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Food-conditioned black bear euthanized in Fort Nelson after repeated garbage raids

Fish & Wildlife Celestia Nlemvo -
A black bear was euthanized in Fort Nelson this week after repeatedly getting into garbage and becoming increasingly comfortable around people.

Funding announced for salmon hatcheries across north and central B.C.

Fish & Wildlife Darin Bain -
One of these new hatcheries will be located in Prince George along the Nechako River, another will be located on the Kitwanga River in the northwest, and the final hatchery will be located east of Williams Lake. 

Wildlife advocates call for long-term solutions as B.C. renews protection order for Salmon River

Fish & Wildlife
B.C. has issued a second protection order for the Salmon River as low water levels threaten more than 200 chinook salmon.

Lower Mainland man fined, banned from hunting after illegal moose kill near Fort Nelson

Fish & Wildlife
A Lower Mainland man has been fined nearly $7,000 and prohibited from hunting for three years after illegally killing a moose south of Fort Nelson

Road Safety at Work urges drivers to look out for wildlife

Fish & Wildlife
Road Safety at Work is reminding drivers to be on the lookout for four-legged pedestrians this spring. 

Haida Gwaii fishing guide fined $12,000 for catching too many fish, providing false documents

Fish & Wildlife
A British Columbia fishing guide has been fined $12,000 after being caught with too many fish and providing false documents to federal officers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada said Thursday.
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Uptick in black bears dispatched reported in Fort Nelson by BCCOS

Fish & Wildlife
Despite an overall downturn in the number of black bears handled by the conservation officer service, Fort Nelson reported five in 2025, compared to a lone case the year prior.  

‘They protected their students’: Teachers praised after Bella Coola bear attack

Fish & Wildlife
Twenty people were caught up in a grizzly bear attack in Bella Coola that sent three children and a teacher to hospital in Vancouver.

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