Vancouver Island

Quinn described hiking on a remote trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park when they encountered a lone hiker coming down the trail toward them.

“We pulled our gators up over our faces as a precaution (against COVID) and he walked right up to me and said, ‘I don’t appreciate you pulling up that mask’. Then he pulled up his shirt and showed us the pistol strapped to his chest. It was an eye-opener.”

That wasn't the only thing that prompted the couple to leave their homeland, as the evolving political climate in the U.S. played a part in influencing their decision to leave.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious disease that affects rabbits' internal organs, and which can cause death within 24 hours — usually after a bunny begins bleeding from their mouth or nose. It has no known cure.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/31762027

Signatures is at 22,853.

Eight male elephant seals were identified between June 2022 and May 2023, and individuals were identified based on body marks or scars as well as their "eyeliner cues," the study said.

Frouin-Mouy said she named the eight seals after her favourite group, The Beach Boys, and her favourite one is called Mike, who frequents the research site hunting for food.

A record 86 wild-born pups counted among critically endangered population this summer, researcher says

Juvenile, female broadnose sevengill sharks caught in Puget Sound, likely meaning they're here to reproduce

One research scientist says the population is growing, but the whales are also leaving other areas

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24577384 (!marinemammalrescue@lemmy.ca)

Patient Profile here: https://mmrpatients.org/patient/el2401-tofino/

Species: Sea Otter

Patient ID: EL2401

Admitted on: 2024/06/17

Collection Site: Wikkaninnish Island

Reason for Admission: Maternal separation

Weight at Admission: 2.10 kg

Patient Status: in care

Time in Care: 20 days

Current Habitat: Hospital (Intensive Care) 

Energy Minister Josie Osborne says the B.C. Hydro projects will create thousands of jobs over the next decade and ensure the region has enough clean, affordable and reliable electricity to power homes, businesses and the economy.