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Espanola game and fish club featured in magazine (www.thesudburystar.com)the Espanola Game and Fish Protective Association organized its first ever winter children's fishing derby just two years ago, in 2008. It was so successful, it had over 400 children and their families take part.
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North Bay dog park group back on track (www.thesudburystar.com)A group of dog owners are hoping to put their best paw forward this year and regain some ground in their efforts to bring an off-leash dog park to North Bay.The group, formerly known as A Walk in the Park, changed their name to the Nipissing District Dog Owners Association last year and held their annual general meeting Sunday afternoon.
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Wild animal rehabilitation centre moving (www.thesudburystar.com)Wild at Heart ... moving to a new wildlife refuge centre:Wild at Heart rehabilitates orphaned, injured, and sick wild animals so they may be released back into the wild. We treat approximately 500 wild animals per year and are expanding into our new 5,000 square foot education and care centre to accommodate many more.
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One biologist’s quest (thechronicleherald.ca)Biologist Soren Bondrup-Nielsen first delighted readers with his memoir of a winter spent in the Temagami wilderness, Winter on Diamond. With his latest book, he takes us into his search for proof that a small, shy species of owl lives and nests in northern Ontario.
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Abandoned moose results in $2,500 fine, lost licence (www.northernlife.ca)A Sturgeon Falls man has been convicted of illegally killing and then abandoning a bull moose, netting himself a $2,500 fine and licence suspension.
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Animal clinic puts injured loon down (www.thesudburystar.com)The bird was rescued from Whitewater Lake by Alex Stevenson, of Chelmsford, and his friend."These two men, they went out and got the loon. It was frozen to the ice in a bay," said Sarah Wendorf, education program developer/co-ordinator for the Wild at Heart Wildlife Refuge Centre in Lively.
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Chicago river poisoned to block feared Asian carp (ca.news.yahoo.com)Some 200,000 pounds (90 tons) of dead fish are expected to be collected, weighed, inventoried, and dumped in a landfill.
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33.Your Weather: Olympic Cow - The Weather Network (www.theweathernetwork.com)
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Old fish makes new Great Lakes comeback | Great Lakes Echo (greatlakesecho.org)Lake sturgeon, one of the oldest surviving species from prehistoric times, is making a small comeback in the Great Lakes region.
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Enforcement blitz leads to 200 charges and animal seizures (www.baytoday.ca)From October 11 to 25, 2009, conservation officers checked over 2,800 hunters and uncovered 409 violations leading to 217 charges and 192 warnings.
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Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission (ca.news.yahoo.com)ustralia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.
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Lithuanian horse club was CIA 'black site': (ca.news.yahoo.com)The CIA is alleged to have constructed thick concrete pillars inside the facility, which it bought using a front company.
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Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters dispute Endangerd Species Regulations (www.thedailyobserver.ca)One can safely assume also, that within these unmarked 'confidential' sites on Crown land, that all existing Crown land forest roads will be posted against motorized travel, as are so many others already posted, to avoid possible road kills of wood turtles.
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Tall Trees Curlies - Curly Horses breeders (www.talltreescurlys.com)All our foals are imprinted from birth, and all our horses are handled daily. We currently have a selection of weanlings, yearlings, 2 and 3 years old fillies/colts/geldings for sale.
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Harper announces judicial inquiry into disappearing B.C. salmon stocks (ca.news.yahoo.com)How did more than nine million sockeye salmon disappear in the Pacific Ocean?The federal government announced Thursday it will call a judicial inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye fishery in hopes of answering that question.
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41.Dave Salmoni: Cat plight (www.nationalpost.com)
Salmoni's career with animals started in his last year of a biology degree at Laurentian University. His research project was to work with Canada's Ministry of Natural Resources to manage some nuisance black bears near Sudbury, Ont.
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Azilda Community Pickerel Hatchery Whitewater lake (www.fishazilda.com)dedicated to re-stocking the pickerel population in Whitewater Lake and area lakes, as well as promoting the conservation of all fish species. Our program consists of collecting eggs, hatching fry and raising pickerel fingerlings, to ultimately release them into Whitewater Lake
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US town uses goats to clear overgrown meadow through grazing, save mowing money (ca.news.yahoo.com)Under a pilot program in Andover, Lucy McKain's dairy goats will rotate their grazing around the meadow for an all-you-can-eat buffet of grass, brush and other growth.
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Minnow Lake CAN asking for off-leash dog park - John Lindsay (www.northernlife.ca)A request for a feasibility and design study for an off-leash dog park and a kids’ sand mountain play area for the former gravel pit property on Second Avenue, between Donna Drive and the cemetery (down from the big box stores), was submitted by the Minnow Lake CAN for consideration in the budget process
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Animals rights groups calls on Europe to boycott Canadian seafood (ca.news.yahoo.com)An animal rights group is calling for a European boycott of Canadian seafood products as part of a protest over the seal hunt.
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Hundreds of cats up for adoption at Pet Save (www.northernlife.ca)Jill Pessot, executive director, said that due to the economy, there has been a record amount of “cat dumpings” at the shelter in recent weeks. She said it is the worst she has seen in 10 years.Pet Save will take in homeless cats that would die over the winter, but otherwise are not accepting any pet surrenders.
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Fall bird migration well underway (www.nugget.ca)The life cycle of birds is determined by the changes in day length as the year progresses. As the number of hours of daylight decreases in late July and August the biological clock for birds starts preparing the individual for the fall migration, if they are a migratory species. The bird will undergo a moult obtaining a new set of feathers, especially flight feathers.
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Purina Puppy Classic Sept 19th
Sudbury Toy Dog Fanciers Spec. Sept 19th
Ontario Toy Dog Club Spec Sept 18th
Junior Handling (confirmation & obedience)
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Critics charge Sudbury Soils Study downplays risks to wildlife fom mining (www.thesudburystar.com)The Sudbury Soils Study's assessment of the risk to Sudbury vegetation from chemicals of concern is "brilliant," says Glen A. Fox. "It couldn't have been done better."
But the studies of wildlife are not useful because they are based on scientific modelling done by computer rather than tissue samples that would show if species are at risk, he says. -
50.Dogs in the Hood (www.snapsudbury.com)
August 2008 archive photo's of local Canine Friends
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