Skip to content

Animal Stories

Squamish video highlights potential bear encounter risks for pets and people

Squamish video highlights potential bear encounter risks for pets and people

Learn from experts how bears perceive dogs and what steps pet owners can take to avoid potentially dangerous situations in bear country.
Read more >
'Distressed' Port Coquitlam black bear gorged himself on apples

'Distressed' Port Coquitlam black bear gorged himself on apples

PORT COQUITLAM — Multiple reports were made earlier in September about a "distressed" bear dubbed "Romeo."
Read more >
Another coyote attack in Prince George; officer warns people not to feed or approach them

Another coyote attack in Prince George; officer warns people not to feed or approach them

'They just don’t act like this unless they are being hand-fed,' BC Conservation officer Eamon McArthur said
Read more >
This year's top dog at a Port Moody brewery is the cat's meow

This year's top dog at a Port Moody brewery is the cat's meow

This is the second year Yellow Dog Brewing has featured a contest to raise money for BC SPCA.
Read more >
Penticton cat hitches ride to Dawson Creek

Penticton cat hitches ride to Dawson Creek

The unidentified feline hitched a 1,100-kilometre ride north to Dawson Creek on a trailer.
Read more >
Photos: YVR therapy dogs bring smiles to travellers' faces

Photos: YVR therapy dogs bring smiles to travellers' faces

Four-legged ambassadors from the Less Airport Stress Initiative are available five days a week
Read more >
Raptor love: Getting up close and personal with birds of prey

Raptor love: Getting up close and personal with birds of prey

The Raptors, an educational and tourism facility on an 11-acre spread north of Duncan, is marking its 20th year in operation
Read more >
Owner fined $500 after off-leash dog chases heron at Cadboro Bay Beach

Owner fined $500 after off-leash dog chases heron at Cadboro Bay Beach

The owner asked the Environmental Protection Tribunal of Canada to overturn the fine, which was high because the incident occurred in the Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary, but the tribunal upheld it
Read more >
'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

'I had a 200-pound animal in my hands:' Island MLA recovering after battling deer

When Parksville-Qualicum MLA Adam Walker saw a buck attacking his yellow lab, he grabbed it by the antlers
Read more >
North Vancouver cat takes city’s rat problem into his own paws

North Vancouver cat takes city’s rat problem into his own paws

With no known history of mousing, Leon has culled at least 20 rats since news broke about an infestation in North Van's Victoria Park
Read more >