4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (387+ words) Lee Lefferson is still scratching his head, wondering what kind of audacity it takes for someone to shoot a heifer and butcher it on the spot. That’s what happened sometime during the night of Aug. 7 on a grazing area northwest…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (343+ words) British Columbians who have been displaced by wildfires and … A map of the affected areas provided by the BC Wildfire Service Prohibition takes effect immediately as B.C. wildfire danger remains elevated Off-road vehicle (ORV) use on Crown land throughout the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1702+ words) The snake was close. Lindsay Whitehead could hear it in the receiver strapped to her chest. For nearly an hour in the sweltering desert heat on June 30, Whitehead and cnúk Jenna Bower had crossed a sunbaked field above Osoyoos Lake,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1730+ words) The snake was close. Lindsay Whitehead could hear it in the receiver strapped to her chest. For nearly an hour in the sweltering desert heat on June 30, Whitehead and cnúk Jenna Bower had crossed a sunbaked field above Osoyoos Lake,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) Residents at Rosewood Lodge have welcomed two new feathered companions following the loss of a beloved pet bird that had become a fixture in the personal care home. The lodge recently introduced Rhondda, a blue budgie, and Harris, a green…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (889+ words) Calvert Island, east of Queen Charlotte Sound in the Central Coast region. A stretch of ocean off BC’s central coast, where salmon, herring, whales, sea otters and some of the province’s largest kelp beds share waters with fishing boats and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (431+ words) The free, family‑friendly gathering — held from 10 a.m. to noon just south of Comber on Highway 77 — marked the return of Big ‘O’ Birding, a celebration of spring migration that featured guided nature walks, children’s activities and a close‑up…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1136+ words) Opitsaht, B.C. - A cow research project is underway in the ancient village of Opitsaht within Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation (TFN) traditional territory on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The multi-year study looks at why the wild cows, or muus muus as…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (477+ words) After 53 years, the Essex Regional Conservation Authority (ERCA) is losing its local identity. In early March, the provincial government announced that it would merge Ontario’s authorities from 36 to nine. According to Essex MPP Anthony Leardi, it’s an opportunity to speed…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (605+ words) The Manitoba Wildlife Federation says it supports conservation efforts in northern Manitoba’s Seal River Watershed but is raising concerns about governance, hunting access and long-term control under a proposed protected area model. The watershed, spanning roughly 50,000 square kilometres (about eight…...