http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/ Sat, 02 May 2026 17:41:50 +0000 MyBB http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9327 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:29:16 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9327 Their numbers are low and protecting this area gives them a safe space for egg laying. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7173575


The husband died days before the donation was finalized, but he knew it was happening. The whole donation is a beautiful memorial to him and the couple's love for each other. We don't need monuments to people, we need living remembrances. We can't all make such large donations, but we can at least plant a tree or some wildflowers if we want to remember someone.]]> Their numbers are low and protecting this area gives them a safe space for egg laying. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7173575


The husband died days before the donation was finalized, but he knew it was happening. The whole donation is a beautiful memorial to him and the couple's love for each other. We don't need monuments to people, we need living remembrances. We can't all make such large donations, but we can at least plant a tree or some wildflowers if we want to remember someone.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9311 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:23:48 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9311 The cats will mostly stay feral, but they will have better lives. They can live in smaller stable colonies when they are not producing endless litters of kittens. They can be fed and given medical care. They can have happy lives.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c248878vy44o

What a generous donation! It is given in a way that can really help a local cat problem. Feral cats can have miserable lives, just struggling to survive.
Providing support for what they need changes everything. Small, cared for feral cat colonies are manageable and they can be healthy and happy. 
I hope more cat lovers find ways to help out like this.]]> The cats will mostly stay feral, but they will have better lives. They can live in smaller stable colonies when they are not producing endless litters of kittens. They can be fed and given medical care. They can have happy lives.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c248878vy44o

What a generous donation! It is given in a way that can really help a local cat problem. Feral cats can have miserable lives, just struggling to survive.
Providing support for what they need changes everything. Small, cared for feral cat colonies are manageable and they can be healthy and happy. 
I hope more cat lovers find ways to help out like this.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9303 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:58:56 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9303 In 2020 he was awarded a gold medal for his work. In 2026, Magawa was honoured with a statue commemorating his years of service.
The statue was unveiled on International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.



https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-s...93#image=1


Magawa was trained by APOPO.

https://apopo.org/support-us/apopo-visit...ccQAvD_BwE

They have a number of hero rats who are working to save human lives. They are riding the world of land mines and they are detecting Tuberculosis. 
Rats with their keen sense of smell are able to detect things we can't. With their help we could clear the world of landmines.
Their ability to detect TB allows us to treat it before it spreads.  Magawa may be the first rat to get a statue, but all of them are heroes.]]> In 2020 he was awarded a gold medal for his work. In 2026, Magawa was honoured with a statue commemorating his years of service.
The statue was unveiled on International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.



https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/a-s...93#image=1


Magawa was trained by APOPO.

https://apopo.org/support-us/apopo-visit...ccQAvD_BwE

They have a number of hero rats who are working to save human lives. They are riding the world of land mines and they are detecting Tuberculosis. 
Rats with their keen sense of smell are able to detect things we can't. With their help we could clear the world of landmines.
Their ability to detect TB allows us to treat it before it spreads.  Magawa may be the first rat to get a statue, but all of them are heroes.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9271 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:32:46 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9271
https://calgaryherald.com/news/grizzly-o...bow-valley

We have been hearing about The Boss for years now. He has a reputation. No, he is not friendly and cuddly. He is a Grizzly Bear.
He is tough, he is strong and even at 28, he still looks good. Welcome back to The Boss. I hope he has many more good years.]]>
https://calgaryherald.com/news/grizzly-o...bow-valley

We have been hearing about The Boss for years now. He has a reputation. No, he is not friendly and cuddly. He is a Grizzly Bear.
He is tough, he is strong and even at 28, he still looks good. Welcome back to The Boss. I hope he has many more good years.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9268 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:48:47 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9268
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/david-su...-9.7136044

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-envir...hey-tried/

He is right, we have failed to act on climate change and now there will be some drastic changes. For the animals of our planet this will be very bad.
We have to keep up the fight to protect our planet. Every day do something positive. If David Suzuki can keep up the fight at 90 years old, the we can follow his example. Keep fighting for our planet and all species that live on it.]]>
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/david-su...-9.7136044

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-envir...hey-tried/

He is right, we have failed to act on climate change and now there will be some drastic changes. For the animals of our planet this will be very bad.
We have to keep up the fight to protect our planet. Every day do something positive. If David Suzuki can keep up the fight at 90 years old, the we can follow his example. Keep fighting for our planet and all species that live on it.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9264 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:56:45 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9264
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...rn-drc-aoe

I can remember sitting at my first computer crying because poachers had just killed a number of mountain gorillas. Now we are celebrating the birth of two sets of twins.
The mountain gorillas are still endangered, but things are looking up.]]>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...rn-drc-aoe

