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Montana Sage-Grouse will Migrate North this Spring
The State of Montana will work with Alberta in translocating up to 40 sage-grouse this year to help stimulate population growth. The Alberta government applied to the State of Montana to translocate up to 40 sage-grouse hens to Alberta in early April. It is the first of three such possible transfers proposed over the…
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10 Questions to Think About Before you get a Pet
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ROYAL RAMBLE-Penguin Walk Resumes for 2016
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo’s popular Penguin Walk returns for another royal waddle through the zoo. Starting on Sat. Jan. 9, 2016, the king penguins will be walking every day at 11 a.m. “A daily walk is a positive enrichment tool for the king penguins,” says Dr. Malu Celli, Curator, Calgary Zoo. “The birds…
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Three Species that have come Back from the Brink of Extinction
The greatest threat to endangered species across Canada can be the humans that surround them. Pollution, climate change, the destruction of natural habitats – these manmade effects are pushing many species and their environments to the brink of extinction. Despite this dire situation, there are several species at risk that have been able to thrive…
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Boarding Stable Barn Etiquette
By MaryAnn Myers Each barn has its own personality, its very own unique feel. Some are friendlier than others. Some are fancy, while others are more down home. Some house very serious competitors, and there are those who just want to have fun. But across the board, the basics of barn behavior, barn etiquette if…
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University of Calgary’s Top 10 Changemaker Stories of 2015
UToday’s most-read stories about people at the University of Calgary making a difference in the community By Lynda Sea When Foghorn the rooster was discovered by Calgary Animal and Bylaw Services, he had lost both his feet due to severe frostbite and couldn’t walk. The account of how three imaginative researchers from the Faculty…
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WWF ready to work with federal government to protect critical marine areas in Hudson Bay
IQALUIT, January, 2016 /CNW/ – WWF hails Manitoba’s first provincial Beluga Habitat Sustainability Plan, to be released today, as an encouraging step to protecting vital beluga habitat in Canada. In response to the habitat sustainability plan, David Miller, president and CEO of WWF-Canada said: “WWF-Canada welcomes this plan and the opportunity it presents to protect habitat…
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King Kong was Inflexible
The giant ape went extinct 100,000 years ago, due to its inability to adapt Scientists from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment in Tübingen and from the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt examined the demise of the giant ape Gigantopithecus. In their study, published recently in the scientific journal “Quaternary International,” they…
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Millarville Saddlesores News: Wrapping Up an Exciting Year
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Michelle Payne Defies Horse Racing’s Long History as a Sport of Blokes
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Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation Wants Your Christmas Trees!
Did you know that real and artificial trees help provide a natural habitat to the patients in our care? For all of our patients, we try to provide them with as natural an environment as possible. This helps them feel less stressed in their surroundings, which in turn aids their recovery. On January 3rd,…
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GR-APE EXPECTATIONS: Calgary Zoo Announces Female Gorilla Pregnancy
Calgary, AB (January 2016) – The Calgary Zoo is delighted to share its 14 year-old female gorilla, Kioja, is pregnant and expecting her first offspring in early March 2016. This marks the first gorilla pregnancy since 2008, when Yewande was born into the zoo’s gorilla troop. “We are excited for this new addition to…
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Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor
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Pender Harbour: Bidding Farewell to ‘The King’
TORONTO – Amidst the controlled chaos that is a morning at Mike DePaulo’s barn on the Woodbine backstretch – hotwalkers marching horses along the shed row, exercise riders getting legged up, stalls being mucked – lives a familiar routine. A simple game of call and answer that breaks the monotony of the day. “Pennn-dahhh,” comes…
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Oldest Marmot in Captivity Passes Away
Calgary Zoo (January 2016) – Harriet our 14 year old Vancouver Island marmot passed away during hibernation from liver cancer that had spread to her lungs. She was the oldest Vancouver Island marmot in captivity and the last remaining founders for the captive breeding program. She has left a special legacy and will be missed by…
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