Tag: Animals

  • Rare Salamander Lays Eggs in Slovenia Cave

    Rare Salamander Lays Eggs in Slovenia Cave

    Slovenian folklore speaks of baby dragons flushed from parents’ subterranean lairs. Today, we know these rare creatures as the olm, and one of them has laid eggs. In the subterranean caves of central and southeastern Europe dwells a rare and unusual aquatic salamander species known as the olm. Its females lay their eggs just once…

  • Karelian Bear Dogs Help Keep People and Bears Safe

    Karelian Bear Dogs Help Keep People and Bears Safe

    Alberta’s dog program barking up the right tree A dog is man’s best friend, goes the old saying. That familiar phrase rings true for those Albertans who know about Justice and Solicitor General’s Karelian Bear Dog program.  The dogs use shepherding techniques to teach bears to recognize and avoid inhabited areas, helping to keep Alberta’s…

  • Horse Health: Hoof Cracks

    Horse Health: Hoof Cracks

    By William A. Moyer, DVM Hoof cracks are not all unusual in the horse world, and they come in a variety of depths, positions on the hoof, lengths, and causes. While hoof wall material is flexible, it, like most materials, possesses a given breaking point. In this case, vertical shear. The number of corrections that have been employed over the…

  • Keeping People and Pets Together

    Keeping People and Pets Together

    Pre-veterinary students volunteer time and knowledge to help vulnerable people care for their animal companions. By Bev Betkowski, University of Alberta Ring the doorbell at Jill’s home and a happy, barking chorus erupts as her three toy poodles say hello. Nicolas, Isabella and Kopper waggle their bottoms and offer wet-nosed kisses to any willing guest,…

  • Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Ruby’s Love Letter campaign named after rescued survivor February, 2016 BEWDLEY, ON–(February 7th) marked the kick-off a national Valentine`s Day pressure campaign to bring a close to the grim and disgusting reality of puppy mills in Canada forever. MPs, MPPs and MLAs will soon find their offices filled with red envelopes containing letters mailed from concerned…

  • Dogs & Children

    Dogs & Children

    Animal Behavior Tips Children & Dog Aggression In order to prevent problems, children must be taught how to respectfully handle and care for a dog. Under the guidance of a vigilant parent, both the child and dog can learn how to play constructively with one another and avoid the risk of their playful efforts escalating…

  • Ruby’s Love Letter Legacy Fighting to End Puppy Mills in Canada

    Ruby’s Love Letter Legacy Fighting to End Puppy Mills in Canada

    MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Endorses Ruby’s Love Letter Legacy Promo https://www.facebook.com/groups/RubysLegacy

  • Calgary Zoo Blushes with Love for its Animals

    Calgary Zoo Blushes with Love for its Animals

      Calgary, AB – As February 14 draws closer, the Calgary Zoo is preparing to celebrate the season of romance with some of its animal residents. Courtship, mating and reproduction are at the heart of the zoo’s conservation efforts here at home and around the world. With love on the brain, these amorous aspects will…

  • Spruce Meadows Announces 2016 Dates & Increased Prize Money

    Spruce Meadows Announces 2016 Dates & Increased Prize Money

    The 40th Anniversary Season at Spruce Meadows included annual attendance of over 500,000 fans, the awarding of more than $8million of sponsor funded prize money, worldwide media attention and a roster of athletes representing 25 nations from 6 continents. With the Holiday Season and a New Year quickly upon us, Spruce Meadows is pleased to…

  • A Conversation about cougars and other predators, with Philip Marasco, Alberta Fish and Wildlife

    A Conversation about cougars and other predators, with Philip Marasco, Alberta Fish and Wildlife

        The following is an edited transcript of a conversation between Philip Marascro (PM) of the Alberta Fish and Wildlife service and J. R. Allen (JRA) of the High Country Rural Crime Watch Association. The discussion took place on February 8, 2016, shortly after some the recent kills made by cougars in our area.…

  • Four New Deep-Sea Xenoturbella Species Discovered

    Four New Deep-Sea Xenoturbella Species Discovered

    Four new species of Xenoturbella have been discovered living in the deep waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean by a team of scientists from the Western Australian Museum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium & Research Institute in the United States. Looking a little like empty socks that crawl along the ocean…

  • The 33rd Yukon Quest Got Underway on the Weekend

    The 33rd Yukon Quest Got Underway on the Weekend

    THE 1,000 MILE INTERNATIONAL SLED DOG RACE – FAIRBANKS, ALASKA TO WHITEHORSE, YUKON Day 2 Update: Sunday, February 7, 2016 Broncos & Jaguars couldn’t hold a candle to sled dogs this Sunday as the second day of the Yukon Quest played out under beautiful bluebird skies. “We don’t care about the game,” said one checkpoint volunteer,…

  • CBSA 2015 Year in Review for Southern Alberta

    CBSA 2015 Year in Review for Southern Alberta

      In their continued commitment to keeping our borders safe and secure, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in southern Alberta seized 51 undeclared firearms last year, representing the largest annual total since 2012. In one case at the Carway border crossing on May 3, officers seized three undeclared firearms – including two handguns –…

  • Striking New Snow Leopard in Town

    Striking New Snow Leopard in Town

    Calgary Zoo Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo has a striking new feline resident Leika, the snow leopard, who is ready for her debut. After much anticipation, the one-year old female will join the zoo’s 17-year old male snow leopard, Karesh, in their habitat in Eurasian Gateway. “We are thrilled to have Leika join our…

  • University of Alberta Scientists Calculate Dinosaurs’ Need for Speed

    University of Alberta Scientists Calculate Dinosaurs’ Need for Speed

    Paleontologists link leg length to running ability in bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs. By University of Alberta A new study in leg length among carnivorous dinosaurs has yielded a formula to identify adaptations for speed. The theory is simple: to run faster, dinosaurs evolved longer legs. “How fast a predator can run is obviously important,” says University of…