I can remember sitting at my first computer crying because poachers had just killed a number of mountain gorillas. Now we are celebrating the birth of two sets of twins.
The mountain gorillas are still endangered, but things are looking up.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9215 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:11:44 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9215 Kiko, who died recently.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/26/t...affe-born/

We needed some happy news. Kiko's death was a sad accident. He will live on in our hearts through his beautiful new daughter.
I can't wait to see her.]]> Kiko, who died recently.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/26/t...affe-born/

We needed some happy news. Kiko's death was a sad accident. He will live on in our hearts through his beautiful new daughter.
I can't wait to see her.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9076 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:20:51 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9076 Fernanda now lives at the  Galapagos National Park's  Giant Tortoise Breeding center. They are searching the island for a male of her species. 


https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstori...9fa3&ei=14

Some of these rare species in remote areas could still be alive. We should be more careful about declaring things extinct. 
Fernanda needs a male if the species is going to survive. We have been collecting specimens from places and we may be the reason why these species are lost. 
Collecting that one male all those years ago might have been the difference between species survival and species decline. 
Moving Fernanda might help the species, but it also might be the end of it. We don't know yet.]]> Fernanda now lives at the  Galapagos National Park's  Giant Tortoise Breeding center. They are searching the island for a male of her species. 


https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstori...9fa3&ei=14

Some of these rare species in remote areas could still be alive. We should be more careful about declaring things extinct. 
Fernanda needs a male if the species is going to survive. We have been collecting specimens from places and we may be the reason why these species are lost. 
Collecting that one male all those years ago might have been the difference between species survival and species decline. 
Moving Fernanda might help the species, but it also might be the end of it. We don't know yet.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9046 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:30:13 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9046
https://screenrant.com/best-tv-pets-of-all-time/

I don't think the shows would have been the same without the pets. Definitely Mr. Ed needed to be there, but so did Cheddar from Brooklin 99.
Many episodes revolved around his loveable personality. All of these were special pets, but there are probably many others. They are not aways the star of the show, but the show would not be the same without them.]]>
https://screenrant.com/best-tv-pets-of-all-time/

I don't think the shows would have been the same without the pets. Definitely Mr. Ed needed to be there, but so did Cheddar from Brooklin 99.
Many episodes revolved around his loveable personality. All of these were special pets, but there are probably many others. They are not aways the star of the show, but the show would not be the same without them.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9036 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:18:31 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9036 Hopefully there will be more. With Shadow's help for the next 35 days she will incubate the egg. Then hopefully there will be an eaglet or two.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story...gg-of-year

Eggs don't always hatch and chicks don't always survive. Jackie and Shadow have done very well. Let's hope this is a good year.
There are so many things that can go wrong. The biggest threat to them now is a possible Gated Community proposed for their area.
Supporters of the eagles are fighting to prevent this. Noise, traffic and habitat destruction would have a negative impact on the eagles.
Let's hope they succeed in protecting Jackie and Shadow.]]> Hopefully there will be more. With Shadow's help for the next 35 days she will incubate the egg. Then hopefully there will be an eaglet or two.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story...gg-of-year

Eggs don't always hatch and chicks don't always survive. Jackie and Shadow have done very well. Let's hope this is a good year.
There are so many things that can go wrong. The biggest threat to them now is a possible Gated Community proposed for their area.
Supporters of the eagles are fighting to prevent this. Noise, traffic and habitat destruction would have a negative impact on the eagles.
Let's hope they succeed in protecting Jackie and Shadow.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9017 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:58:45 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9017 Frogs globally are in trouble. In particular whole populations of frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid fungus.
He created  frog saunas to raise their temperatures in winter and keep them safe from the fungus. The frog saunas were made from bricks and they worked.
Now he is doing more to help frogs survive.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...waddle-aoe

His research is complex and he is still trying new ideas. Raising frogs, vaccinating them against the chytrid fungus and releasing them, is giving frogs a chance to survive. He  is working with gene replacement and transgenetic frogs that would be able to resist fungal infection. The goal is conservation and species survival.
He is working in Australia right now, but the goal is to help frogs globally.
He is using synthetic biology and it has its risks, but the situation of frogs globally is critical, and this could mean the difference between frog survival and frog extinction.]]> Frogs globally are in trouble. In particular whole populations of frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid fungus.
He created  frog saunas to raise their temperatures in winter and keep them safe from the fungus. The frog saunas were made from bricks and they worked.
Now he is doing more to help frogs survive.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...waddle-aoe

His research is complex and he is still trying new ideas. Raising frogs, vaccinating them against the chytrid fungus and releasing them, is giving frogs a chance to survive. He  is working with gene replacement and transgenetic frogs that would be able to resist fungal infection. The goal is conservation and species survival.
He is working in Australia right now, but the goal is to help frogs globally.
He is using synthetic biology and it has its risks, but the situation of frogs globally is critical, and this could mean the difference between frog survival and frog extinction.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8994 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:20:57 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8994 He turned 16 this year and the staff wanted to make it special for him. In the wild he would be getting close to the end of his life. 
With the care he is getting he could have many more years. 

