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Opinion: Do people really resemble their dogs?

Opinion: Do people really resemble their dogs?

Research on perceived similarities between people and their dogs aims to understand whether such perceptions are accurate and how they affect the relationship between people and their dogs.
Co-existing with B.C.'s grizzlies: What experts want you to know

Co-existing with B.C.'s grizzlies: What experts want you to know

Experts weigh in on expanding populations and living alongside bears.
Drunk man needs 50 stitches in face after being attacked by his own dog

Drunk man needs 50 stitches in face after being attacked by his own dog

The BC SPCA is investigating the incident.
Opinion: One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic

Opinion: One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of 10 ping pong balls in plastic

New research estimates that approximately 60 tonnes of plastic debris discarded in the ocean reside within female green turtles at any given time.
BC Conservation issues annual reminder: Leave fawns alone

BC Conservation issues annual reminder: Leave fawns alone

The BC Conservation Officer Service is reminding the public that seeing a solitary fawn is normal during this time of year and does not mean the animal has been abandoned.
Video: Orca caught 'moonwalking' in West Vancouver

Video: Orca caught 'moonwalking' in West Vancouver

A family visiting the shores of West Vancouver was left speechless after witnessing a killer whale swim backwards.
Texada Island residents attempting unsanctioned grizzly bear relocation

Texada Island residents attempting unsanctioned grizzly bear relocation

A group of concerned residents on Texada Island is attempting to privately relocate a grizzly bear. The plan is not sanctioned by the Conservation Officer Service or the province.
B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their "unnecessary destruction.
Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm

Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed.
Those feeding hummingbirds warned to use right mixture, keep feeders clean

Those feeding hummingbirds warned to use right mixture, keep feeders clean

A veterinary technician posted online that she found a hummingbird whose tongue was unable to retract, likely because of fungal spores attached to its mouth or esophagus