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Province Asks Public to Report Poachers 04/03/06
New highway signs, a
website and a toll-free hotline for the public to report poachers and polluters
were approved by Environment Minister Barry Penner, who is attending the 50th
Annual Meeting of the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) today in Penticton. [Comments?]
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Three Men Convicted of Illegal Hunting 10/28/05
A Campbell River court has found three men guilty of illegal hunting, under the Wildlife Act. The charges were laid after a joint investigation by Campbell River conservation officers and members of the Conservation Officer Service’s Special Investigations Unit. [1 Comment]
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Hunting & Trapping Regulations Set for 2005-2006 07/08/05
Beginning this week, the 2005-06 hunting and trapping regulations are available online, through government agents’ offices, and stores where hunting and trapping licenses are sold. [Comments?]
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Guide Exam to be Administered by Government Agents 05/27/05
As of June 1, guide outfitter and angling guide exams will be administered entirely by government agents throughout British Columbia. Exam applicants will now have more direct and efficient access to the entire exam process, through any of the 59 government agent offices provincewide, and will no longer have to contact the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection’s Fish and Wildlife Recreation and Allocation Branch in Victoria as part of the process. [Comments?]
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New Conservation Officers will Help Protect Bears 03/25/05
The Province and the District of North Vancouver today announced that they are co-operating in the deployment of two conservation officers with full provincial powers to address the black bear issue on the North Shore. [8 Comments]
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Cougar Hunting Season Closes 02/02/05
The closure is guided by the regional cougar management program to reduce the potential for over-harvesting of the cougar population in the area. Typically, the season closes 72 hours after public notification once the quota of 20 female cougars has been reached. [Comments?]
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Caribou Recovery Support Funding 10/29/04
The Province has committed $800,000, and has appointed Kevin Jardine as Provincial Species-at-Risk Recovery Co-ordinator, to accelerate progress on the recovery of mountain caribou and other species at risk, Water, Land and Air Protection Minister Bill Barisoff announced. [Comments?]
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Public Assistance Requested to Solve Elk Shootings 10/28/04
The Conservation Officer Service is requesting the public’s assistance in determining who shot and left two five point Bull Elk in the Cranbrook area. One elk was shot and left at the south end of the city irrigation fields on the morning of Oct. 19. The other elk was shot, covered with branches and left on Peavine Ridge Road on the morning of Oct. 20.
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Moose Management Collaboration 10/15/04
The Province and the Tsilhqot’in Council of Chiefs are working towards an agreement for the collaborative management of moose and other wildlife in the Chilcotin region. In addition to joint game checks, which will survey hunters and their harvested game, First Nations have expressed an interest in providing information to the Regional Hunter Advisory Committee. [Comments?]
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Hunting Regulations Set for 2004-2005 07/16/04
The Province’s 2004-05 hunting and trapping regulations, published in the British Columbia Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis, are now available. Hunting and trapping regulations are based on science, using the best and latest data available. [Comments?]
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