Animals

Roberta Templeton, veterinarian at Manzini Animal Hospital and a locum veterinarian. (Roberta Templeton/Contributed to Black Press Media)

B.C. vet says people can help sick pets without ever leaving home

Animal doctor wants more people to know about online veterinary telemedicine.

Roberta Templeton, veterinarian at Manzini Animal Hospital and a locum veterinarian. (Roberta Templeton/Contributed to Black Press Media)
(Perucetus colossus is reconstructed in a costal habitat: Alberto Gennari/Nature via AP)

The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert

There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live.…

(Perucetus colossus is reconstructed in a costal habitat: Alberto Gennari/Nature via AP)
FILE - A golden lion tamarin sits in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 8, 2022. There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding among branches of the Brazilian rainforest than any other time since modern conservation efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey released Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, reveals. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)

Brazil’s endangered golden monkeys have recovered following big population drop from yellow fever

There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the…

FILE - A golden lion tamarin sits in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 8, 2022. There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding among branches of the Brazilian rainforest than any other time since modern conservation efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey released Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, reveals. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File)
In this image taken from video provided by the Burbank Police Department, a bear sits in a jacuzzi in the city of Burbank, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2023. Burbank Police said the officers were responding to a sighting of the bear in the area when they found it enjoying a short dip at the residence in the city’s Paseo Redondo block. The bear afterward climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement Friday. (Burbank Police Department via AP)

In summer heat, bear spotted in Southern California backyard Jacuzzi

With the summer heat wave in full swing in Southern California, a…

In this image taken from video provided by the Burbank Police Department, a bear sits in a jacuzzi in the city of Burbank, Calif., on Friday, July 28, 2023. Burbank Police said the officers were responding to a sighting of the bear in the area when they found it enjoying a short dip at the residence in the city’s Paseo Redondo block. The bear afterward climbed over a wall and headed to a tree behind the home, police said in a statement Friday. (Burbank Police Department via AP)
Screenshot from a video of a passerby scaring away a black bear that attacked a herd of sheep. (Courtesy of Markus Anastasiades)

VIDEO: Passerby chases off bear after Saanich sheep herd attacked

This month this is the first bear sighting reported in this area

Screenshot from a video of a passerby scaring away a black bear that attacked a herd of sheep. (Courtesy of Markus Anastasiades)
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Animal Food Bank desperate for Okanagan donations to support fire evacuees

Food donations can be dropped off at Total Pet in Kelowna or Kamloops

  • Jul 23, 2023
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In this photo provided by Brian Williams, a whale approaches his father, Kevin Williams, while he was paddleboarding in Prince William Sound near Whittier on July 13. Williams survived the close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as a whale surfaced near him.

See how an Alaska paddleboarder escaped a close encounter with a humpback whale

An Alaska man on a paddleboard escaped a close encounter with a…

In this photo provided by Brian Williams, a whale approaches his father, Kevin Williams, while he was paddleboarding in Prince William Sound near Whittier on July 13. Williams survived the close encounter with a humpback whale, not even getting wet during a tense few seconds caught on camera by friends and family as a whale surfaced near him.
Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)

Vancouver Island marmot makes marathon journey looking for love

Camas the marmot makes 30-kilometre trek from Nanaimo Lakes to Errington

Camas, a Vancouver Island marmot, was discovered in a backyard in Errington after surviving a daunting – for a marmot – 30-kilometre journey from Green Mountain, southeast of Nanaimo. (Sandra Gray photo)
BCSPCA senior manager Leon Davis stands in front of the Cowichan Adoption Centre in Duncan which will be the future home of a new animal behavioural centre, which will be the first of its kind in Canada. While it is in its early planning and design stages, demolition and groundwork is set to begin by mid to late 2024 with a 2025 completion date. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)

$1 million for new Duncan SPCA facility

First animal behavior centre of its kind in Canada

BCSPCA senior manager Leon Davis stands in front of the Cowichan Adoption Centre in Duncan which will be the future home of a new animal behavioural centre, which will be the first of its kind in Canada. While it is in its early planning and design stages, demolition and groundwork is set to begin by mid to late 2024 with a 2025 completion date. (Chadd Cawson/Citizen)
Ten German shepherd puppies were stolen from a Nanaimo residence on June 26, according to RCMP. (Submitted photo)

8-week-old puppies stolen under cover of dark from Nanaimo residence

Five German shepherd pups remain at large, reports Nanaimo RCMP

Ten German shepherd puppies were stolen from a Nanaimo residence on June 26, according to RCMP. (Submitted photo)
Mayhem the camel and his friends at the Bartlett farm. (Alysha Bartlett/ Submitted)

Okanagan camel is just a baby ‘growing like a weed’

Mayhem the camel lives in Lavington, B.C.

