The BC Supreme Court has upheld the 30-day jail sentence and $11,000 penalty imposed against Ryan Millar for shooting a bear cub and sow in his Tofino backyard in 2021. tinyurl.com/yj9yr54f

South Okanagan COS are investigating after receiving reports of mud bogging causing damage to the environment on the shores of Darke Lake in the Summerland area on Sunday, April 13. Anyone with information is asked to call the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277. #BCCOS #RAPP

Bear Attack | Conservation Officers are investigating a black bear attack in #Whistler last night. tinyurl.com/3er73dav #BCCOS

A #Cherryville man received a $4,500 penalty and 2-year hunting ban for poaching a pregnant cow moose. tinyurl.com/5f4utaab #BCCOS

A Prince Rupert area man received an $8, 050 penalty for unlawfully killing wildlife in northern BC. tinyurl.com/2hr69jwv #BCCOS

CO’s conducted angling and boating safety patrols on #OkanaganLake Remember to #knowbeforeyougo and be safe out there. #BCCOS

A #Creston area resident received a $3,696 administrative penalty after the BC CO Service found them burning prohibited material including carpets, electrical wire, insulation, plastics, polystyrene foam, treated wood products & other demolition type waste. shorturl.at/IptIq

Retirement| After 35 years with the #BCCOS Insp. Andy MacKay, Restorative Justice and First Nations Relations, is retiring. Read more about his vast contributions to our agency and beyond here: tinyurl.com/bddm4w3f Thank you, Andy. We’ll mark you 10-35.

Congratulations to BC’s newest Invasive Mussel Defence Program (IMDP) Field Inspectors! These new #BCCOS staff will join 27 returning field inspectors to operate watercraft inspection stations, as well as roving crews. tinyurl.com/2ekhks4s #BCCOS #AIS #CleanDrainDry

A #Kelowna man received a $13,000 penalty and three-year sheep hunting ban for the illegal harvest of a bighorn ram near #Lillooet tinyurl.com/m2a7dusr #BCCOS