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A round of a-paws for "La Perra," winner of the Palm Dog award at Cannes
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (426+ words) Posted May 22, 2026 02: 05: 27 PM. Screening in the Directors" Fortnight sidebar, "La Perra" (Spanish for female dog) follows a solitary woman and her bond with an abandoned puppy, Yuri " named after the famous Mexican pop star. When director, Dominga Sotomayor, collected the…...
Do Jackson Hole's busiest trails create a wildlife "sacrifice zone'? Study finds coexistence.
1+ day, 37+ min ago (818+ words) Posted May 21, 2026 03: 42: 10 PM. Trail runners, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and townsfolk just out for lunchtime walks take to the trails around Jackson in droves. Bordering wild country that includes a wilderness area and wildlife refuge, recreators regularly bump into and…...
Ottawa proposes $164 M in whale protection funding for waters off B. C. coast
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (379+ words) Posted May 19, 2026 05: 18: 21 PM. VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA " Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce underwater vessel noise by half. The federal government says…...
Unwanted lab rats find new homes and are adopted thanks to an Argentine organization
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (774+ words) Posted May 17, 2026 08: 25: 09 PM. It's Ratapalooza, an annual Buenos Aires event that promotes the adoption of rodents raised in animal facilities or used for research in science labs " once the animals are no longer useful, have outlived their purpose or are…...
Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides empowers Canadians living with disabilities
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (355+ words) City News Halifax Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides empowers Canadians living with disabilities Air Canada says it is scaling back more of its U. S. summer service as soaring jet fuel prices continue to reshape airline schedules across the country. May…...
France rejects plan to send its last two captive orcas to live in Nova Scotia refuge
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (669+ words) By Michael Mac Donald, The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2026 09: 22: 14 AM. HALIFAX " A non-profit group in Nova Scotia has failed in its bid to bring two orcas from France to live in a seaside refuge being built for whales retired from…...
Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region's disease-depleted population
1+ week, 8+ min ago (681+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 04: 06: 09 PM. Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state's wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the…...
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (473+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 03: 03: 26 PM. Basic chemistry and physics dictate that warmer water holds less oxygen, scientists said. Warmer water, which happens with human-caused climate change, releases more oxygen into the atmosphere. More dead zones appear Scientists worry that oxygen levels in…...
US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head
1+ week, 1+ day ago (558+ words) Posted May 14, 2026 03: 00: 07 PM. Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, in the Seattle area Wednesday, the U. S. attorney's office in Honolulu said. Lytvynchuk, who lives in Covington, Washington, was scheduled to appear in U. S. District Court…...
Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation's largest herd
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1162+ words) Posted May 13, 2026 04: 57: 53 PM. The discovery of chronic wasting disease on the National Elk Refuge adds urgency to a 2021 plan to reexamine the size of the 11, 000-strong Jackson Elk Herd, the nation's largest migratory herd. The discovery also raises questions about…...