Province needs to take leadership role in addressing the root causes of feral rabbit issues, say The Fur-Bearers and resolution author Saanich Councillor Teale Phelps Bondaroff.
The Fur-Bearers is offering $1,000 for the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible, should violations be determined.
The Fur-Bearers responds to statements about mink farm disease outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Black bears are killed year-round by the BC Conservation Officer Service (BC COS) but September and October can be the most deadly months – and
Welcome to the neighbourhood! The Fur-Bearers is teaming up with the Neighbourhood Welcome program to ensure newcomers to select BC communities receive important educational resources
Municipalities voted to ask the province to implement a ban on the sale, purchase, and use of rodent glue traps.
Educate your community by distributing a small number of bear door hangers to improve outcomes for wildlife!
The Fur-Bearers are offering $1,000 in connection to the incident of a black bear trapped near the Pitt River.
The Fur-Bearers sent a letter to BC Premier David Eby calling for trapping reforms after more pets injured in traps.
The Fur-Bearers has called for the University of British Columbia to suspend research project.
Charged with feeding coyotes in parks around the time of bites, resident faces $3,500 fine
Five tips for tourists to help them coexist with animals and keep British Columbia beautiful for everyone.
The Fur-Bearers surveyed municipal workers to find trends and identify gaps in service that charities can help fill.
The Fur-Bearers are reminding residents cruel or illegal trapping can lead to Wildlife Act or criminal charges. No graphic images.
Province announces permanent restrictions for the sale and use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)
The Fur-Bearers has obtained documents that detail the process of capturing wolves in British Columbia’s wolf cull.
BC Hydro announced it will trap and kill beavers upstream from the Site C dam. There is nothing humane about this despite what the company says.
Traps are damaging and leading to the loss of toes of grizzly bears, new paper shows.
A judgment has been made on The Fur-Bearers’ judicial review regarding the BC government’s issuance of a fur farm licence to a chinchilla farm.
Beavers living in the Watson Slough wetland to be killed by the provincial Crown corporation
Read our letter to the Auditor General calling for an audit of the BCCOS.
The Fur-Bearers has published data showing areas where black bears are being killed by conservation officers in British Columbia.
Regulatory changes for two rabbit species revealed in spring are now in place; root causes of issue go unaddressed.
The Fur-Bearers has collaborated with UBC students on a research project that looked at the public’s perceptions of black bears in their communities.
Formed in 1953, The Fur-Bearers (The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals) is a registered Canadian charity that protects fur-bearing animals through conservation, advocacy, research, and education. Your donation is tax-deductible. Charitable registration number: 130006125RR0002
