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Puppies rescued from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter

Puppies rescued from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter

CHICAGO (AP) — Nine puppies from parts of Texas submerged by catastrophic flooding that killed at least 132 people arrived Wednesday at the no-kill shelter PAWS Chicago , joining dozens of puppies that had already arrived.
Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.'s only native turtle

Menita Prasad knows that turtles don't rate the same kind of attention from the public as a 'cute, fluffy mammal.'
Grizzly killed on Texada Island honoured with ceremony

Grizzly killed on Texada Island honoured with ceremony

Tla’amin Nation given remains of the bear after it was shot
Kicking a dog gets B.C. man one day in jail

Kicking a dog gets B.C. man one day in jail

Luis Armando Diego Manuel is permanently prohibited from living with or having custody of an animal.
Texada Island grizzly found dead, days before province planned to relocate it

Texada Island grizzly found dead, days before province planned to relocate it

The bear, which has been on the island for more than a month, was allegedly shot by a member of the public in the Van Anda area on Texada’s north end.
Wildlife groups raises alarm after seal pup ‘kicked into water’ in Victoria

Wildlife groups raises alarm after seal pup ‘kicked into water’ in Victoria

Moving a seal, or enticing or causing it to move, and swimming with a marine mammal are both illegal acts under Canada’s marine mammal regulations.
See: Black bear swept along Squamish River

See: Black bear swept along Squamish River

'I thought it was a struggling dog,' said Mike Wight, describing the moment he realized he was watching a black bear swim across the river near his home in Squamish.
North Vancouver's Maplewood Farm celebrates 50 years of life

North Vancouver's Maplewood Farm celebrates 50 years of life

The North Van farm has been bringing country life to the city for half a century, teaching kids to love and respect the animal world
Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their herd from being culled.
How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.

Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when a metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. It turned out to be the first emerald ash borer collected in Canada west of Manitoba.