Lupine Lamentations for Farley Mowat
Famous Canadian Farley Mowat, a passionate and out-spoken environmentalist, adventurer and author of the internationally acclaimed book “Never Cry Wolf”, has died at age 92.
Zonkey: Khumba-Ya!
“It is a pity you only inherited your mother’s pyjama bottoms!”
A rare zebra-donkey cross, named “Khumba” has been born at a Mexican zoo.
“Just For Cats” If only we had a “Humane Society” for humans!
The Prime Minister’s wife Laureen Harper spoke at the “Just For Cats” film festival. She fosters homeless cats and raises money and volunteers for the “Humane Society”. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, the number of homeless people has risen 250%
Harp[er]ooning the Humpback Whale
Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government has downgraded protection for the endangered Pacific Humpback Whale in order to remove environmental obstacles from the proposed project to ship oil from the Northern Gateway pipeline
Doing our best to keep production up to demand!
Expect chocolate prices to rise sharply this Easter as the world’s cocoa growers are unable to keep up with increased demand.
24-Skiddo 2!
BC Liberal’s Bill 24, allowing removal of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve, is a threat to the sustainability of agriculture say farmers. Increased pressure from developers will inflate land prices and make farming financially unfeasible.
The Fur Won’t Fly!
Pappas Furs closes its doors after 100 years. B.C wildlife celebrates.
“Buck, Buck Bucks!” Why the “Chicken Cup” shouldn’t cross the road
A 500-year-old Ming tea-cup sold for over $36 million at Sotheby’s auction.
International Pillow-Fight Day!
Feathers Flew! Thousands of people gathered in cities around the globe on April 5th to celebrate International Pillow-fight day. [Could this be the answer to Vancouver’s goose overpopulation problem?]
Wild Goose Chase
Vancouver Airport has added the Canada Goose to its “No fly list”. David Bradbeer, wildlife specialist at YVR, says the exploding population poses a serious threat to aviation and necessitates a cull.
