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Author: Dawn Walton

Recovering newspaper reporter.

‘Tis the season … for wildlife to get tangled in Christmas decorations

December 2, 2023

Those who live near — or in — wildlife habitats have learned how to get along with bears, elk and other Rocky Mountain critters….

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Freedom for Liberty and Bell as U.S. President Biden grants Thanksgiving turkey pardons

November 20, 2023

Liberty and Bell can count their lucky stars they won’t be featured on any Thanksgiving table this year. The pair of turkeys was pardoned…

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Alpaca on the lam corralled by RCMP in British Columbia after “late-night unescorted jaunt”

November 12, 2023

Chewy’s owner figured the 3-year-old alpaca may have gotten frightened and jumped the fence of his Nanaimo, B.C.-area home, which led to what RCMP…

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“Bird bandit” of Virginia finally arrested for strong-armed robbery

November 9, 2023

Virginia’s so-called “bird bandit,” who was captured on video toting three parrots shortly after a man was robbed at knifepoint, has now been arrested…

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Dog helps find feline friend trapped at the bottom of a mine

November 5, 2023

For six days Mowgli the cat was missing — that was until his canine friend, Daisy, sniffed him out stuck down a deep mineshaft…

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RIP Bobi: World’s oldest dog passes away at age 31

October 23, 2023

At 31-and-a-half-years-old, Bobi lived more than twice the lifespan of most dogs on the planet. And for it, Bobi earned a Guinness World Record…

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RIP: Esther The Wonder Pig, the Ontario hog who inspired the world, has died

October 19, 2023

She was supposed to be a micro piglet, but Esther was a full-sized pig normally bound for the slaughterhouse, who instead grew into The…

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Sea lion (briefly) escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo during New York City flood event

October 1, 2023

A female sea lion named Sally managed to escape her pool at the Central Park Zoo as record-setting rain in New York City flooded…

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Pickup truck trashed by charging elk during rutting season in Jasper National Park

September 24, 2023

When wildlife officials warn visitors to stay away — very far away — from elk during rutting season, they really mean it. And here’s…

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Crocodiles skip doggie meal and instead nudge stray pooch to safety in river in India

September 23, 2023

A stray dog seemingly doomed either to be torn apart by a pack of feral dogs or devoured by crocodiles, instead was “nudged and…

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