Stanley Park wildlife fine warning signs vandalized

Almost all of the signs warning people of fines for feeding wildlife have been vandalized in Vancouver’s Stanley Park over the past two weeks.

In an email to CityNews, a spokesperson for the Stanley Park Ecology Society says “Wildlife feeding is a hot topic, with the public generally unaware of the dangers of it, to the extent that signs warning the public not to feed wildlife are being vandalized – destroyed or painted in black – by those who wish to continue feeding wildlife.”

Sure enough, from Lost Lagoon to further inside the park, these yellow signs have been painted over.

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CityNews reached out to the Vancouver Park Board for more information, but didn’t hear back. While the Vancouver Police Department says it hasn’t received any reports of this issue.

In 2021, B.C. conservation officers warned people of the dangers of feeding wildlife.

At the time, that’s part of what made the coyotes living in Stanley Park unafraid of humans, leading to children and others getting bit.

And in September 2021, the Park Board approved a $500 penalty for anyone caught feeding wildlife.