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To hear lions roar in the woods of Ontario’s Muskoka cottage country is unusual, but that’s what happened last summer, and it’s caused a division between former friends and acquaintances over whether that should ever happen again. Some residents near the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Rosseau, south of Parry …
Read More »Alberta wildlife hospital says animal intake on the rise, ‘interactions with people’ largely to blame
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A major wildlife rehabilitator in Alberta says the number of patients coming in is on the …
Read More »Arctic communities testing new ‘bear-dar’ to detect wildlife threats
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Nobody really wants to come face-to-face with a polar bear. Inuit, for millennia, have used highly-developed …
Read More »Hundreds of Canada goose deaths in Manitoba leave wildlife experts perplexed – Winnipeg
Infectious disease and wildlife experts are scratching their heads at the recent discoveries of mass Canada goose deaths in southern Manitoba, with some communities reporting carcasses found frozen in waterways. Some of the deaths have been linked to avian influenza, more commonly known as the bird flu, a contagious viral …
Read More »Alberta livestock producers want coyotes added to wildlife compensation program. Here’s why
A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada. Currently, the carnivores are not listed alongside wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars or eagles under the wildlife predator compensation …
Read More »Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in need of donations – Kingston
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s a time of year where generosity isn’t only heralded, but the norm. However this year, at Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee, the donations have dipped rather significantly, and now they’re asking for help. “I was looking at the statistics on …
Read More »Coyote pup an unexpected houseguest for Winnipeg homeowner – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg woman had an unexpected visitor when she opened the door to let her cat in on Wednesday. “I was just sitting in my family room having a coffee and I noticed my cat outside, so I opened the door to let the cat in,” Cynthia Carr told 680 …
Read More »Coyote attacks rare, but follow safety tips in an encounter: FortWhyte wildlife expert – Winnipeg
After a nine-year-old boy was mauled by a coyote in a quiet North Kildonan neighbourhood Saturday evening, many Winnipeggers have concerns about what to do if they have a similar encounter with a wild animal within city limits. FortWhyte Alive’s Barrett Miller told 680 CJOB’s The Start that attacks by …
Read More »Canada’s financial intelligence unit steps up fight against illegal wildlife trade – National
Canada’s financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, is encouraging banks and other enterprises to be on the …
Read More »Wildlife cameras under southwest ring road examine how animals travel after construction
In the loose dirt, it’s easy to spot the footprints — deer, coyote and the occasional moose — all marking the same path along the meandering Elbow river, between the Tsuut’ina Reserve and Weaselhead Flats. Researchers at the Miistakis Institute consider this one of Calgary’s crucial wildlife corridors and one …
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