Although most people imagine wolves chasing deer and other hoofed animals, new research suggests that, when they can, wolves actually prefer fishing to hunting. The study shows that when salmon is available, wolves will reduce deer hunting activity and instead focus on seafood.
Chris Darimont from the University of Victoria and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada, [...]
The poor idiotfish — nicknamed by fishermen for its gawky, bulbous eyes — might get the last laugh yet.
The high cost of fuel is keeping large numbers of British Columbia’s deep-sea trawlers closer to shore, giving the idiotfish, one of the newest darlings of the fishing industry, a bit of a reprieve.
However, the David Suzuki [...]
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Animal rights advocates say rabbit haters are using poison, sharp objects and even dogs to control a growing bunny population in Kelowna. But authorities won’t do much to stop the carnage.
The creatures are considered an invasive species in B.C. and can be killed without a permit.
Jim Corbett, with the Conservation Officer Service for the Okanagan, [...]
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A partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site is the first ever found in Canadian mountains and may represent a new species, according to a recent examination by a University of Alberta researcher.
Discovered by a geologist in the Sustut Basin of north-central British Columbia 37 years ago, the bones, which [...]
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Nightmarish packs of rapacious giant devil squid are hunting off the B.C. coast — and as their numbers increase, scientists are worrying about an attack on fish stocks.
Humboldt squid, called diablos rojos or red devils in Mexico, have been known to attack scuba divers, and were once a rarity in B.C. waters. But a changing [...]
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An elk, an emu and an alligator — no, this isn’t the start to some lame joke — those are just three of the animals you might spy at Cherokee Trace Drive-thru animal safari.
The park features a 300-acre preserve of 400 animals — 25 different species — of free-range animals that hail from far-off places [...]
