Tag: Animals

  • Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Christmas Hampers

    Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Christmas Hampers

    Club Reporter Ethan Beck December has been a very busy month for the Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef club. Earlier this month, we collected non-perishable food items and then participated in packing hampers for families in need. Later we delivered them to families within our area. It makes you feel good knowing you are helping those that are less fortunate.…

  • The Zoo sauvage welcomes a Scandinavian TV star!

    The Zoo sauvage welcomes a Scandinavian TV star!

    SAINT-FÉLICIEN, QC /CNW Telbec/ – Milak, a 6-year-old female polar bear and television and social media star in her country, as well as in 74 others, is permanently settling down at Zoo sauvage de Saint-Félicien. She is coming to us directly from Denmark. Milak’s admirers on social media stated that they couldn’t wait for the…

  • Alberta Farmer Express: Lethbridge horseman founds first equine-training college in Canada

    Alberta Farmer Express: Lethbridge horseman founds first equine-training college in Canada

    Ernie Knibb is financing the $7.5-million project and expects to 
have the school up and running in late March or early April
 It’s the first of its kind in Canada — and a labour of love for one Lethbridge-area horseman. Would-be horse trainers are already beating down Ernie Knibb’s door, and he hasn’t even opened…

  • Turner Valley School News: What Did You Do in School Today?

    Turner Valley School News: What Did You Do in School Today?

    Kananaskis in the Classroom ~ “Planet Earth-Hummingbird Edition” We will be joining Kananaskis country’s famous naturalist ‘David Humming-borough’ as he dives deeper into the world of hummingbirds. These interactive presentations are always a hit with the whole school. Watch him in the documentary as he looks closer at the courtship, parenting and pollination skills of the world’s smallest birds. Kananaskis in the Classroom…

  • Harper Government Investing in New Vaccine Against Chronic Wasting Disease

    Harper Government Investing in New Vaccine Against Chronic Wasting Disease

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Member of Parliament Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt) today announced a combined investment of up to $1.16 million from the federal and Saskatchewan governments to Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT) to help develop a new vaccine against chronic wasting disease (CWD), which is affecting elk herds in Western Canada. This investment will enable PREVENT to conduct…

  • Death of Northern White Rhino Leaves only Five Individuals remaining

    Death of Northern White Rhino Leaves only Five Individuals remaining

    There has been a lot of coverage in the news in the last few days about the death of Angalifu, a male Northern white rhino in San Diego Safari Park. Angalifu was 44 years old, and a thorough post-mortem showed some expected age-related changes, but more analysis is needed before the cause of death can…

  • Calgary Zoo Reaffirms its Commitment to Save one of Canada’s Most Endangered Birds

    Calgary Zoo Reaffirms its Commitment to Save one of Canada’s Most Endangered Birds

    Calgary, AB –The Calgary Zoo announced that, despite a difficult start, it will continue with its 10-year commitment to save one of Canada’s most endangered birds. It also announced that it will spend more than $500,000 in funding in 2015 to improve current infrastructure into a state-of the-art breeding facility for the Greater Sage-Grouse at…

  • Study may Offer Therapy for Heavey Horses

    Study may Offer Therapy for Heavey Horses

    By Hayley Kosolofski Sucking air through a straw. Those are the words that many people with asthma use to describe their frightening struggle to breathe during an asthma attack. Now imagine a 1,000-pound animal experiencing the same panic-stricken feeling. For a horse, that’s what it’s like during an acute episode of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO)…

  • Avian influenza in Fraser Valley confirmed as H5N2 virus

    Avian influenza in Fraser Valley confirmed as H5N2 virus

    OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s testing at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Diseases has confirmed the strain causing the avian influenza outbreak on two farms in the Fraser Valley as a highly-pathogenic H5N2 virus. The Province of British Columbia has informed the CFIA that preliminary test results from the two additional…

  • CBC: Sable Island horses not likely to go extinct soon, says expert

    CBC: Sable Island horses not likely to go extinct soon, says expert

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  • Cold Weather Pet Concerns

    Cold Weather Pet Concerns

    Calgary, AB — With wind chill temperatures dipping into the minus thirties (last month), Calgary Humane Society is reminding pet owners to be cautious with their pets. It is important to limit your pet’s time outside to short bathroom breaks and walks. The Protection and Investigations department will be busy addressing outdoor sheltering concerns during…

  • Nature Conservancy of Canada Invites you to Give the Gift of Nature

    Nature Conservancy of Canada Invites you to Give the Gift of Nature

    A Gift of Canadian Nature is sure to please – perfect for nature lovers, animal lovers and those on your list who have everything, these symbolic gifts of habitat give twice, once to your loved one and once to Canada’s wilderness. Help NCC protect Canada’s natural beauty today. Begin your shopping by selecting your gifts…

  • Canadian Angus Association Set to Launch New Video Broadcast to Share the Angus Story

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB– The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is proud and excited to announce that on December 12th, 2014 they will launch Angus Central Television (AC-TV). AC-TV is a video broadcast that will share Angus news with members and other industry partners. Using this new platform allows for a story to be told and…

  • Avian influenza confirmed on two farms in Fraser Valley

    Avian influenza confirmed on two farms in Fraser Valley

    VICTORIA – Preliminary testing by the Province of British Columbia has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on two farms in the Fraser Valley; a turkey farm in Abbotsford and a broiler breeder farm in Chilliwack. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has placed the two farms under quarantine to control disease spread and…

  • Millarville Saddle Sores Kicks Off a New Exciting Year

    Millarville Saddle Sores Kicks Off a New Exciting Year

    The Millarville Saddle Sores 4-H light horse club kicked off a new 4-H season. So far we have had 4 rides and 2 spectacular meetings. The club had our kick off BBQ at Kylie Mansers house to get everyone acquainted and go over some expectations. The kids started with some games while the parents went…