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Great news from Lake Natron!

by Kim | Jun 10, 2019 | Environment, Nature, News and Events | 0 |

This week, BirdLife, the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) and the Engaresero...

The importance of national apology #150Acts

by Kim | Nov 25, 2017 | News and Events, People, Politics | 5 |

Yesterday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology to the Inuit and Innu people of...

Good news for Ontario snappers!

by Kim | Apr 4, 2017 | Environment, Nature, News and Events | 0 |

Some good news! Ontario has decided to end the hunting of snapping turtles. This is good news for...

It’s time again! March Mammal Madness! #2017MMM

by Kim | Mar 8, 2017 | News and Events | 2 |

Yes! It’s that time of year when you get to ignore sportsball and watch mammals battle...

The Gorilla and the Child: When everything done right still goes terribly wrong

by Kim | Jun 2, 2016 | News and Events | 0 |

Several people have asked my opinion on the recent incident at the Cincinnati Zoo. This past Saturday, keepers shot and killed a male gorilla named Harambe in order to rescue a child who had found his way into the...

Saskatchewan Science Centre Exhibition Wins CASCADE Award

by Kim | May 10, 2016 | News and Events, Writing | 2 |

Saskatchewan Science Centre’s “Building Connections” exhibition just won a CASCADE Award from the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC). The CASCADES recognize outstanding achievement by both...

Mammal March Madness – Let the Games Begin! #2016MMM

by Kim | Mar 7, 2016 | Fun, News and Events, Science | 1 |

Hey everyone, it’s that time of year again! Mammal March Madness starts tonight! For...

About Those Birds Starting Fires in Australia

by Kim | Feb 18, 2016 | News and Events, Science | 3 |

Things are never as they seem. Thanks to coverage by the Toronto Star, several local friends sent...

Let’s Keep Our Heads About Those Dead Coyotes

by Kim | Mar 26, 2015 | Nature, News and Events | 0 |

Last week six dead coyotes were found in and around London, ON. Here are the facts as we know...

Will New Legislation Mean No New Orcas in Ontario?

by Kim | Jan 28, 2015 | News and Events | 0 |

The Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is expected to announce today a full ban on the buying and selling of Orcas in the province as well as a move to fully overhaul the regulations surrounding the...

Orcas, Orangutans, Elephants: Legally human, non-human or something in between?

by Kim | Dec 31, 2014 | Nature, News and Events | 3 |

In 2011, the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld. Citing the the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, PETA claimed that five wild-captured orcas were “enslaved”...

The Jury is in on the 2014 Canadian Weblog Awards!

by Kim | Dec 17, 2014 | News and Events, Writing | 3 |

I just had the privilege of serving as a juror for the 2014 Canadian Weblog Awards. I, along with 33 other jurors read through 530 blogs over 26 categories, from activism to agriculture, from health to humour, in a effort to...