
As a small collect-and-release aquarium facility, displaying a selection of animals in an ethical and sustainable ...

The ocean is full of creatures. Humpback whales, orcas, barking sea lions, playful dolphins, and curious seals ...

It is just past midnight when I awaken to a familiar sound; R Clan has come back. Jumping out of bed, I scurry ...

The first thing I remember hearing about Maya was that she kept goats. As I got to know her better, and eventually ...
Words & Photo by
Dood Turner

Deep in the heart of Utah Mormon country, in a place called Temple Square, sits an unusual statue known as the ...

Two “very pregnant” cats. That was the delivery at the door of the Kitty Cat P.A.L. (Prevent-A-Litter) Society at ...

Not long after I moved to Cumberland, when it was easier to get lost in the forest, I was riding my dirt bike down ...

THE GARDENING NARRATIVE
HEATHER KELLERHALS–STEWART
Behind every widely held belief there is a narrative—true ...

The first time Tom (not his real name) had someone call the cops on him was in the winter. He was several blocks ...

The secret’s out regarding Vancouver Island and its amazing mountains. While all alpine environments are ...
Words & Photo by
Shane Johnson

“We so rarely get second chances,” says whale researcher Jackie Hildering, the co-founder of Port McNeill-based ...

Coral reefs in Canada? That seems like a contradiction to most people, but under the surface of the Salish sea ...
Words and Photos by
Eiko Jones

Growing up we had chickens, the familiar pets that simultaneously bring life to the yard and yield breakfast to ...

I used to write science fiction (which means I know little about science, but I liked playing with ideas). In one ...

Before the headlines were screaming “Murder Hornets!!!” (officially known as Vespa mandarinia, aka “Baskin bees” ...

Sleeping soundly, Cole nuzzled into the duvet and Archie was curled in his favourite blanket—you would think ...

As the sun breaks through in a brief respite on a day of steady rain, the 11 acres of the MARS Wildlife Rescue ...

Each seed is a true miracle of life. One weighing a mere 0.8 micrograms that grows into a beautiful orchid ...
Words & Photos by
Leslie Cox

“What was that?” says Scott. His head swivels in the direction of the sound.
I raise my hand above my head and ...

While looking at a 1931 photo of a crew of men seated on a logging raft, long-time Cumberland resident Karl ...

[On Judgement Day] …men will cast away their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship—to the moles ...

Owls are a fascinating subject rife with symbolism, mythology, and contentious conservationism. No Halloween would ...

Once upon a time, my grade seven teacher took our class on a road trip from our interior town of Kamloops to the ...

A herd of Roosevelt Elk browses willows in a bog near the Mount Cain turnoff. Nearby, a pack of wolves lie hunched ...

They say you should stop and smell the roses if you want to enjoy the journey. I’ve discovered my own ...
Words & photos by
Wendy L Macdonald

Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre where over 700 injured and ...

I hold my breath, feeling a trickle of cold that distracts me for a second; there must be a hole in my suit from ...