Tag: Lisa Thomson

WildSafeBC Nelson community co-ordinator Lisa Thomson has resigned after five seasons, following a month marked by the deaths of two grizzly bears and what she describes as a wave of misinformation and personal attacks online.

Two grizzly yearlings relocated from the Nelson area earlier this month are now frequenting the Christina Lake area, according to WildSafeBC Nelson. 

A young bear has been euthanized in Nelson after repeated break-ins and access to unsecured garbage and homes.

Wildlife activity is picking up again in Nelson, particularly in the Fairview area, where a bear has reportedly been accessing unsecured garbage. As a result, WildsafeBC is reminding residents and businesses to do their part in reducing wildlife attractants.

The grizzly sow relocated from Nelson’s Mountain Station a few years ago is back - this time with three new cubs in tow.

A bump in berry crops up in the mountains has kept bears out of Nelson this summer. 

WildSafeBC Nelson has confirmed that a number of bears frequenting the city in the spring and early summer were...

Nelson’s WildSafe community coordinator, Lisa Thomson, is urging bear-smart habits after conservation officers were forced to fatally remove a...