There's been a lot of wildlife issues around Greater Vernon the last few weeks, highlighting what some residents feel is a lack of conservation officers in the area. Coyote problems have surfaced in Okanagan Landing and a recent cougar attack killed eight alpacas (al-pack-ahs) in Lavington. MLA Eric Foster agrees there's a shortage of officers but he's not sure it will result in more funding. Foster says "everybody thinks they should be more of a priority as far as funding goes, and we've got lot of issues. Foster says he's raised the issue with the Environment Ministry. There's three C-O's based out of Vernon who cover a wide area from Cherryville to Oyama and the Shuswap.
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