In a continued effort to enhance community safety and reduce bear attractants, we are excited to announce the latest phase of a cost-share program designed…
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Reconnecting the Rockies project takes step ahead
News of provincial investment to improve wildlife connectivity reason to celebrate: Conservation groups Y2Y is among the partners in the Reconnecting the Rockies road ecology…
Fencing aims to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in region
A new wildlife fencing project in the East Kootenay will help keep people and wildlife safe from highway collisions by directing animals to safe corridors…
Dire situation leads to new coalition calling for change
A new province-wide coalition is calling on the government to re-establish the province as a world leader in fish, wildlife, and habitat management. The Fish,…
Wolverine research study boosted by citizen science
Faces & Places: Doris Hausleitner Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Wildlife biologist and Selkirk College ecology instructor Doris Hausleitner has always had a…
Wildsight joins coalition demanding changes for wildlife
Conservation groups are calling on the next provincial government to take action on B.C.’s declining wildlife populations. Wildsight is one of a diverse coalition of…
Providing safe passage across Highway 3 for wildlife
Faces & Places: Randal Macnair Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program As Conservation Coordinator for the Elk Valley branch of Wildsight, Randal Macnair is…
Tireless conservation pioneer and advocate remembered
Golden resident Ellen Zimmerman passed away on Sunday, March 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ellen was a tireless advocate for conservation in the…
Wolverine Watch welcomes sightings and info
Wolverines: known to be tough by nature, are also tough to find and study. Now, for the second year in a row, recreationists in southeastern…
Report proposes safer wildlife crossings in Elk Valley
Hundreds of animals die on Highway 3 every year Two-hundred and 40 dead large animals are removed from Highway 3 through the Elk Valley every…