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Big pig problem: What to do after Yukon’s wild boar fiasco? – CBCNEWS

by Heather Avery - CBCNEWS A Yukon group is calling for wild boars to be wiped from the territory, fenced or not, after a fiasco this summer. Seven wild boar escaped from their enclosure into the wilderness, prompting fears the animals could reproduce and become an invasive species. The Yukon Fish and Game Association, a wildlife …

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Killing Thousands of Animals in Conservation’s Name – The Atlantic

by Emma Marris - The Atlantic (via MSN)   The desert of south-central Australia is crenellated with sandstone hills in shades of ivory, crimson, and apricot. The ground is littered with dead trees and tree limbs, big hunks of transparent mica, dried cow dung, and thousands of stone spearheads and blades made by the Aboriginal people …

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Ottawa bearing witness to unusual influx… of bears – The Canadian Press

By Andy Blatchford (via msn.com) OTTAWA - High population density is a feature of most Group of Seven capitals — but Ottawa stands out among its international peers these days with an unusual demographic situation: a sudden influx of bears. Black bear sightings surged of late in Canada's national capital region. Conservation officials say they've already …

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B.C. group wants to kill the seals to save the whales – CBCNews

by Greg Rasmussen (via msn.com) Ken Pearce throttles back on his outboard motor, his boat slowing as it cuts through the waters of the lower Fraser River near Steveston, B.C. He's spotted a half-dozen seals swimming in a side channel. "They've fed on the rising tide and now they're coming in to soak up the sun …

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Feel Good Sunday: Video – Battle of the Barns Sync Challenge — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

https://videopress.com/embed/fajrjT5L?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 “Okay, we are all about grins and giggles today. For those of us who live with equines;s we occasionally have to let our hair down and have a little fun because for those who do not care for a equine companion are probably not aware that our charges have “staff” and that “staff” refers …

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Kangaroo Is On The Loose In Austria, Confusing Everybody — News : NPR

Maybe he's trying out for membership in the Royal Lipizzaner Stallions club 🙂 No, that's not a typo. Austria is hunting for a kangaroo of unknown origin that has been seen hopping about in the area of Hellmonsödt. via Kangaroo Is On The Loose In Austria, Confusing Everybody — News : NPR