Mayhem the camel and his friends at the Bartlett farm. (Alysha Bartlett/ Submitted)
In this undated photo, bottlenose dolphins swim in open waters off Sarasota Bay, Florida. Photo taken under NMFS MMPA Permit No. 20455 issued to the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. A new study has found that female bottlenose dolphins change how they vocalize when addressing their calves. (Sarasota Dolphin Research Program via AP)

Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show

You know instantly when someone is speaking to an infant or small…

In this undated photo, bottlenose dolphins swim in open waters off Sarasota Bay, Florida. Photo taken under NMFS MMPA Permit No. 20455 issued to the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. A new study has found that female bottlenose dolphins change how they vocalize when addressing their calves. (Sarasota Dolphin Research Program via AP)
Petunia the Pig was rescued from a highway rest stop June 15, 2023 by Kerri Hegel of Prince George-based PG Tickled Pig Rescue. (PG Tickled Pig Rescue Facebook)

Pig settles in to new home after being rescued from B.C. rest stop

Prince George-based pig rescue takes in abandoned animal

Petunia the Pig was rescued from a highway rest stop June 15, 2023 by Kerri Hegel of Prince George-based PG Tickled Pig Rescue. (PG Tickled Pig Rescue Facebook)
A screenshot of video footage captured by Garrett Clement of a bluntnose sixgill shark the scuba divers encountered while swimming in the Alberni Inlet on May 27. (Image courtesy Uncharted Odyssey/Garrett Clement)

Nanaimo scuba divers encounter shark while exploring shipwreck

Divers happen upon bluntnose sixgill, an at-risk species, in Alberni Inlet

A screenshot of video footage captured by Garrett Clement of a bluntnose sixgill shark the scuba divers encountered while swimming in the Alberni Inlet on May 27. (Image courtesy Uncharted Odyssey/Garrett Clement)
FILE - Nancy Miljour, from left, Rachael Elgie and Reggie Dewdney were among those in downtown Kelowna in in 2018 supporting a demonstration by the Kelowna chapter of the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of B.C. The society opposes the use of animals for medical experimentation and scientific research. -(Warren Henderson/Capital News)

Canada plans to phase out using animals in chemical testing

Ottawa updates, modernizes ‘cornerstone’ environmental law

FILE - Nancy Miljour, from left, Rachael Elgie and Reggie Dewdney were among those in downtown Kelowna in in 2018 supporting a demonstration by the Kelowna chapter of the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society of B.C. The society opposes the use of animals for medical experimentation and scientific research. -(Warren Henderson/Capital News)
This image provided by Guinness World Records shows Bobi. Guinness World Records says the world’s oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday. Bobi’s owner says a party was held Saturday, May 13, 2023 for the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog. (Guinness World Records via AP)

World’s oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records

Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo celebrated during a party Saturday at his home in Portugal

This image provided by Guinness World Records shows Bobi. Guinness World Records says the world’s oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday. Bobi’s owner says a party was held Saturday, May 13, 2023 for the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a breed of Portuguese dog. (Guinness World Records via AP)
Nanaimo’s Shena Novotny is being featured in the second season of ‘Pets and Pickers’ on Animal Planet. (Submitted photo)

Woman from Nanaimo stars in animal hospital reality TV show

Cat sanctuary manager Shena Novotny featured on second season of Animal Planet’s Pets and Pickers

Nanaimo’s Shena Novotny is being featured in the second season of ‘Pets and Pickers’ on Animal Planet. (Submitted photo)
Llamas at the Llama Sanctuary have found a new home at the Recline Ridge EcoPark in Tappen. (Llama Sanctuary photo- Facebook)

Shuswap-based Llama Sanctuary makes second move in one month

Camelids and caretakers settling into permanent home in Tappen, hosting welcome-back event

Llamas at the Llama Sanctuary have found a new home at the Recline Ridge EcoPark in Tappen. (Llama Sanctuary photo- Facebook)
The Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team helped to rescue a horse that had fallen in Oliver's canal just days after training for livestock rescue. (ALERT Facebook)

VIDEO: 2 days after training, ALERT helps with rescue of horse in Oliver canal

The horse was escorted safely back to dry land

The Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team helped to rescue a horse that had fallen in Oliver's canal just days after training for livestock rescue. (ALERT Facebook)
Vernon’s Holly Wise (third from right, wearing apron) has become the first woman certified as an instructor with the B.C. Trappers Association. (Facebook photo)

Okanagan woman traps historic certification

Vernon’s Holly Wise becomes first woman certified instructor with 78-year-old B.C. Trappers Association

Vernon’s Holly Wise (third from right, wearing apron) has become the first woman certified as an instructor with the B.C. Trappers Association. (Facebook photo)