Tag: animals
member name: Mary M. Alward
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June 10, 2006 10:49 PM EDT --
I was prompted to write this article after an emergency room doctor in our town was killed by a black bear while vacationing with her husband in northern Ontario last summer. They were celebrating their . . .
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May 15, 2006 09:54 PM EDT --
The area where we walk Meeko, our Alaskan Malamute is filled with wildlife. From the time we adopted him into our home, we've tried to teach him not to chase wildlife. He's friends with several . . .
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June 03, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
It seems that there's always a story on the news about another dog attack, or of some child being bitten by a dog that had never offered to bite before. Just last week a man in London, Ontario was . . .
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June 19, 2006 11:28 PM EDT --
Our Alaskan Malamute, Meeko, has had a bit of a problem for the last week. He's had the runs. This is not like Meeko. He's usually very healthy and has . . .
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May 10, 2006 09:39 PM EDT --
Kelly came to us on a rainy autumn day in the late 60s.
As my cousin Lisa descended the steps of the school bus,
she heard whimpers of distress. She searched the area
and finally found Kelly hiding . . .
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May 25, 2006 09:24 PM EDT --
I don't watch much tv, but this afternoon I was walking through the living room when a moose caught my eye on the screen. It was a huge, bull moose that was standing beside a stream. Enraptured with . . .
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May 26, 2006 08:51 PM EDT --
When European settlers came to Saskatchewan there were millions of buffalo roaming the Canadian Prairies. By the 1800s, they were in danger of becoming extinct. They were overhunted, many times . . .
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April 25, 2006 10:31 PM EDT --
Recall days of childhood,
The farm I used to roam.
I often long for bygone days
With pleasant thoughts of home.
I wish I could go back there,
If only for a day.
But I know if I were able, . . .
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April 19, 2006 09:52 PM EDT --
I grew up in rural southern Ontario. Our house sat on a lot of land on my grandfather's farm. From an early age, I was exposed to all the rigors of farm life and the stark reality of life and . . .
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April 20, 2006 12:10 PM EDT --
While growing up on a farm located in southern Ontario, I learned a love of nature. There was an abundance of wildlife in the area at the time. Critters and varmints of every size and description . . .
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May 31, 2006 10:17 PM EDT --
I'm a bit behind in Canadian wildlife news. It seems that in April, a new type of hybrid bear was shot in northern Canada. The bear was white with brown patches. When the bear's DNA was sent for . . .
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August 13, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
On Saturday, the grandsons and I set out about 1:30 for the petting zoo. It's about a 15 minute drive from here. We'd been there before, but not for a number of years.
When we arrived the parking . . .
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April 20, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
Green Space
The growing demand for houses and roads are eating away the green space all over the world. We must create a natural environment for wildlife species if we want our planet to be well balanced. . . .
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April 25, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
Early last spring my husband and I decided we needed to get away from it all. We wanted to go somewhere where there were no computers, no telephones and few people - somewhere to share a wilderness . . .
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