Olympic rower Silken Laumann outdone on the water by a pod of orcas August 4, 2019 It takes a lot to impress three-time Olympic medalist Silken Laumann on the water. But a pod of orcas did exactly that wowing the… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: Vegan scooters across Canada to raise awareness July 29, 2019 Activist Rich Adams is scootering across Canada to draw attention to animal rights and has made his way to the west coast. Adams, who… Continue Reading
RCMP officer rescues owl hit by car in Northern Alberta July 21, 2019 Mounties always get their man, and sometimes, their owl. Sergeant Dean Purcka, Detachment Commander of the the Swan Hills RCMP Detachment in northern Alberta,… Continue Reading
Did you hear the one about the bear who walked into a Brazilian BBQ? July 9, 2019 The smell of BBQ does tend to draw a crowd. It’s just normally not this wild. But a black back sauntered down Main Street… Continue Reading
Arctic fox tracked walking over 3,500 km from Norway to Canada July 2, 2019 The quick fox turns out to be really true as researchers tracked a female fox walk more than 3,500 kilometres. Using satellite tracking, researchers… Continue Reading
Baby pronghorn saved after mother fatally injured on the Canadian prairies June 12, 2019 It was a local rancher who first spotted the badly injured pronghorn. The doe was on the highway just east of Veinerville, in the… Continue Reading
Researchers want to find out if monkeys can gamble as well as they barter April 17, 2019 Researchers always knew monkeys were clever. And recently, just how clever. When experts at Canada’s University of Lethbridge found macaque monkeys were swiping items… Continue Reading
Canada close to banning sale and manufacturing of animal tested cosmetics April 15, 2019 Canada is set to align itself with the European Union to end the sale of cosmetics that uses animal testing. Last Friday, a bill… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: That time a house cat tried to take on a wild jackrabbit February 20, 2019 White-tailed jackrabbits are fairly common throughout western North America. The even make the neighbourhoods around downtown Calgary, Alberta home. Still, it was pretty exciting… Continue Reading
Oil sands giant Syncrude fined $2.75-million deaths of great blue herons January 4, 2019 Syncrude Canada Ltd. will pay $2.75-million in federal and provincial fines for deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oil sands… Continue Reading
