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Moose chased by bear stops to look back; ‘You still coming?’
A wildlife biologist saw a moose and decided to take a short video. “It ended up being a better video than I expected,” Wes Larson said.
CBC
Grolar bear hybrids in N.W.T. all traced back to same 'strange' female polar bear
A family of polar and grizzly bear hybrids, or grolars, in Canada's western Arctic — which all started with a "pretty strange" female polar bear — is "quite rare," according to a new study. The research paper, published last week in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources, used a new tool to look at samples from 371 polar bears and 440 grizzly bears across Canada, Alaska and Greenland. The samples had been collected between 1975 and 2015. Ruth Rivkin, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Un
United Press International
Watch: Thieving bear steals workers' lunch from pickup truck in California
A black bear was caught on camera in California stealing a cooler from the back of a truck and settling in to eat lunch.
BuzzFeed
I'm Pretty Much The Dumbest Guy On Earth So My Mind Just Got Blown After Seeing These 25 Absolutely Incredible Pictures For The First Time Last Week
You learn something new every day.
CBC
Calgary officials aiming for 'low end' of repair timeline after pipes arrive from San Diego
Two key pieces of pipe needed to complete repairs to a water feeder main that ruptured, triggering citywide water restrictions, arrived Tuesday night from San Diego and are being prepped for installation.City of Calgary officials now say repairs could move quicker than previously expected.On Wednesday afternoon, the city's general manager of infrastructure services, Michael Thompson, provided an update on the repair timeline."As we look at the work completed to date — specifically the excavation
CBC
Alberta's rate of population growth led the country to start 2024 — even before $5K 'moving bonus'
Alberta had the fastest rate of population growth in Canada over the first three months of the year, according to new data released Wednesday, and continues to be the most popular destination for people moving within the country.Statistics Canada estimates Alberta's population reached 4,849,906 as of April 1, up from 4,800,768 on Jan. 1.That marks a 1.02-per-cent increase in the span of just three months, which was the largest of any province or territory.Nationally, the population grew by 0.6 p
CBC
City of Calgary calls for 3rd-party review into why water main ruptured
City officials have confirmed that there will be a full, third-party review into what caused the catastrophic water feeder main break that created an ongoing crisis for Calgary's water supply. "I know you want to understand what happened to this pipe in the first place, and I do too," said Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek on Tuesday morning."It's for that reason that I called for a third party to do a complete incident review of this situation."David Duckworth, chief administrative officer for the Cit
The Canadian Press
Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths
TAMPICO, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Alberto formed Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. Authorities in Mexico reported three deaths from its rains.
CBC
Calgary can now allow access to river water for businesses
A plan to get untreated water to industrial customers is in the works while restrictions and conservation efforts — triggered by a massive water main break in northwest Calgary — continue for the city's potable water.The provincial government issued two temporary diversion licences to the City of Calgary on Tuesday. This allows 200,000 cubic metres (200 million litres) for non-potable industrial use, with diversion points out of the Bow River.It means the city can track and manage water withdraw
BBC
Using fake nests to save rare bird from dying out
Predation is seen as one of the biggest threats to the survival of the near-extinct capercaillie.
The Conversation
Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions
The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.
The Weather Network
Heat, humid air mass reignites thunderstorm chance in southern Ontario
In addition to the extremely high temperatures and humidity, southern Ontario will be dealing with another chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday, so make sure you stay weather-aware.
Tacoma News Tribune
Upset the Makah get to hunt a whale? Ditch your colonialist view of wildlife | Opinion
The tribe was unable to harvest whales for decades. Europeans were to blame. | Opinion
People
'How Did It Get Up There?': New 'Mysterious' Monolith Found in Nevada Desert
The Las Vegas Police Department confirmed that the monolith was found along a popular hiking trail over the weekend
Reuters
European lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction
A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold since the start of the millennium. Wildlife experts are calling the recovery of the Iberian Lynx unparalleled among felines in an age of extinction in which species are vanishing at a rate not seen in 10 million years due to climate change, pollution and habitat loss. The International Union for Conservation of Nature, which categorises species according to the level of risk they face in a "Red List" produced several times a year, bumped up the Iberian Lynx from "endangered" to "vulnerable" on Thursday.
Biloxi Sun Herald
Tropical system strengthens on way to Mexico. And there’s another disturbance behind it
None of the systems are expected to hit South Mississippi, but they could bring rain and other effects to the region. Here’s the forecast.
Euronews
‘This is like a slow death’: Environmental toll of Gaza war laid bare in first UN assessment
The new assessment from UNEP follows a call from the State of Palestine to take stock of the environmental damage.
Euronews
Sicilian farmers on the frontline of climate change spotlighted by Earth Photo 2024 winner
30 nature-loving photographers were shortlisted for the Earth Photo 2024 Award.
Tacoma News Tribune
Is your name on this year’s Atlantic and Pacific hurricane list? Check 2024’s lists here
NOAA recycles name lists every six years, but sometimes names need to be replaced as they’re retired from use.
CBC
Property owners learning rules around septic tanks the hard way as landfill halts access
Ron Nugent says he figures his septic tank is just days away from overflowing. And like many others who are in a similar situation, he says he's coming to realize no one is coming to help."I'm losing sleep over it. My stress level is high. I'm nervous about flushing my toilets. I've instructed my family to take two-minute showers," he says."This should not be a problem," he adds. "This problem is created for some unknown reason I don't comprehend."Nugent's septic tank is under the deck at his wa

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