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02.12.2020 / 09:07

Disturbing footage shows train running over dozens of antelope

Disturbing footage obtained by Global News, and taken from what appears to be the front of a Canadian Pacific Railway train, shows the train running over dozens of antelope as they attempt to run away.The train’s horn can be heard blaring as it approaches the herd, but the animals continue on their path.Wildlife expert and Lethbridge College Dean Terry Kowalchuk said an inability to veer off course or jump over barriers is actually a known behaviour of antelope, which renders them helpless in a situation like this. 2 CN Rail crew members struck by vehicle while repairing track near Edmonton “Antelope are the fastest land mammals on the continent,” he explained.

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Dalhousie professor outlines harmful human impacts on oceans in global report

Recent wildfires, storms, heatwaves a direct result of climate change, scientists say The report states that “populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have declined by 68 per cent on average in less than half a century.”The main cause of the dramatic decline, according to the report, is habitat loss and degradation, including deforestation, “much of which is driven by how people produce and consume food.”According to the report, the same environmentally destructive practices are also contributing to the emergence of diseases such as COVID-19.The report also noted that wildlife populations in freshwater habitats “have suffered the starkest average population decline of 84 per cent, equivalent to 4 per cent per year

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‘Alarming trend’ of people keeping wild animals as pets in Saskatchewan: WRSS

coronavirus pandemic hit, cat and dog adoptions skyrocketed — but now a different kind of pet is becoming popular in Saskatchewan.“We’re seeing an alarming trend of people finding wildlife and they feel entitled to keep it,” said Bonnie Dell, president of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan (WRSS).The organization rescued a number of animals in the past week alone, including a malnourished moose calf that was kept in a padlocked room for weeks. They also took in a badger, two raccoons, and a turkey vulture that was left on the side of the road with a “badly broken wing.”The bird was very used to humans, meaning it had been kept for “some time” Dell said.Help for the bird came too late.

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Wildlife ‘kidnapping,’ mistreatment, causing capacity problems at Regina’s Salthaven

Salthaven West in Regina said it’s having a hard time dealing with the number of animals being brought into its centre and is asking the public to be mindful when it comes to wildlife.The organization said people are unnecessarily attending to wildlife, who are thought to be struggling.“We’re seeing a lot of people giving us a call for animals they are finding and think need help, perhaps something they wouldn’t have noticed before if they weren’t working from home or if their kids were in school,” said Megan Lawrence, Salthaven West’s director of rehabilitation.

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monkeys brawling over food in the centre of Thailand’s historic city of Lopburi, wild turkeys strolling the suburbs of Louisiana and penguins waddling through a residential neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. “Even here on the campus of the University Toronto Scarborough, when I bike in, I routinely see deer now on-campus,” said Marc Cadotte, a professor of biological sciences.“The major inhibitor of the movement of animals across the city is traffic, busy roads.

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Wildlife cameras in closed B.C. parks capture animals roaming freely

A project started last year to capture wildlife in some of B.C.’s parks has taken an exciting turn with the closure of those parks to humans during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Conservation officers relocate moose on the loose in Saskatoon

Two unexpected visitors went for a morning stroll in the suburbs of Saskatoon Thursday morning. A couple of young moose were seen on residential streets in the city’s northeast end.

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Coronavirus: Canadians report increased wildlife sightings amid COVID-19 pandemic

When Josianne Plante looked out her window on a recent morning, she was surprised to see a pair of large, bare-headed wild turkeys going for a stroll through her east-end Montreal neighbourhood.

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Coronavirus: Expert says number of injured animals brought to wildlife centres could increase

As the COVID-19 pandemic limits the amount of activities Albertans can engage in – and has resulted in huge job losses across the country – the streets of many cities and towns have been far less densely populated by humans and vehicles.

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Humans self-isolating due to coronavirus a ‘bonanza’ for Manitoba wildlife

Although the recent dumping of snow might have put a damper on things — at least for a few days —one of the byproducts of so many Manitobans self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic has been an increase in wildlife activity on our streets and in our yards.

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