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URBAN DEER TRANSLOCATION
Bait stations being set up in Kimberley C AROLYN GR ANT
Residents of Kimberley have become familiar with the bylaw prohibiting the feeding of deer within the city and evidence suggests that it has worked. Far Michael Andres SalvadorBejarano is suspected in a recent home invasion
Police arrest home invasion suspect
fewer people are feeding deer than there were four or five years ago. However, if you come across bait stations with hay in some local green spaces in
the next week or so, do not be alarmed — no one is breaking the law. The temporary bait stations are part of the translocation trial project, which is about to begin in the East Koote-
nay. Kimberley City Council adjusted the feeding bylaw this week to allow for the bait stations in this one case. The translocation trial project will be con-
ducted by VAST Resource Solutions and Ministry biologists and veterinarians. Female deer (does) will be captured by tranquilizer darts or in non-collapsible Clover traps. The
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Other suspect believed to be in Calgary area TRE VOR CR AWLEY
An arrest has been made by Cranbrook RCMP following a recent home invasion, however, another arrest warrant has been issued for a second suspect believed to be involved in the incident. On Thursday, Cranbrook RCMP requested the public’s assistance in locating Michael Andres Salvador-Bejarano, a 24-year-old male believed to be in the Calgary area.
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BARRY COULTER PHOTO
Belle Star took the stage at the Studio Stage Door in Cranbrook, Wednesday, Feb. 10, to open the Spring 2016 Cranbrook Live Concert series. This series is the fourth Cranbrook Live Concert series, which began in the fall of 2014. Up next is in the series is John Wort Hannam, March 10. Left to right: Miranda Mulholland, Stephanie Cadman and Kendel Carson. Opening up for Belle Star was Wild Honey of Cranbrook, featuring Jess Niedermayer, Laura Cain and Shelby Knudsen (see Page 3).
MADE EASY!
mule deer will be transported to winter ranges in the East Kootenays where mule deer populations are in decline. The City has contributed $10,000 towards the East Kootenay Urban Deer Translocation Trial Project, partnering with the District of Elkford, the District of Invermere, and the City of Cranbrook, Upper Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Program, BC Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resources, Animal Alliance of Canada, and local wildlife clubs who have also contributed funding. Of the mule deer captured, 28 does will be fitted with GPS collars between the 4 communities. The GPS collars will report the does location twice per day, and the study will determine mortality rates, distance travelled, and home ranges. Sites selected for darting are larger green spaces away from private property. The City asks you to avoid these areas if you come across them, especially while walking dogs. The public can expect to see field crews with low-velocity dart guns in these areas while capture work is in progress. In order to reduce the stress on the captured deer, the City requests that the public avoid altogether the deer and the translocation crew.
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