Nature and Wildlife

More News (Gazette.Net)

9 Jul 2008

When my wife and I first saw people milling around several cars on the roadside at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, we thought we had come upon a bad accident. But as we drove closer, we saw they had all pulled over to witness an amazing scene of nature.

Dire picture of B.C. wildlife, wilderness (Nanaimo Daily News)

9 Jul 2008

VANCOUVER - A "groundbreaking" report on the state of B.C. wildlife and wilderness to be released Wednesday by the provincial government paints a dire picture, according to a scientist with the David Suzuki Foundation.

Plan offered to rebuild panda habitat (Moldova.org)

8 Jul 2008

Rebuilding a major habitat for giant pandas destroyed by the devastating earthquake that struck China in May would cost about $290 million, planners said.The giant panda research center in the Wolong nature reserve would be moved from its current site and would include a larger lab, a panda hospital, a larger cub pen, a bamboo planting field and an area to help acquaint pandas with wildlife, ...