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Elephants can teach lessons, expert tells Powell River Rotarians

Elephants can teach lessons, expert tells Powell River Rotarians

David Powrie explains how wild animals can serve as inspiration for humans
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ICYMI: 'Shared Planet': How humans and nature can coexist for mutual survival

ICYMI: 'Shared Planet': How humans and nature can coexist for mutual survival

CBC’s 'Shared Planet' series has a B.C. connection with an ‘A-Team’ Squamish crew.
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Is it time to ban petting zoos in Port Moody?

Is it time to ban petting zoos in Port Moody?

A report being presented to Port Moody councillors on Tuesday, Jan. 21, says mobile live animal programs have little educational value
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'Iguana be your friend': Police respond to loose 'lizard' on B.C. highway

'Iguana be your friend': Police respond to loose 'lizard' on B.C. highway

Turns out the four-legged creature was not a real animal but a toy.
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From injury to recovery: The heartwarming story of Wilson the goose's second chance

From injury to recovery: The heartwarming story of Wilson the goose's second chance

After more than seven months, Wilson has been captured, and the plastic arrow sticking out of his rump has been removed.
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'She has lost someone dear': Professor hopes orca's 'grief swim' spurs ethics rethink

'She has lost someone dear': Professor hopes orca's 'grief swim' spurs ethics rethink

As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there's no mistaking the nature of the phenomenon.
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‘Negligent and rude’: B.C. dog killer’s sentencing delayed

‘Negligent and rude’: B.C. dog killer’s sentencing delayed

Judge Ellen Gordon scolds Randeep Singh Ghataura’s lawyers
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Cat poo case nets $3,117 damages from B.C. tribunal

Cat poo case nets $3,117 damages from B.C. tribunal

Gregory Ormston said Dianne Holt's cat was using his yard as a litter box and that he was returning the cat droppings to the owner by putting them in her yard.
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Thieves stole this bear sculpture from a Port Coquitlam porch. Police want it back

Thieves stole this bear sculpture from a Port Coquitlam porch. Police want it back

Police say the metre-tall sculpture was on the porch of a Port Coquitlam house when someone took the concrete artwork on Jan. 11, 2025.
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Living the dream: B.C. woman spending her retirement watching wild animals

Living the dream: B.C. woman spending her retirement watching wild animals

She has more than 10 trail cameras set up all over the Sunshine Coast and has captured magnificent footage of wildlife in their natural habitat.
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