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Humpback whale tangled in nets survives after dramatic rescue
Digital Journal
A juvenile humpback whale in waters off Powell River in B.C. became tangled in the ropes of a prawn fisherman's nets over the weekend and almost died because of it. It was rescued in a lengthy operation by fisheries officials.
Tangled Whale Freed By Rescuers Off B.C. Coast (VIDEO)   Huffington Post Canada
"It was basically hog-tied": Rescuers free whale entangled off BC   CTV News
Rescue Teams Search For Entangled Humpback Whale Spotted in Monterey Bay   NBC Bay Area
Powell River Peak
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Oldest North American footprints?
The Hindu
Footprints recently discovered on the shores of a small island off the west coast of Canada may be the oldest in North America, researchers say. The find also bolsters a novel theory that the first inhabitants of the continent migrated from Alaska south along the ...

Family's footprints discovered in B.C. oldest in North America   Digital Journal
13000-Year-Old Footprints Could Be Oldest Ever Discovered in BC   KelownaNow

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Beekeeper removes swarm of bees in downtown Windsor
CTV News
A swarm of honeybees took over a flower pot in downtown Windsor Wednesday afternoon. Thousands of buzzing bees converged at the corner of University and Ouellette avenues, catching many by surprise. Local beekeeper Dale Baxter says the swarm was ...

Downtown Windsor buzzing as honeybees swarm   Windsor Star (blog)
Bees Draw A Crowd   BlackburnNews.com

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Letter: Elizabeth May responds to column critical of climate plan
Vancouver Courier
Green party leader Elizabeth May says their proposed carbon fee and dividend approach to carbon pricing is not based on the B..C carbon tax. Photo: Bruce Stotesbury. Previous Next. Green party leader Elizabeth May says their proposed carbon fee and ...

Comment: Green party climate plan realistic, achievable   Times Colonist
Letter writer: Local Citizens Climate Lobby chapter offers avenue for climate ...   Mountain Xpress
Letter: Best first step   Northwest Herald
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Goldfish the size of dinner plates are multiplying in Alberta ponds
The Week Magazine
After discovering goldfish the size of dinner plates in ponds and canals, the government of Alberta, Canada, has a message for residents: Stop flushing your fish down the toilet. Giant goldfish multiplying in Alberta ponds http://t.co/Yb80Fa01EF pic.twitter.com/ ...

Canadians warned against flushing goldfish down lavatories   Telegraph.co.uk
'Don't flush your goldfish down the toilet': Officials warn pet owners after 'monster ...   Mirror.co.uk
Canada: Albertans warned not to flush 'invasive' goldfish   BBC News
Newsy
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Shell Shock: Triassic Reptile Was 'Grandfather' of All Turtles
Voice of America
WASHINGTON—. It looked like an odd lizard with a bulky body and only the skeletal precursor of a shell, but scientists say 240 million-year-old fossils unearthed in a quarry in southern Germany represent the grandfather of all turtles. The scientists on ...

'Grandfather Turtle' Forms Missing Link in Reptile Evolution   NBCNews.com
Triassic reptile was 'grandfather' of all turtles   ABC Science Online
Ancient Shell-less Ancestor Of Turtles Discovered   Tech Times
Yibada (English Edition)
Weekly Observer
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Tigers, baboons, camels abandoned by circus in Mexico
TVNZ
Six tigers, seven baboons, four camels and three dromedaries have been found abandoned in cages without food, water or adequate care in the southern Mexico state of Yucatan. The passage of laws forbidding animal acts in circuses has raised fears that ...

Mexico Finds Tigers, Baboons, Camels Abandoned by Circus   ABC News
Tigers, baboons, camels abandoned by circus rescued in Mexico   Welland Tribune

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