Tag: Animals

  • CSA: From the Farm to Your Table

    CSA: From the Farm to Your Table

    Community Supported Agriculture or Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) is a community of individuals or families who support a chosen farm and its family. Each individual or family purchases, in advance, a share, called a subscription, of the year’s crop. Thus, the customers become virtual partners or ‘co-producers’ in the farm, sharing risk and reward with…

  • Parks Canada announces names for new Percheron horses at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

    Parks Canada announces names for new Percheron horses at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

      Contest winner chose names to honour Foothills area ranching pioneer Pekisko, Alberta – Following a public contest launched in December 2015 that attracted national media attention and over a thousand entries, Parks Canada is proud to announce the names of the newest additions of Percheron horsepower at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site are…

  • Kananaskis Bear Day Highlights Wildlife Conservation and Safety

    Kananaskis Bear Day Highlights Wildlife Conservation and Safety

    As grizzly and black bears shake off the effects of their seasonal hibernation and Albertans make their camping plans for the upcoming season, Kananaskis Bear Day returns! Alberta Parks and Wildsmart will host the annual Kananaskis Bear Day event on April 9 at the Canmore Nordic Centre – a hands-on, family-friendly day of activities and…

  • Canadian Angus Association Announces Election Results

    Canadian Angus Association Announces Election Results

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Bob Hahn of Alberta has been elected for a second term and Dale Easton of Saskatchewan will join the board of directors following elections in Alberta and Saskatchewan for the Canadian Angus Association’s Board of Directors. Both directors will serve three-year terms. Hahn’s term will continue without interruption while Easton will…

  • Welcome Free-Range Customers – Be an Open Farm Days host

    Welcome Free-Range Customers – Be an Open Farm Days host

    Farmers and ranchers can help grow their markets by opening their gates and sharing their stories as hosts for Alberta Open Farm Days this summer. Producers and ag-tourism operators can sign-up using the online registration form available at albertafarmdays.ca. The application deadline for host farms is May 31. “Open Farm Days gives visitors from across…

  • Horse Rescues: What’s Real, What’s Not?

    Horse Rescues: What’s Real, What’s Not?

    The word “rescue” evokes strong emotion in most animal lovers. The concept satisfies a very real human desire to help unfortunate critters. It is a noble word but it’s been bastardized by the con artists of the animal world. Let’s look at small animal rescue first. It’s lovely to hear someone say they’ve adopted their…

  • Rare Footage of Wild Asian Elephants Highlights Success of Cambodia’s Largest Protected Forest

    Rare Footage of Wild Asian Elephants Highlights Success of Cambodia’s Largest Protected Forest

    ​Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Remarkable camera trap footage was released (in January) showing the largest group of wild Asian elephants captured on film in the Central Cardamom Protected Forest over the past decade. The footage shows at least 12 individual Asian elephants, including young, as they graze, interact and move through the forest. The footage debuts…

  • Fungus Makes Tree Frogs Sing Louder, Could be Linked to Global Extinctions

    Fungus Makes Tree Frogs Sing Louder, Could be Linked to Global Extinctions

    By Leslie Macmillan Frogs have been disappearing worldwide at unprecedented rates, according to several studies, prompting concerns from ecologists and environmentalists who worry about mass extinctions. Scientists say the frog pandemic represents the greatest mass extinction of land vertebrates since the dinosaurs. Although no single cause is to blame for the decline—which has been linked to habitat…

  • Off-Duty Canine Incident in Calgary

    Off-Duty Canine Incident in Calgary

    The Calgary Police Service is currently investigating an incident where a child was bitten by an off-duty police dog. At approximately 6 p.m., on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, an off-duty CPS Canine Unit officer and Service dog were in the fenced backyard of their home in Aspen Hills. The dog broke out of the yard…

  • CPAWS Welcomes Federal Budget Conservation Funding

    CPAWS Welcomes Federal Budget Conservation Funding

    Ottawa – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society was pleased to see the increased funding allocated in last week’s federal budget to help meet the government’s commitments to increasing national parks and marine protected areas. “The government has clearly recognized the need to make substantial investments in the conservation of special areas on land and…

  • Millarville 4-H Saddle Sores: Thank you AltaLink!

    Millarville 4-H Saddle Sores: Thank you AltaLink!

    This has been a very busy three months. On January 16 our ride was cancelled because of cold weather. Instead we had a roping clinic with our leader, Jeff Blatz. We had fun trying to throw the rope. On January 23 we were able to ride and practiced softening our horses. We also worked on…

  • 34th Annual Alberta Horse Conference Summary

    34th Annual Alberta Horse Conference Summary

    This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta A total of 400 horse enthusiasts left their farms and convened at the 34th annual Alberta Horse Conference in Red Deer for a weekend, in mid-January, filled with fun and education. Delegates came from all over BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Montana. The exhibit…

  • Hummingbirds’ Extraordinary Migratory Marathons

    Hummingbirds’ Extraordinary Migratory Marathons

    With fat deposits that almost double their weight, the tiny ruby-throated hummingbird can fly non-stop for more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) during migration. How far can a ruby-throated hummingbird fly without taking a break? Some 1,243 miles (2,000 km), according to scientists at the University of Southern Mississippi. This finding was among several from…

  • Chameleon in Amber is World’s Oldest

    Chameleon in Amber is World’s Oldest

    About 100 million years ago, a baby chameleon crawled into some sticky resin. Over time, the resin fossilized into amber, leaving the lizard remarkably preserved. Photo credit: David Grimaldi/Florida Museum of Natural History Ninety-nine million years ago, a baby chameleon was creeping through the ancient tropics of present-day Myanmar when it got trapped in the…

  • Colored Chicks Raise Concerns But, After Easter, Many Face Fates Worse Than Dye

    Colored Chicks Raise Concerns But, After Easter, Many Face Fates Worse Than Dye

    It happens every Easter Sunday: Cuddled next to the chocolate bunnies, egg-shaped jelly beans, and green plastic grass in their basket of goodies, many children will find live, fluffy — and sometimes colored — baby chicks. While lawmakers in Florida recently repealed a ban on the controversial practice of dyeing these little critters vibrant colors,…