. apartment
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (287+ words) Published 10: 15 am Thursday, April 23, 2026 An individual was shown forcing geese and goslings off the fourth floor of The Madison building in Kelowna on Wednesday morning, April 22. (@lifewithsonduren/Instagram) A Kelowna man who forced goslings to fall four floors onto the…...
Two bald eagles rescued from power line after mid-air fight in Surrey, B. C.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (196+ words) Published 1: 17 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Delta-based OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitiation Society, BC Hydro and Surrey Fire Services worked together to free the birds. (OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society/ Facebook) BC Hydro said in a social media post that the two eagles…...
IN OUR VIEW: Batty for bats
2+ week, 5+ day ago (410+ words) Published 11: 45 am Saturday, April 4, 2026 Protecting bats is good for the bats, and for people. (Cory Olson/Black Press Media files) Most of us don't think about bats very much. But with the weather getting warmer, and the mosquitoes soon to…...
Langford diver goes deep in the Saanich Inlet to reveal ancient species
2+ week, 5+ day ago (467+ words) Published 5: 30 am Saturday, April 4, 2026 Langford diver Ryan Swan takes the steps necessary to go deep in the Saanich Inlet, and find the rare and elusive glass sponges " living remnants of ancient reef systems that once dominated prehistoric oceans. (Courtesy Ryan…...
Injured beaver from Williams Lake transported to Smithers rescue
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (674+ words) Published 5: 25 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 The critically injured beaver rescued from Scout Island on Sunday, March 29 in Williams Lake is currently receiving treatment at Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers. (Northern Lights Wildlife Society/Facebook) A beaver, possibly mauled by dogs,…...
Baby bear cub rescued near Kamloops on World Bear Day
4+ week, 1+ day ago (878+ words) Published 4: 50 pm Tuesday, March 24, 2026 A little bear cub was rescued near Heffley Lake on March 23, 2026, on World Bear Day. The cub was transported to Smithers where he will be cared for by the Northern Lights Wildlife Society until being released…...
Threatfuli: Meet Revelstoke's internationally acclaimed butterfly guy
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (1209+ words) Published 10: 00 am Monday, March 23, 2026 Dave Threatful, 80, at the Revelstoke Review office Sept. 11, 2025, with a copy of Butterflies of British Columbia, which was published in 2001 and references his namesake species, Polygonia oreas threatfuli. (Evert Lindquist/Revelstoke Review) Walking around downtown Revelstoke…...
SHARE: Nesting tree is gone
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (137+ words) Langley Advance Times SHARE: Nesting tree is gone Published 9: 00 am Saturday, March 21, 2026 A tree, which was home to a pair of bald eagles and their babies each spring, is no longer. Every time John O'Connor, a Langley resident for some…...
Under renovation: Bird boxes disappear from B. C. waterway
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (708+ words) Published 5: 45 am Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Pilings in Tod Inlet are usually home to dozens of bird boxes, specifically designed to house purple martins " the largest swallow in North America " to aid in recovery from a severe population decline in the mid…...
Groundbreaking Tofino kelp restoration project aimed at creating salmon habitat
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (833+ words) Published 2: 30 pm Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation has partnered with Redd Fish Restoration Society (Redd Fish) and West Coast Kelp Ltd. to undertake a large-scale kelp restoration project on the Pacific Coast. The total project budget is roughly $240, 000 with a…...