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Young dog recovering after being dragged behind vehicle in Merritt: BC SPCA

Young dog recovering after being dragged behind vehicle in Merritt: BC SPCA

BC SPCA staff: "Everyone is so impressed at his resiliency."
Man charged with abandoning dog in floodwaters as Florida residents evacuated ahead of hurricane

Man charged with abandoning dog in floodwaters as Florida residents evacuated ahead of hurricane

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after authorities say he abandoned his dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida's Gulf Coast last week shortly before Hurricane Milton made landfall.
Canada's dairy industry dumping billions of litres of milk, study finds

Canada's dairy industry dumping billions of litres of milk, study finds

The head of Dairy Farmers of Canada said dumping milk was only done 'as a last resort.'
Will hammerhead sharks start swimming in Metro Vancouver waters?

Will hammerhead sharks start swimming in Metro Vancouver waters?

These ocean dwellers are one of the most easily recognizable sharks.
Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Lack of salmon may not be the problem after all for endangered orcas, report suggests

Researchers spent months tracking the two whale populations' preferred food in the Salish Sea and the waters of northern Vancouver Island.
Dog survives crash, returns to help owner's grieving parents

Dog survives crash, returns to help owner's grieving parents

When 52-year-old Ian Breland was killed in a truck crash in late August, his dog Sadie was believed to be dead. too. Thirteen days later, she turned up.
Steve the cat rescued from 90-foot tree in North Vancouver

Steve the cat rescued from 90-foot tree in North Vancouver

'Oh, he was freaking out during the whole time. He was doing a bunch of ninja moves,' says Steve's owner about the rescue that ended a three-day ordeal
Killer whale calf found emaciated, struggling to breathe in B.C. waters

Killer whale calf found emaciated, struggling to breathe in B.C. waters

In an encounter off B.C.'s Swiftsure Bank, a biologist recounts how the emaciated southern resident killer whale calf appeared to stop breathing.
'Exceptionally rare': Great white shark washes up dead in B.C.

'Exceptionally rare': Great white shark washes up dead in B.C.

The shark is huge, measuring nearly 14 feet long, scientists say.
Tadpole photo wins Nanaimo man Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Tadpole photo wins Nanaimo man Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Shane Gross’s image of western toad tadpoles swimming in the sunlight among lily pads in a lake near Campbell River earned him the grand prize.