The B.C. government has proclaimed May 2016 as “Invasive Species Action Month” to help raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in the province.

The B.C. government is distributing over $1.7 million in new grants to help control the spread of invasive plants in the province.

Comments and feedback are being sought on a proposed new Access Management Area in the Pend d’Oreille Valley in the Kootenay Boundary region as part of an update to the spring 2016 edition of the B.C. Hunting and Trapping Synopsis.

The Province is once again conducting a pike reward program for anglers in southeast B.C. to help reduce the influx of invasive northern pike in the region.

The province is committed to helping local communities throughout B.C. manage deer and other wild animals in urban environments.

The provincial government has proclaimed June 9-15, 2014, as "Invasive Species Week" to help raise awareness of the economic and environmental damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if allowed to spread in British Columbia.