WildSafeBC has a new face in the Creston Valley. Trish Drinkle has joined the WildSafeBC program as the local community co-ordinator.
Following a week long training session in Kamloops, Drinkle is now about to launch a season of door-to-door campaigning, school programs, public displays and generally working with the public to help “keep wildlife wild and our communities safe.” WildSafeBC has found that if wildlife is kept from becoming food-conditioned or habituated to the presence of humans, then it retains its natural wariness of humans and the potential for conflict can be greatly reduced.
WildSafeBC provides conflict reduction advice for all types of wildlife — everything including bears, coyotes, cougars, deer, raccoons and even rattlesnakes for those communities that have them.
Drinkle encourages residents to go WildSafeBC’s interactive mapping program at at warp.wildsafebc.com to see where, when and why wildlife has been seen in their neighbourhood.
Residents concerned about wildlife in their community or persons wishing to book Drinkle for a presentation at an event can contact her at selkirkpurcell@wildsafebc.com or 250-428-2327.
WildSafeBC gratefully acknowledges the support of Columbia Basin Trust and the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Without their support this valuable program would not exist.
—WILDSAFE BC