Two mummified lion cubs found

August 11, 2021

Discovered one year apart, two cave lions were separated by thousands of years, but met the same fate: being fossilized due to some disaster….

Baby squirrel survival story signals warning about sticky, glue traps

August 9, 2021

The folks at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue almost couldn’t believe this day would come. But more than two months after a baby red squirrel was…

Attention hikers: Watch out for marmot hitchhikers

August 7, 2021

This is a sad, but instructive story for anyone who ventures into the mountains: Beware of hitchhiking marmots. The Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society recently…

Animals shed DNA and it’s now been traced in the atmosphere

July 26, 2021

If you sneeze from allergies, you know: animal dander is in the air. Two research groups have now been able to detect DNA from…

RCMP police dog helps find missing child in northern Alberta

July 25, 2021

Sometimes they track bad guys or sniff out drugs, but canine cops are also very good at reuniting people. RCMP Police Service Dog Hasko…

Lizard name Markhor escapes from private zoo, settling in somewhere, but needs to be found before he freezes to death in winter

July 13, 2021

Markhor made a run for freedom last month from the Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo in Hamilton, Ontario but if he’s not found soon, the…

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