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B.C. man ordered to reimburse ex for pet chameleon

B.C. man ordered to reimburse ex for pet chameleon

The pet was eventually sold in a private sale.
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Honk! West Vancouver council debates Canada goose problem

Honk! West Vancouver council debates Canada goose problem

Options range from letting municipal lawns grow to swapping their eggs out with non-viable ones
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'Miracle' cat survives and thrives after near-death car incident

'Miracle' cat survives and thrives after near-death car incident

Staff dubbed him "Miracle Marcus."
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Watch: Rescue team frees tangled humpback whale in B.C.

Watch: Rescue team frees tangled humpback whale in B.C.

The disentanglement took over 50 rope cuts to free the whale of gear and floats.
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Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Burnaby strata has to allow Great Dane in building with no-dogs policy: tribunal

Lawrence Lee got an exemption from his Metrotown strata's no-pets rule when he owned a Yorkshire Terrier. The Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled the strata can't reverse the exemption just because he now owns a Great Dane.
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Editorial: Our salmon stewards give us hope for the future

Editorial: Our salmon stewards give us hope for the future

Just a few generations ago, the North Shore’s creeks would have been teeming with wild salmon. We could have that again.
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One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways

VANCOUVER — Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia.
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North Shore black bear activity ramps up for fall feeding frenzy

North Shore black bear activity ramps up for fall feeding frenzy

Black bears are trying to take in about 20,000 calories per day.
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Author recounts time spent with sea lions in qathet in new book

Author recounts time spent with sea lions in qathet in new book

Naturalist, priest and writer intertwines awe of nature into spiritual work and practice
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B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

Conservation officers destroyed 603 black and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, according to figures from the B.C. government.
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