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Four serious illnesses prompt mosquito study in B.C.'s Sea to Sky

Four serious illnesses prompt mosquito study in B.C.'s Sea to Sky

Health authorities are urging people visiting or living in the Sea to Sky region to take precautions against mosquito bites following four serious viral infections last summer.
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.
Dog auditions open for Richmond Gateway Theatre's upcoming musical

Dog auditions open for Richmond Gateway Theatre's upcoming musical

Annie the holiday musical is coming to Richmond and your dog could star in it.
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