Bears take the brunt of negative human behaviour in BC
During the time frame of 2015 to 2019, 2,490 black bears were destroyed by the Conservation Officer Service.
by Merritt Herald | Oct 5, 2020
During the time frame of 2015 to 2019, 2,490 black bears were destroyed by the Conservation Officer Service.
by Merritt Herald | Oct 25, 2017
B.C. NDP government focused on grizzly trophy hunt Degradation of habitat from forestry, oil and...
by Merritt Herald | May 31, 2016
Illegal anglers have been put on notice by a joint effort from the B.C. Conservation Officers...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 18, 2016
Editor: It was a great history lesson about all the animals being hunted to extinction all over...
by Merritt Herald | Oct 8, 2015
If you read newspapers regularly or watch the news on TV you couldn’t miss all the hoopla about...
by Merritt Herald | Apr 23, 2015
The B.C. government has killed 11 wolves in the South Selkirk Mountains and another 73 in the...
by Merritt Herald | Apr 23, 2015
Few animals have adapted to urban living better than raccoons. The bandit-faced, fluffy-tailed...
by Merritt Herald | Mar 19, 2015
It is no secret that organizations like Ducks Unlimited, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the...
by Merritt Herald | Mar 17, 2015
Residents placing their garbage out too early for pickup could soon find themselves with a $100...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 18, 2015
A rare February bear sighting in Merritt has the conservation office reminding people to manage...
by Merritt Herald | Jan 29, 2015
VICTORIA – When the B.C. government last resorted to shooting wolves from helicopters in the...
by Merritt Herald | Oct 14, 2014
Students at several local schools received a lesson in conservation last week. The students...
by Merritt Herald | Oct 2, 2014
Dear people of Merritt, On Sept. 23, four bears had to be put down. All of these could have been...
by Merritt Herald | Sep 30, 2014
Four bears habituated to humans were euthanized by a Merritt conservation officer last Tuesday...
by Merritt Herald | Aug 5, 2014
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has raised the $3.4 million it needs for a conservation project...
by Merritt Herald | May 20, 2014
On Sunday, May 4, my wife Heidi and I went to the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club shooting range...
by Merritt Herald | Jan 30, 2014
Members of the Nicola Naturalist Society will continue to monitor tiny toadlets as they migrate...
by Merritt Herald | Oct 2, 2013
Every fall as the days become shorter and the nights get cooler, bears migrate into the city in an...