Remembering Orla

Always a sad day for Sands and I as we remember little Orla who died six (6) years ago today, after a far too short a life, the majority of …

Save Bats in Eastern Canada

There were 7,000 brown bats in New Brunswick in 2011 – and only 22 this spring. A disease called white-nose fungus is wiping the winged mammals out. Scientists say that, …

Happy Birthday Oscar

Oscar (aka Big Pud) is six (6) years old today. I should start by saying that the handsome fella is less of a big pud than he used to be …

Namibia, Don’t Dehorn Rhinos!

The Namibian government has been cutting the horns off rhinos in national parks and private conservation reserves in an attempt to deter poachers. Poachers have killed 14 of Namibia’s rhinos …

Happy Anniversary Moreno

Eight (8) years ago today life changed for a little stray black cat that Sandra and I had been feeding in a street near us for a while, and had …