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  • B.C. cull led to hybrid 'monster wolves,' study shows

    Ralph Maughan

    Genetic study shows remaining gray wolves mated with dogs to produce dangerous hybrids- Vancouver Island now again has real wolves, but could this explain some of the “wolf” attacks on hikers in the 1980s? B.C. cull led to hybrid ‘monster wolves,’ study shows. Nicholas Read, Vancouver Sun

  • Bear mauls fisherman on docked boat. Vancouver Island, BC

    Ralph Maughan

    Bear mauls fisherman on docked boat. Times Colonist. “Bystanders rush to help, swarm and kill bear; victim was cleaning fish at Port Renfrew marina.” It’s important to note that while people tend to fear grizzlies, almost all predatory bear attacks are black bears. This was the first such bear attack on Vancouver Island.

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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