Tag: Animals

  • Horse Haven: A Sanctuary for the Horse Crazy

    Horse Haven: A Sanctuary for the Horse Crazy

    The horse crazy walk among us. You may not even know who they are. They look normal, and act polite. But small triggers give them away. They can’t drive by a pasture of horses without being pressed up against the glass. They may have errant pieces of hay or shavings in their hair. They ‘cluck’…

  • Wounded Warriors Canada Donates $175,000 to PTSD Service Dog Program

    Wounded Warriors Canada Donates $175,000 to PTSD Service Dog Program

    Partnership with Paws Fur Thought will see 40 Veterans receive a Service Dog OTTAWA, July 5, 2016 /CNW/ – Wounded Warriors Canada is proud to announce a $175,000 investment in PTSD service dogs through a partnership with Paws Fur Thought. This investment ensures stable funding to Paws Fur Thought allowing them, in turn, to pair…

  • Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Results After the Opening Weekend

    Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Results After the Opening Weekend

    Cumulative Results By Place – DAY 3 – July, 10 2016 Place Wagon Letter Driver Canvas Total Run Time Total Penalties Total Time Payout 1 N Gary Gorst Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP 3:43.5300 0 3:43.5300 $12,200.00 2 B Kurt Bensmiller Tsuu t’ina Nation/Canderel Development/Grey Eagle Resort 3:43.8400 0 3:43.8400 $10,450.00 3 AA Vern Nolin…

  • CPAWS Responds to Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan

    CPAWS Responds to Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan

    On June 1, the Government of Alberta released the new draft Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan (2016-2021).  CPAWS Southern Alberta will be reviewing the plan in detail and will encourage public feedback on the plan by July 15.  At first glance however, we can see the new plan shows some areas of progress and some areas…

  • Coyotes and Badgers: Unexpected Allies of the Hunt

    Coyotes and Badgers: Unexpected Allies of the Hunt

    Coyotes and Badgers… an unexpected match made in heaven. Coyotes are master hunters above ground, and badgers are master hunters below ground… so why not work together?  Believe it or not, these two predators often team up to hunt small prey, such as the prolific ground squirrels on the park.  The Coyotes will chase their…

  • Lamaze Leads Two in a Row to Start ‘North American’ Tournament, Presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows

    Lamaze Leads Two in a Row to Start ‘North American’ Tournament, Presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows

    Lamaze Leads Two in a Row to Start ‘North American’ Tournament, Presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows Calgary, AB, Canada – The ‘North American’ Tournament CSI5*, presented by Rolex, kicked off at Spruce Meadows on Wednesday with three feature competitions in the International Ring and two wins in a row for Canada’s Eric Lamaze. The…

  • Sable Chief – A Comforting Mascot

    Sable Chief – A Comforting Mascot

    Remembering Beaumont-Hamel and the battle of the Somme On March 31, 1949, the Island of Newfoundland officially became a Canadian province. However during the time of the First World War, 1914-1918, Newfoundland was still a dominion of Great Britain. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, Newfoundland was automatically at war as well. More…

  • Yukon Gold Mine Yields Ancient Horse Fossil

    Yukon Gold Mine Yields Ancient Horse Fossil

    700,000-year-old fossil discovered in Yukon permafrost yields genome world record. June 26, 2013 (Edmonton) When University of Alberta researcher Duane Froese found an unusually large horse fossil in the Yukon permafrost, he knew it was important. Now, in a new study published in the journal Nature, this fossil is rewriting the story of equine evolution…

  • Animal Poaching: How Tracking Technology Could Help Prevent Wildlife Crime, Extinctions

    Animal Poaching: How Tracking Technology Could Help Prevent Wildlife Crime, Extinctions

    By Kristina Mastropasqua Over the past year, stories about animal welfare have gone viral via social media. In particular, the issues of holding animals in captivity, big game hunting and wildlife poaching have drawn significant criticism. A gorilla named Harambe was shot and killed at a Cincinnati zoo in June 2016 after a 3-year-old boy fell…

  • Canadian Angus Association Presents Western Feedlot of the Year Award to Korova Feeders, Doug & Helga Price

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to honour Korova Feeders, Doug and Helga Price of Acme, Alberta with the Western Feedlot of the Year Award. This award was presented at Carcass 101 held in Olds, AB, June 21-22. Korova Feeders has a 30,000 head capacity at two feedlot locations. The…

  • Public Lands Enforcement Continues over Canada Day long Weekend

    Public Lands Enforcement Continues over Canada Day long Weekend

    There have been more than 1,200 charges and warnings issued since May 1 for various violations under provincial legislation, including the Public Lands Act. Government took steps to heighten enforcement on public lands this year through a co-ordinated effort by multiple enforcement agencies and use of the Report A Poacher line. Enforcing the safe and…

  • Going Once, Going Twice…SOLD!

    Going Once, Going Twice…SOLD!

      This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta. Ah, the excitement of the auction – nothing quite like it! As the leaves turn colour and the air more chill, we start to see the advertisements in the horse magazines and on-line for the many fall horse sales. Production sales, breeders group…

  • Alligator Fatal Attacks and Encounters with Humans: Historical Data and Research

    Alligator Fatal Attacks and Encounters with Humans: Historical Data and Research

    By John Wihbey and Denise-Marie Ordway Reports of a Florida alligator dragging a 2-year-old boy into a lagoon at a Disney Resort in June 2016 have left media organizations and the public questioning how such a tragedy could have occurred. Meanwhile, state wildlife officials and animal experts have tried to explain the habits and characteristics of…

  • Millarville Saddlesores News: Wrapping Up Another Year

    Millarville Saddlesores News: Wrapping Up Another Year

    Nyla Wright, Club Reporter Millarville Saddlesores have wrapped up another busy year. On May 28th, our Achievement Day was held.  Cassandra Day was the judge.  Everything we learned this year was put to the test from showmanship, Western pleasure, equitation and trail. In June, three members attended 4H on Parade in Calgary.  It was definitely…

  • Symbols of Pioneer Spirit They May Be, But Wild Mustangs Cannot Manage Themselves

    Symbols of Pioneer Spirit They May Be, But Wild Mustangs Cannot Manage Themselves

    We had driven the land cruiser for half a day across the seemingly endless reaches of the Great Basin, the vast, near-waterless region of valleys and plains that stretches out from Nevada in the western US and into neighbouring states. A mile away on the side of a mountain I spotted through binoculars the object…