You helped save beavers across Alberta last month
Last month we told you that we were sending a team to Alberta, where we hosted a two-day flow device workshop with Calgary Parks and
Last month we told you that we were sending a team to Alberta, where we hosted a two-day flow device workshop with Calgary Parks and
It was with sickening sadness that we read the news of a group of men using a chair to beat to death a beaver late last week.
The results are in, and there isn’t much way around it: domestic cats wreak havoc on wildlife populations. A study published in The Journal of
Sharks are powerful, graceful, and equal parts beautiful and terrifying. It’s no wonder that humans are attracted to them, and so many choose to get
The balance of protecting wildlife from campers – while also trying to attract more campers from around the world – is proving difficult to strike
You might be surprised to learn the answer to this riddle.
Cougar sightings in the area of Port Moody have led police to ask residents to be aware of their presence – but the subtleties of
Volunteers and I joined the City of Coquitlam staff to distribute bear information to targeted communities last weekend. Daily sightings of bears were being reported, and garbage was the culprit. The neighbourhood we focused on was a few blocks from where a girl was involved in a violent conflict this summer (that bear was a habituated mother with cubs, and was killed).
How the province of BC views grizzly bears is growing more confusing following the announcement that a dairy farmer will be prosecuted for killing a
As the threat of the Zika virus continues in Florida, wildlife officials are suggesting residents to erect bat boxes to help limit mosquito populations, the
A study is calling into question the accuracy of the science used to support predator control practices around the world. Published in the journal Frontiers
Our new webinar series is launching September 20 and we want you to be a part of it! For four days we’ll be (digital) playing host to some of the best and brightest as they discuss subjects related to the new realm of compassionate conservation. And to headline it all, we’re bringing in one of the people who knows the field best: Dr. Marc Bekoff!
If you know a problem may lay ahead, it would be wise to prepare yourself and have tools available, wouldn’t it? That’s the question that
It is always shocking and disturbing when homeowners find animals injured by traps. But when it’s in the middle of a major city, another dimension
We were saddened to see the disturbing level of conflict and lethal action taken against bears in and around Revelstoke in recent weeks. While we appreciate that there are numerous factors that lead to conflict, and that many municipalities are facing the reality of managing more responsibilities with fewer resources, we believe that Revelstoke can take more action to end these conflicts – and the lethal action that too often is applied.
Journalism has changed in the internet age. Deadlines are tighter, turnover for stories is faster, and the competition is only increasing due to blogs and
The men who foolishly fed a bear a rice cakes by hand and posted a video of the incident online in April were identified and
Florida wildlife officials are making a plea that sounds like it belongs in a Monty Python sketch: please stop painting the shells of turtles and
You have undoubtedly heard of the troubling news coming out of Banff National Park this summer. Multiple wolves of the Bow Valley pack were killed by officials after they displayed potentially assertive behaviour at campgrounds, raising concerns of safety.
The City of Kitchener voted to implement a wildlife feeding by-law this week in a bid to curb complaints – but the move generated some
Another female wolf was killed in Banff National Park this week following an ongoing display of behaviour considered bold by park officials. The Calgary Herald
A family nearly lost their best friend to a snare while coming home from vacation in Newfoundland. Local radio station VOCM (590 AM) reported that
It is a story that makes any dog lover shed a tear. Taking her dog out for a late night pee break, a woman saw
We love beautiful photos of wildlife. From iconic glimpses into a wolf’s eyes, to a bear fishing for salmon, or, as you can see here,
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