Tag: Animals

  • What is a Microchip?

    What is a Microchip?

    Calgary Humane Society All month long we have been celebrating an amazing team here at the shelter – our animal admissions team! We’ve been talking about the importance of microchipping your pets, and today we’re here to answer all YOUR questions about microchips! What is a microchip? A microchip is also called an “identifying integrated…

  • How the Canadian Horse came to be

    How the Canadian Horse came to be

    The Canadian Horse is the National Horse of Canada The Canadian horse was first introduced to New France in 1663. The first load of twelve horses was sent via ship by King Louis XIV. There is no record of the breed or region of France from hence they came; some writings mentioned the Royal Stud…

  • Tim Hortons Announces New Cage-Free Egg Policy

    Tim Hortons Announces New Cage-Free Egg Policy

    Canadian Icon Commits to Eliminating Cruel Cages for Birds, Wins High Praise from Animal Welfare Group TORONTO, February, 2016 /CNW/ – On February 1st Tim Hortons, one of the largest and most influential restaurant chains in North America, announced its commitment to improving animal welfare in its Canadian, U.S., and Mexican supply chains by switching to 100…

  • Groundhogs – A Sure Sign of Spring

    Groundhogs – A Sure Sign of Spring

    By Terri-Lee Reid Regardless of whether Wiarton Willie, Punxsutawney Phil, Brandon Bob, Balzac Billy, Shubenacadie Sam or Gary the Groundhog saw his shadow on Groundhog Day, the first groundhog I see after a long winter is a sure sign of spring. Also called woodchucks and whistle-pigs, groundhogs are rodents that are found in southern Canada,…

  • Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia ─ February 1, 2016 Today First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness region’s coastal temperate rainforests are now permanently off-limits…

  • New Study Overturns Long-Held Theory on Zebra Stripes

    New Study Overturns Long-Held Theory on Zebra Stripes

    Anthropologist Amanda Melin leads research group’s finding that the patterns in a zebra’s hide don’t provide camouflage If you’ve always thought of a zebra’s stripes as offering some type of camouflaging protection against predators, it’s time to think again, suggest scientists at the University of Calgary and UC Davis. “The most longstanding hypothesis for zebra…

  • Protecting Your Horses In Extreme Weather

    Protecting Your Horses In Extreme Weather

      By Jessica Wallner Lately weather has been crazy and extreme, and therefore people should put in place measures to protect their horses during extremely harsh weather conditions. Severe weather conditions can be so troubling not only to you horse but also to other livestock, especially if their comfort and welfare is of your little concern.…

  • Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officers Bid Final Farewell to Kuma

    Alberta Fish and Wildlife Officers Bid Final Farewell to Kuma

      It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Kuma, an Alberta Fish and Wildlife K9 service dog. Kuma was one of the first wildlife management dogs to enter Canada 15 years ago with his brother Mica, where he was partnered in Alberta with his lifelong friend and handler, District…

  • Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

    Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

      By Vancouver Aquarium Scientists are calling the decline of sea stars along the west coast the largest wildlife die-off ever recorded. The conclusion came at a gathering of marine scientists in Seattle last week. Hosted by Seattle Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Lesanna Lahner, the sea star symposium brought together 40 scientists from across the U.S.…

  • Canadian Angus Association: AC-TV Increases Frequency with Monthly Broadcasts

    Canadian Angus Association: AC-TV Increases Frequency with Monthly Broadcasts

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) has increased the frequency of their video communication platform, AC-TV. Shorter monthly episodes are replacing the quarterly broadcasts. AC-TV captures current Angus events, industry conferences and cattle shows, upcoming Angus events and deadlines, Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador highlights and a myriad of other Angus…

  • Penguin Cam!

    Penguin Cam!

        Check out the penguins at the Vancouver Aquarium on their webcam as they splash, waddle and eat: http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/see-and-learn/live-cams/penguin The penguins at the Aquarium are African Penguins, sometimes called “black-footed” penguins. The live on the southern coast of Africa. Not all penguins live on the ice of Antarctica; of the 18 species of penguin only 4 live…

  • Mitigating the Effects of Mining: Land reclamation benefits Alberta’s grizzly bear population

    Mitigating the Effects of Mining: Land reclamation benefits Alberta’s grizzly bear population

    By Jennifer Pascoe In the face of ongoing demand for resource extraction, scientists are challenged to minimize disruption to sensitive wilderness species. A team from the University of Alberta has studied the effects of human disturbance—specifically mining and reclaimed mines—on grizzly bear movements. “We were concerned that mining and reclamation might be very disruptive to…

  • Key Facts about Canine Influenza (Dog Flu)

    Key Facts about Canine Influenza (Dog Flu)

    January 2016 Note: This virus is spreading west across the US with a confirmed case in Helena, Montana this month. Talk to your vet if you are concerned. Questions & Answers What is canine influenza (dog flu)? Canine influenza (also known as dog flu) is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type…

  • Silk Road Trading Helped Produce the Modern Horse

    Silk Road Trading Helped Produce the Modern Horse

    By William Feeney, Australian National University The Silk Road snaked across continents for more than a thousand years, shaping civilisations in East and West. Famously trodden by Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, the trade route brought riches to Europe and plagues to Asia. But it is not just humans who hold its legacy. For new research…

  • GRPF January Park Talk: Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program

    GRPF January Park Talk: Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program

      Tuesday, January 26, 7pm Join Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park’s Randy Ramsden for a presentation about the “Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program”. In place since the late 1980s, this is the longest running grizzly bear aversion program in Canada. The program uses aversive conditioning to teach Grizzly Bears to avoid humans and vehicles. The ultimate goal…