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Bears have been enjoying a Castlegar resident's pool in recent days
1+ week, 6+ day ago (313+ words) There has been significant bear activity in Castlegar this summer and one resident has been seeing that increase up close and personal. Sam Ruiz, who lives on Columbia Avenue in downtown Castlegar, captured footage of a large black bear jumping…...
Video: Pet of the week - Castanet.net
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (20+ words) Video: Pet of the week Castanet Pet of the week Action scenes 'significantly harder' Girl vs mattress in a box...
Summerland rescue seeks homes for ‘miracle crew’ kittens
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (104+ words) Two adorable kittens are looking for their forever home from the Critteraid Animal Sanctuary in Summerland. Milagro and Miracolo, part of the "miracle crew," were born unexpectedly on the rescue's back deck one morning. President Lori Huot-Stewart said they were…...
Summerland-area wildlife rehabilitation society saves injured turtle days after losing facility
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (223+ words) Even though they lost their homes due to the Bald Range Wildfire, a Summerland non-profit that helps rehabilitate injured wildlife is continuing its work. The Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society shared on Friday that they got a call to help a…...
Keep bears and communities safe with bear smart practices in the South Okanagan
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (282+ words) As summer winds down in the South Okanagan-Similkameen, now is the time to protect people and wildlife alike from negative interactions with black bears readying for winter slumbers while also recovering from recent fires. The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen…...
Nearly 100 dogs rescued from home in Fort McMurray, Alta.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (250+ words) Bylaw officers have seized 97 dogs from a home in northern Alberta. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says bylaw officers executed a search warrant at the home in Fort McMurray on Tuesday. It says in a statement that the small-breed…...
Summerland wildlife facility credits beaver habitat for surviving wildfire
2+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) Some facilities at the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society still stand after the Bald Range wildfire ravaged much of the Summerland property. IWRS founder Eva Hartmann said the wildlife facility wasn't completely wiped out as she had initially feared. "Our house,…...
Baby alpaca born after herd survives Bald Range wildfire in Garnet Valley
3+ week, 2+ day ago (713+ words) A Garnet Valley woman's pet alpacas welcomed a new baby during the Bald Range Wildfire, surviving after she asked friends to cut her fences. "I am so shocked. It went from me thinking I lost all of them and everything…...
Canada's last captive whales set to leave Marineland for U.S. aquariums
1+ week, 5+ day ago (167+ words) Canada's last captive whales are set to leave the country today as the six belugas from Marineland are headed to two aquariums in the United States. The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction is up for sale and the park…...
Bush katydid spotted near Swan Lake in Vernon/Spallumcheen area
3+ week, 1+ day ago (188+ words) It’s not a leaf, but it looks like one. Sam Horsley recently spotted a bush katydid in the backyard of his home near Swan Lake in the Vernon-Spallumcheen area. And that brings us to Castanet’s Bug of the Week. In…...