B.C. officers now allowed to kill abandoned domestic sheep to protect wild animals

Muzammil Hussain April 30, 2026

Two lambs in tall grass beside a ewe, fence in foreground.

In a statement, the province says it has changed how domestic sheep are classified under the Wildlife Act in order to prevent disease from being transmitted in what could be large-scale die-offs in wild herds.

In a statement, the province says it has changed how domestic sheep are classified under the Wildlife Act in order to prevent disease from being transmitted in what could be large-scale die-offs in wild herds. Two lambs in tall grass beside a ewe, fence in foreground.

In a statement, the province says it has changed how domestic sheep are classified under the Wildlife Act in order to prevent disease from being transmitted in what could be large-scale die-offs in wild herds.

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