Recent media reports suggest an increase in coyote activity in the Kitsilano area. Today, the Park Board has an opportunity to be proactive and prevent negative encounters by mitigating problematic human behaviour and ensuring ecologically sound management practices are in place.
Regulation changes under British Columbia’s Fur Farm Regulation take effect on April 1, 2023.
Wildlife protection organization calls for immediate moratorium and audit of 2021-2022 wolf cull activities
New documents obtained by The Fur-Bearers reveal that government contractors are killing wolf pups in British Columbia’s wolf cull.
The Government of British Columbia hires contractors to shoot wolves from helicopters. Should the public trust the government when it says this is humane?
Polling by BC SPCA shows vast support, one year after closures announced due to public health concerns.
An amendment to the Wildlife Act has been proposed that would protect bear dens across British Columbia.
Province announces permanent restrictions for the sale and use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)
The Fur-Bearers has obtained new documents that reveal how wolves are being killed by government contractors in BC’s remote wilderness.
Skinniness should not be a death sentence for bear cubs in British Columbia. The Fur-Bearers is calling for change to protect young bears.
The Fur-Bearers has obtained documents that detail the process of capturing wolves in British Columbia’s wolf cull.
From COVID-19 oubreaks to impacts on the environment, this post compiles research published in 2022 about fur farming in Canada.
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.
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
Our bear awareness door hangers are hitting doors in communities across British Columbia and Canada!
Read our letter to the Auditor General calling for an audit of the BCCOS.
Government statistics show the areas where bears are most often killed by BC Conservation Officers.
The Fur-Bearers has published data showing areas where black bears are being killed by conservation officers in British Columbia.
Read about a wolverine research project conducted in the heart of the Rocky Mountains
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.
Changes to Wildlife Act regulations are coming. Read what this might mean for Cottontail and European rabbits in BC.
Read The Fur-Bearers’ submission on proposed changes to the use of rodenticides in British Columbia
The Fur-Bearers’ petition calling for the end of fur farming in British Columbia has made its way to the legislature!
Established in 1953, The Fur-Bearers is a charitable, non-partisan organization whose goals are to end the commercial fur trade and promote solutions for wildlife coexistence in communities. Your donation is tax-deductible. Charitable registration number: 130006125RR0002
