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Do you have a passion for wildlife and making a difference in your community? WildSafeBC is currently looking for people like you to join our team. WildSafeBC is the provincial leader in preventing conflict through collaboration, education and community solutions. This season our program delivery will be modified to ensure the continued safety of our staff and the public. We are currently hiring in a number of communities including: Alberni Valley, Castlegar, Cariboo Regional... District, Village of Cumberland, Kamloops, Kaslo, New Denver, qathet Regional District, Rossland/Trail, Squamish Lillooet Regional District, Vanderhoof, Hitach-Macoah. Other communities will be posted soon. If you're interested in making a real difference in reducing human-wildlife conflicts where you live, please visit https://bccf.com/opportunities/employment to learn more about these opportunities. #keepwildlifewild

In this #SaturdaySpotlight we highlight the efforts of residents in 100 Mile House and Williams Lake that reduce the chances of attracting bears to their proper...ty by keeping their garbage bins clean and smell-free. These families in the Cariboo Regional District provide a great example of how to #keepwildlifewild and communities safe. See more

We have featured a diversity of wildlife throughout four seasons of WildSafeBC's Wild Wednesdays videos. This video marks the 200th episode! We hope you have enjoyed and learned from these videos. How many species can you name?

Well the pandemic didn't slow down the number of great entries that we had for our Wildlife Photography competition. We can only show a small sampling of the su...bmissions in this week's #WildWednesday, but we were blown away by the quality and variety of photos received. How many of the species portrayed can you name? See more

This #WildWednesday, we're talking about the bighorn sheep rut, which occurs from about mid-October to mid-November. During this time they are fun to watch as t...hey are congregated in large groups. It is also very important for photographers and wildlife watchers to give the sheep plenty of space and to try to minimize their interaction with the sheep at this time. Responsible watching includes allowing the sheep to move away without being pursued in an attempt to get "that perfect shot." See more

By observing how wildlife behaves we can learn how to stay safe ourselves when out in nature. #WildWednesday

This week's #SaturdaySpotlight we'd like to recognize a couple of our WildSafe Rangers. These two young boys have picked up garbage that a bear had scattered around Kimberley. Thank you both for your hard work in showing how we can all do our part to help keep wildlife wild.

The yellow pine chipmunk is one of four species of chipmunks found in BC and, as this week's #WildWednesday will show you, is a lot of fun to watch.

Today's #SaturdaySpotlight goes to Mary Anne Court and the residents and staff of Victoria House, Princeton. They are now better securing their wildlife attract...ants after building a garbage storage shed. Keeping garbage secure and inaccessible to bears and other wildlife is a key part of reducing human-wildlife conflict. Thank you for keeping our wildlife wild and community safe! See more

An improperly positioned trail camera had our images shooting just above where we wanted the camera - but we managed to get a lot of other incidental animals co...ming by to check out the den. Remember that rattlesnakes only bite defensively and as long as you don't startle them, or get too close, they will leave you alone. #WildWednesday See more

This week’s #SaturdaySpotlight highlights the efforts by Lindsay and Jeff in Invermere to reduce conflicts with bears, deer and other wildlife. Using a combinat...ion of physical and electric fencing, they are able to protect their investment and hard work while avoiding attracting wildlife to their garden and bee hives. Food sustainability goes hand in hand with reducing wildlife conflicts. Thank you for helping to keep wildlife wild and your community safe. See more

For this week's #WildWednesday, we thought it would be interesting to share the fate of two of our trail cameras that we had out for a couple of weeks in the in...terior of the province. Both cameras had a visit from an inquisitive bear that repositioned the cameras - one with good results, the other with not so stellar results! See more

The WildSafeBC Program relies on volunteers to help us successfully deliver valuable education to residents all over the province. We were lucky to have Gerad H...ales dedicate his time at the Kamloops Farmers’ Market, spreading the word on how we can coexist with wildlife. Thank you Gerad and to all the other past and present WildSafeBC volunteers! #SaturdaySpotlight See more

Did you know that deer and moose don't have horns? They have antlers. Animals like bighorn sheep, mountain goats and antelope all have horns and this week's #WildWednesday video lets you see some of the differences.

This #SaturdaySpotlight shines a light on another successful collaboration between WildSafeBC and other local partners to effectively prevent wildlife conflicts... in local communities. Camping is a popular activity in the Pacific Rim but it is also home to bears and other wildlife. Food caches are an excellent strategy to keep food secure and campsites safe but a motivated bear can potentially breach a wooden structure. Jonathan Cross, CEO of the Ucluelet First Nation Group of Companies and Manager of Wya Campground, wanted to ensure that the campground’s three food cache buildings did not lead to food-conditioning bears. Installing electric fencing is a safe and effective way to deter bears and avoid conflicts. Thanks to generous funding from the Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot and Yuuuiath Government - Ucluelet First Nation, electric fencing materials were purchased and installed. Technical support was provided by Jeff Marley from Margo Supplies and facilitated by local WildSafeBC Pacific Rim coordinator Bob Hansen and Wildsafebc Hitacu-Macoah coordinator Marianne Paquette. Campground staff Lyndal and Mitchell Hayward provided essential help for the installation with tools, brushing and labour. It was a great opportunity to gain firsthand experience in electric fencing construction and learn about how to maintain the systems. Lyndal and Mitchell will be providing education to the campers on how the electric fencing helps keep bears wild and the campers safe. Educational signage is currently being developed in partnership with WildSafeBC and the Yuuuiat Government.