WildSafeBC Columbia Valley
914 8th Avenue V0A1k0 Invermere, BC, Canada

WildSafeBC wishes you the best for the holidays! This #wildwednesday, please enjoy a collection of calming winter wildlife videos. Turn up the volume, sit back, and enjoy!

There are 3 wild canines in BC - coyotes, wolves, and foxes. Do you know how to identify them? Watch this #wildwednesday to learn.

WildSafeBC's WildSafe Ranger contest is now closed and we are so pleased to have over 200 entries from throughout the province. We want to thank all of the par...ents that assisted their children in participating and also the dedicated teachers and staff from schools in Campbell River, Cowichan Valley, and Princeton. Stay tuned as the winner will be announced soon! See more

With the onset of winter, many people are thinking about once again feeding the birds. Watch this #wildwednesday for a couple of good tips on how to feed them responsibly to avoid other unwanted guests.

We have many names for the various groups of animals - these names are called collective nouns. For this #wildwednesday, we have compiled a short clip with some of the standard names and some of the less known names. How many do you know?

Living with Wild Turkeys ! To keep wildlife wild, it is important not to feed them. Feeding wild turkeys on your property and attracting them to your property can cause turkeys to become habituated. To keep wildlife wild, it is important not to feed them. Feeding of wild turkeys on your property and attracting them to your property can cause turkeys to become habituated. Wild turkeys that become conditioned to human foods, and habituated to people, are likely to cause damage ...to property (vehicles, houses, trees, and yards). Wild turkeys may attempt to dominate people. This is the natural pecking order in how the turkey’s function with their groups. If the turkeys are not scared off property and food is provided, they may attempt to dominate and become aggressive to humans. Possession, propagation, importation, sale, purchase, or release of game-farm wild turkeys in British Columbia is unlawful. Prevent domestic turkeys from mingling and breeding with wild birds. Free-ranging hybrids between wild turkeys and domestic birds often result in birds becoming a nuisance.