Category: News
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Yoga with whales at Vancouver Aquarium sparks yoga protest
When yoga teachers Cynthia Ganatra and Corrie Kielbiski first heard of a monthly yoga practice at the Vancouver Aquarium they thought it was a joke. But after finding out its very real, the two women decided they had to do something about it. Not just for the animals they believe are unjustly held in captivity,…
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Cathedral Grove threatened by nearby logging, conservationist says
Canada’s oldest and most-renowned forest is facing new threats as logging on a nearby mountain opens the way for collateral damage to Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island, local conservationists say. Island Timberlands, based in Nanaimo, is in the midst of clearing a road to a plot of Douglas fir trees on the southwest-facing slope of…
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Hunters ‘overkill’ grizzlies in B.C., study finds
Grizzly bears were over-hunted by the hundreds from 2001-2011 in B.C., according to a new study, but the provincial government says that’s not the case. A team of researchers is asking for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to pull back on the number of trophy hunting licenses it hands out to…
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