Provincial wildlife biologist Holger Bohm and biosecurity expert Jessica Russel will present options to mitigate the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, a fatal illness affecting…
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Culling and testing needed due to CWD says BCWF
As new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) are discovered, the provincial government must take new steps to contain its spread, the BC Wildlife Federation…
Discovery threatens Kootenay Lake fisheries: BCWF
Invasive parasite that causes Whirling Disease confirmed The presence of whirling disease in Kootenay Lake underlines how vulnerable British Columbia’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater fisheries…
BCWF urges funding for CWD fight
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is urging the provincial government to increase funding for surveillance and testing after a third case of Chronic Wasting Disease was…
BCWF Fishty-Fifty jackpot $175k and rising
The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Fishty-Fifty jackpot has surged to $175,000 with weeks still to grow. Our last winner took home more than $200,000 tax…
Jasper fire is a five-alarm wake-up call for B.C.
By Jesse Zeman How many more Jaspers, how many more Lyttons, before we wake up? I am living with my family in a rental home…
Wildlife Act fines should benefit wildlife
Submitted by B.C. Wildlife Federation The B.C. Wildlife Federation applauds new stiffer penalties for infractions of the Wildlife Act, but we are concerned that the…
BCWF lottery funds habitat restoration and innovation
Each ticket in the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Spring Conservation Lottery & Fishty Fifty supports wildlife and the environment. Imagine your outdoor adventures aboard a new…
B.C. and partners step up fight against invasive mussels
The annual battle against keeping invasive mussels out of B.C. continues. The B.C. government, Columbia Basin Trust, BC Hydro and conservation organizations announced April 30…
Chronic Wasting Disease discovery a great fear realized
The B.C. Wildlife Branch reports that cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been confirmed in two deer in the Kootenay region, south of Cranbrook….