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/ganu...e_vignette

The Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat is a special place. It provides a place for Polar bears that need care and cannot be released to the wild.

https://www.polarbearhabitat.ca/

Inukshuk, the orphaned Polar Bear cub, who was raised by the Toronto Zoo, spent his last years at Cochrane.
It has been a year since his passing. We know he had a good life there. 

If you ever really want to see Polar Bears, Cochrane would be a good place to visit.]]> He turned 16 this year and the staff wanted to make it special for him. In the wild he would be getting close to the end of his life. 
With the care he is getting he could have many more years. 

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/ganu...e_vignette

The Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat is a special place. It provides a place for Polar bears that need care and cannot be released to the wild.

https://www.polarbearhabitat.ca/

Inukshuk, the orphaned Polar Bear cub, who was raised by the Toronto Zoo, spent his last years at Cochrane.
It has been a year since his passing. We know he had a good life there. 

If you ever really want to see Polar Bears, Cochrane would be a good place to visit.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8984 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:32:33 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8984 Bridget made that fact public and the market for the seal pelts dropped. They stopped killing the white newborns. 
She wanted to see the hunt stopped completely before she died. She did live to see it decline. 

Seal products are banned in Europe. She didn't finish the job, but she got it moving in the right direction.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/br...seal-hunt/

The Canadian government still subsidizes the hunt, but it is a much smaller hunt.

https://www.ifaw.org/ca-en/journal/no-en...-seal-hunt

Perhaps her death will raise awareness again and be the thing that is needed to stop the annual slaughter.
In Bridget Bardot's memory, Canada stop the slaughter.!]]> Bridget made that fact public and the market for the seal pelts dropped. They stopped killing the white newborns. 
She wanted to see the hunt stopped completely before she died. She did live to see it decline. 

Seal products are banned in Europe. She didn't finish the job, but she got it moving in the right direction.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/br...seal-hunt/

The Canadian government still subsidizes the hunt, but it is a much smaller hunt.

https://www.ifaw.org/ca-en/journal/no-en...-seal-hunt

Perhaps her death will raise awareness again and be the thing that is needed to stop the annual slaughter.
In Bridget Bardot's memory, Canada stop the slaughter.!]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8975 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:55:16 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8975 Sadly she died suddenly of cancer at the age of 43. In the short time she had, she did much.
I will let others who knew her describe her work.

https://euc.yorku.ca/research-spotlight/...ila-colla/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Colla

https://www.savethebumblebees.ca/celebrating-sheila/


In the few years she had, she did so much for bees.  Her work will help bees everywhere. 
She is definitely missed.
All of us need to keep up the work by doing what we can for bees wherever we are. 
Even if all you can do is a small thing, if we all do something it adds up.

Remember: You can't do everything, but the world needs everything you can do.]]> Sadly she died suddenly of cancer at the age of 43. In the short time she had, she did much.
I will let others who knew her describe her work.

https://euc.yorku.ca/research-spotlight/...ila-colla/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Colla

https://www.savethebumblebees.ca/celebrating-sheila/


In the few years she had, she did so much for bees.  Her work will help bees everywhere. 
She is definitely missed.
All of us need to keep up the work by doing what we can for bees wherever we are. 
Even if all you can do is a small thing, if we all do something it adds up.

Remember: You can't do everything, but the world needs everything you can do.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8938 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:16:44 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8938 Now there are 427 Marmots in the wild.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-9.6998901

This is a conservation story that is working towards a happy ending. By breeding the marmots in captivity and releasing them, they were able to overcome some of the effects of habitat loss. They have also worked towards habitat restoration. It is a work in progress, but it is definitely going in the right direction.
Some day the Marmots will be safely reestablished and their habitat will be restored. Conservation efforts do work.]]> Now there are 427 Marmots in the wild.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-9.6998901

This is a conservation story that is working towards a happy ending. By breeding the marmots in captivity and releasing them, they were able to overcome some of the effects of habitat loss. They have also worked towards habitat restoration. It is a work in progress, but it is definitely going in the right direction.
Some day the Marmots will be safely reestablished and their habitat will be restored. Conservation efforts do work.]]>