Animal Stories

OTTAWA — A proposed road trip for senators to visit the elephants at the African Lion Safari near Hamilton was rejected Thursday as some members of the Senate legal affairs committee called it a waste of taxpayers money.

Three Metro Vancouver men get 10-year hunting bans and combined $18,000 in penalties for breaches of the Wildlife Act north of Kamloops, says BCCOS.

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Carol Love watches the tides at a Vancouver Island lagoon, and when the time is right, she starts to play her violin. She plays for an audience of one, a killer whale calf that has been trapped alone in the lagoon for almost a month.

There has only ever been three confirmed sightings of loggerhead sea turtles in B.C.

A former couple purchased Stella the golden retriever in August 2020.

"The prediction is the beetle can bounce back and attack more," said the lead researcher from the University of Alberta.

Local veteran paddler surprised by close encounter with 20-plus Pacific white-sided dolphins.

The Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary hopes to help local residents brighten their gardens and yards while ensuring services are provided for birds in its care.

Fisheries agency says it has received reports of people getting their dogs and even their children to approach the elephant seal, putting both them and the animal at risk.

ZEBALLOS, B.C.