April 18, 2024 Fernie’s Bears are Emerging With spring having arrived in Fernie, temperatures are rising, the snowpack is melting, and another ski season is drawing to […] Read more
February 14, 2024 Chronic Wasting Disease in the Kootenays The Province is responding to the first cases of chronic wasting disease in British Columbia, found in two deer samples from the Kootenay Region. Read more
October 19, 2023 Elk Valley deadliest spot for grizzlies in North America A recent study published in Conservation Science and Practice points to the Elk Valley as having the highest mortality rate […] Read more
October 03, 2023 Celebrate bats during Halloween Celebrate bats during Halloween, as Halloween approaches images of scary bats become commonplace. This is the perfect time of year […] Read more
September 17, 2023 Bear sightings are increasing As fall approaches bear sightings are increasing and this season there are obvious reasons. This season we are seeing increases […] Read more
July 29, 2023 Thank you for protecting Radium bighorn sheep After decades of bighorn sheep being killed by traffic just south of Radium, a wildlife overpass will finally be built […] Read more
May 16, 2023 Recognize a Deserving Educator Do you know an educator in the Columbia Basin who demonstrates excellence in environmental education? The Columbia Basin Environmental Education […] Read more
March 27, 2023 Goats and winter recreation So you’re skiing up the skin track, head down. You finally break out past the trees into the alpine and […] Read more
February 10, 2023 Elk Valley Grizzly Killer Pleads Guilty An Elk Valley resident received a $15,152 penalty and 10-year hunting ban for shooting and killing a grizzly bear sow […] Read more
January 17, 2023 Grizzlies, strawberries and the connection to us Acclaimed author, naturalist and biologist Douglas Chadwick is touring the Kootenays this February to share his latest book, Four Fifths […] Read more
December 08, 2022 COP15 presents turning point for Canadian conservation Five local mountain caribou herds have been extirpated (locally extinct) in the last 10 years due to habitat loss. Read more
November 30, 2022 Bear Cub Rescued in Fernie A little orphaned black bear cub was rescued in Fernie and sent to Northern Lights Wildlife Society (NLWS) in Smithers. […] Read more