Tag: Animals

  • Fortis Osprey Cam Check In: Empty Nest

    Fortis Osprey Cam Check In: Empty Nest

      Unfortunately it appears that all three eggs have now disappeared from the nest but the parents are sticking around. There is speculation that they may be preparing to lay more eggs but that has yet to be seen. If the eggs had still been there they would be hatching right about now. You can…

  • American Pharoah becomes first Triple Crown winning horse in 37 years

    American Pharoah becomes first Triple Crown winning horse in 37 years

    By crossaffliction (Brendan Kachel) The streak is over! Flayrah is running the first story about a non-anthropomorphic animal since September of last year. Also, colt American Pharoah has won the Triple Crown, becoming the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and, finally (on Saturday), the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed in 1978.…

  • Monitoring Your Garden and Keeping Deer at Bay

    Monitoring Your Garden and Keeping Deer at Bay

      By Tad Distin You have enough trouble with a home garden; the last thing you need is a deer munching on your flowers or vegetables. But what is the best way to enforce your boundaries without hurting the animal? Many people think fences would be enough, but a fence that reaches chest height on…

  • Canadian Livestock Transport (CLT) Certification Program Receives Funding for Online Delivery

    Canadian Livestock Transport (CLT) Certification Program Receives Funding for Online Delivery

    Guelph, ON — A national training and certification program for those who handle and transport farm animals will be made available online thanks to $180,000 in government funds. The money comes from Growing Forward 2, a five-year provincial and federal initiative that supports a variety of projects in the agriculture and agri-food industries. The Canadian…

  • Small Dog Missing from High River for Over a Week

    Small Dog Missing from High River for Over a Week

    May 28th Lost from Highland Green View area of NW High River, F/S Shihtzu, 5 years old named Belle. She was spotted at 5pm running west on the Coal Trail. May 30th Last sighting was west of High River on south side of Tongue Creek Road. Belle is terrified and running when approached. We have…

  • Take Precautions for Agricultural, Animal-Handling Activities

    Take Precautions for Agricultural, Animal-Handling Activities

      As agricultural and animal-handling activities pick up around the province, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is encouraging all Albertans to take precautions – and make them part of their routines – to protect from diseases (such as E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter) that can easily be transmitted from animals to humans. Wash hands, thoroughly and…

  • Royal Tyrrell Museum Unveils New Dinsosaur: “Hellboy”

    Royal Tyrrell Museum Unveils New Dinsosaur: “Hellboy”

      A new species of horned dinosaur – one of the most impressive discoveries since Triceratops – has been unveiled at the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s newest exhibit, Fossils in Focus. Regaliceratops peterhewsi was discovered by a member of the public in southeastern Alberta in 2005. Nicknamed “Hellboy” due to the combination of difficult excavation conditions…

  • Science Says American Pharoah Won’t Win the Triple Crown

    Science Says American Pharoah Won’t Win the Triple Crown

      By Lexi Pandell, Wired California Chrome had it all. The three-year-old thoroughbred won the Kentucky Derby last year. Two weeks later, he topped the field at the Preakness, becoming the only horse bred in the Golden State to ever win both races. Then, on June 7, 2014, he was about to run the Belmont…

  • Help! Names needed for RCMP Foals!

    Help! Names needed for RCMP Foals!

    OTTAWA – Hey kids – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a contest just for you! Canada’s national police force needs your help to name six foals born this spring at the RCMP breeding farm in Pakenham, Ontario. Wouldn’t it be cool if one of the foals you name is part of the world-famous…

  • Piece of Manitoba Tundra in Wisconsin Zoo

    Piece of Manitoba Tundra in Wisconsin Zoo

    Retired Tundra Buggy becomes essential part of new Arctic Passage polar bear exhibit Winnipeg, May 28, 2015 – For decades, people have been coming to Northern Manitoba to experience wild polar bears, and now a piece of the province’s history has been set in place to begin a new life in Madison, Wisconsin. Frontiers North…

  • Interprovincial Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Chicks

    Interprovincial Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Chicks

      Veterinary officials looking at hatchery’s source flocks Federal and Alberta provincial health and veterinary officials are probing almost three dozen cases of salmonella poisoning across three provinces, tied to handling of live baby chickens. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said Monday it’s so far investigating 17 cases of illness in people in…

  • Founders’ Plaza at Spruce Meadows for the 40th Anniversary

    Founders’ Plaza at Spruce Meadows for the 40th Anniversary

      2015 is a very special year for Spruce Meadows.  It marks the 40th Anniversary for Spruce Meadows and the entire team is excitedly celebrating this important milestone. Part of this celebration is the redevelopment of the Plaza Terraces into Founders’ Plaza.  The new plaza will be located in the heart of Spruce Meadows –…

  • Bear Cubs Welcome Spring at the Calgary Zoo!

    Bear Cubs Welcome Spring at the Calgary Zoo!

      Orphaned bear cubs kick off many signs of spring at the zoo Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo is pleased to report the two orphaned black bear cubs Teslin (female) and Orson (male), rescued and brought to the Calgary Zoo last summer have now emerged out of winter hibernation and share the habitat with…

  • Horse Hoof Care

    Horse Hoof Care

    Video: Farm Raised with P. Allen Smith Wikipedia: Hoof care and shoeing The hooves of a horse or pony are cleaned by being picked out with a hoof pick to remove any stones, mud and dirt and to check that the shoes (if worn) are in good condition. Keeping feet clean and dry wherever possible…

  • Largest Seizure in Calgary Humane Society History

    Largest Seizure in Calgary Humane Society History

    May 27th, 2015 Calgary, AB — On May 26, 2015, Calgary Humane Society’s Protection and Investigations team, with assistance from Calgary Police Service, Animal Services and Calgary Fire Department, seized 1,123 animals from a NE property. In total officers seized: 3 dogs, 3 cats, 80 fish, 1,037 domesticated mice many of which were in very poor health. During…