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In The Media

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Castanet: Dumped vehicles – Unclear guidelines on abandoned vehicles move RDOS to clarify policy for residents (BCWF Conservation App mentioned)

Friends of Kootenay Lake Podcast Series: Wetland Conservation & Restoration: A Glimpse at the State of Wetlands in BC (Interview with Neil Fletcher, Manager of Conservation Stewardship at BCWF)

Castlegar News: Kootenay Lake local wins $1,000 in gift certificates

E-Know: Kootenay Lake local November KLAIP winner

The Nelson Daily: Kootenay Lake fisherman Rick Taylor November winner in KLAIP

The Castlegar Source: Kootenay Lake fisherman Rick Taylor November winner in KLAIP

Vancouver Sun: Destroyed grizzly was not a candidate for relocation (BCWF mentioned)
See requested FOI – Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Natural Resources

Steelhead Voices: Pinnipeds – Models and Realities (BCWF mentioned)

Infotel Multimedia: Harbour seals prime suspect in decline of steelhead populations in Thompson watershed (BCWF mentioned)

E-Know: BCWF pushes ongoing awareness of CWD

Castlegar Source: Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program October winner announced

Northern Sentinel: In Our Valley (article about Mike Langegger, BCWF Director)

Nelson Star: BC conservation coalition demands changes for wildlife

Trail Times: Northern pikeminnow, a growing concern on Kootenay Lake

Vancouver Sun: B.C. Election: Wilderness groups sound alarm as caribou, steelhead and salmon hit new lows

The Osprey: Hear No Evil – Canada’s Broken Department of Fisheries and Oceans (by Jesse Zeman, BCWF Director of Wildlife and Fish Restoration Program & Harvey Andrusak, BCWF Past President)

The Province: COVID-19: B.C.’s economic restart plan includes $27M for watershed protection

The Prince George Citizen: Bears and wolves to be hunted by Tahltan in B.C.’s northwest (quotes by Jesse Zeman, Director of Wildlife and Fish Restoration at BCWF)

Terrace Standard & The Northern View: Anger growing among B.C. salmon anglers shut out of public fishery (quotes by Bill Bosch, BCWF President)

Kootenay Lake Now: Mandatory testing aims to keep B.C. free from chronic wasting disease

The Nelson Daily: Angler Incentive program a huge success

Trail Times: Kootenay angler’s program off to a great start

Castlegar Source: Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program: Catch a contest entry with your fish

Victoria News: App for Reporting Poaching, trespassing gains steam in B.C.

Kimberley Bulletin: 2019 Hunting and Wildlife Management Summary

Times Colonist: Does Killing Animals to Save animals Make Sense?

Vancouver Sun: Thirteen Grizzlies Illegally Killed in the past 2 years despite ban on hunting the Bears

Surrey Now Leader: Guided Walk Marks World Wetlands Day

B.C. Government News: Gaming grants support wetlands restoration, protection

Vancouver Sun: B.C.’s battle to save endangered steelhead shrouded in secrecy

Vancouver Sun: Douglas Todd: British Columbians fight U.S. billionaire for the ‘right to roam’ in the wild

Abby News: Threats to the Fraser river at a ‘new zenith,’ says river conservationist

Global News: New report says Fraser River is most endangered waterway in B.C.

Vancouver Sun: Fraser River the most critically endangered river in B.C: Outdoor Council

B.C. Government News: Hunters, guide outfitters to benefit from regulatory changes

CBC: Some B.C. salmon runs face ‘meaningful chance of extinction’ after landslide, despite rescue mission

Vancouver Sun: Number of Steelhead trout spawning in Thompson and Chilcotin watersheds is lowest in over 40 years

The Nelson Daily: Government says hunters guide outfitters benefit regulatory changes

Kamloops This Week: Steelhead numbers at yet another all time low

Times Colonist: It’s time to invest in BC’s water security

Coast Mountain News: Salmon Arm residents trail cam captures wolverine

Vancouver Sun: Caribou numbers up 49 per cent after four-year wolf cull

Global News: Cubs orphaned after mother bear illegally shot and killed in B.C. Interior

City News 1130: Critics say Federal Government is wiping out commercial pink salmon fisheries

The Province: Federal-provincial steelhead recovery plan mired in dysfunction

Global News: Conservationists fight to protect Herrling Island

Buzz Sprout: The Outdoor Narrative

CBC: Genetic study of sockeye salmon in B.C. river suggests 75% decline since 1913

Penticton Western News: Help keep the Similkameen River clean

Kimberley Bulletin: Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program funds East Kootenay restoration projects

Energetic City: Morfee Elementary School in Mackenzie receives funding for wetland project

The Progress: Decision to protect island in the Fraser River lauded

Quesnel Observer: Quesnel groups provide input into 2020 provincial budget

Rossland Telegraph: A FREE Workshop: Wetlands and what to do about them

Eagle Valley News: Column: Fishing Derby a family favourite on Father’s Day

Times Colonist: Jack Knox: Go outside, get a sense of Huck Finn’s world

Summerland Review: BC Wildlife Federation Elects a New President

Energetic City: MP Bob Zimmer – Weekly Report – BC Wildlife Federation’s AGM

Energetic City: B.C. Wildlife Federation holding 63rd Annual General Meeting and Convention in Fort St. John

Vernon youth wins award at B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Annual Gala

Victoria News: Young B.C. angler wins top award for catching fish two-thirds his own height

Creston Valley Advance: Creston Valley Rod and Gun Club celebrate centennial

Kamloops This Week: Stuck Thompson steelhead can’t access spawning grounds

Hope Standard: Last of Interior Fraser Steelhead further imperiled by DFO inaction, says BC Wildlife Federation

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal: Repairs to Bonaparte River fishway a ‘huge priority’ for DFO

Vancouver Sun: Wildlife conflict: B.C. communities overrun by urban deer herds

Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal: Declining mule deer numbers prompts study

Global News: B.C. hunting community shoots back at calls to end wildlife killing contests

Vancouver Sun: Wildlife group urges B.C. to ban hunting of big cats

Vancouver Courier: Wild salmon plan panned by conservation groups

Vancouver Sun: DFO buried scientists’ concerns about endangered steelhead, B.C. deputy minister says

Vancouver Sun: The herbicide glyphosate persists in wild, edible plants: B.C. study

Global News: National park opponents call for extension to public consultation period

BC Local News: Column: Human activity having impact on outdoor activities

Energetic City: MP Bob Zimmer – Weekly Report – Southern Mountain Caribou Closures Town Hall

Energetic City: More public consultation needed for Caribou Recovery Program

Cowichan Valley Citizen: Resident angered over B.C. government trapping deer for research

Pique News Magazine: COS needs eyewitnesses to advance investigation into bear feeding

CBC: B.C. game hunter’s trail of deadly blunders results in 10-year ban

CBC: DFO investigating critical fish habitat destruction in B.C.’s ‘Heart of the Fraser’