Dr. Jack Gewarter, International Veterinarian

30/11/2023

…And they’re off! ✈️ 🐾

Wishing our northern veterinary team (postponed from the fall due to wildfires) a safe journey as they visit multiple communities throughout Nunavut and NWT during their remote clinic visits. First up is Gjoa Haven, NU followed by Taloyoak, NU. Our team, comprised of VWB/VSF staff and volunteer veterinarians and veterinary technicians, is looking forward to making return trips to both communities where they will connect with local residents and animals, and maybe even get to see the northern lights! ❄️💫

26/01/2023

We rely on Aeroplan points to fly our vets and volunteers into places like remote areas of northern Canada, where the nearest vets are often a plane ride away. If you can spare any points, they will go a long way in helping our vet teams get to where they're needed most!

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19/12/2022

Since 2016, researchers have been tracking a unusual group of beluga whales that have adopted a stray male narwhal in the St. Lawrence River in North America. The narwhal has been joining the beluga pod ever since. It has been travelling with them, as if he were one of them....

19/12/2022

The 14-metre-high cylindrical tank in Berlin, Germany held 1 million litres of water and housed 80 different species of fish before the burst.

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19/12/2022

Newfoundland dogs originate from the island of Newfoundland, Canada. During the 18th and 19th centuries, this huge, intimidating-looking dog.

19/12/2022

The visitor has been named Coconut, or Coco for short.

19/12/2022

Indri indri, a critically
endangered lemur
from Madagascar.

Photo 📸
otography

19/12/2022

Stanley Gehrt, lead author of a paper recently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, said that with the park's coyotes preying on large animals like moose, it stands to reason they would be less inhibited about killing a human.

19/12/2022

The Beauty of a Kabini
Leopardess

Photo 📸

Kabini National Park

16/12/2022

Arctic Wolf – Canis lupus arctos

No other wolf in the world can offer the same coloring as the Arctic Wolf. It is very unique due to the location where it is found. While some species of wolves do have some white coloring, this one is almost completely white. They do offer some aspects of yellow, gray, and black in places though.

The overall size of them will depend on where they happen to live in their region. Some of them only weight about 75 pounds. Others though can weigh up to 125. Some of them are about 3 feet in length when they are fully grown. Others are twice that long though at about 6 feet.

Due to the extreme cold where the Arctic Wolf lives, they have two thick layers of fur. The outer layer actually gets thicker as the winter months come along. They first layer helps to form a waterproof barrier for the skin. As a result their body temperature can stay warm enough even when it is bitter cold.

These wolves also have smaller ears than other species. That is part of them staying warm as well. They also help them to regular their overall body temperature. Since the ground is permanently frozen they have padded paws that are designed to offer them a good grip when they walk.

Photographer: Photography by Bree

16/12/2022

Two cave lion cubs that died up to 44,000 years ago were found perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. Scientists say it would be much easier to clone them than the woolly mammoth and that's

16/12/2022

Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, according to scientists.

16/12/2022

The Arctic wolf or polar wolf has a morphology particularly adapted to extreme cold. In the polar regions where it lives (North America), its thick white fur allows it to be camouflaged and to keep its heat. It is lined with an undercoat of woolly hair made waterproof by naturally secreted sebum.

The Arctic wolf is shorter on legs than the gray wolf. Its muzzle is smaller and rounder, and its ears shorter and rounded. These attributes help it limit its exposure to polar winds.

The Explorers: knowing better to protect better
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16/12/2022

Snow Adaption...

Amur tigers live in a harsh environment, where extremely cold temperatures and deep snow are common. Their body is well-adapted to the cold climate. Take their large size, for instance. A big animal conserves heat better than a small one, so it's no surprise that Amur tigers are larger than other tiger subspecies, which live in warmer areas.

Besides being big, Amur tigers have other "built-in" ways to conquer the cold. They have a layer of fat (on their flanks and belly) that helps protect them from the elements. Their coats help, too: their fur is thick and long (especially during the cold winter months). And like most tigers, Amur tigers have a ruff of fur around their neck. This "scarf" is more developed in Amur tigers than in any other subspecies. Finally, these cats have built-in "snow boots" -- extra fur on the paws to protect them from the cold snow.

Like all tigers, their coat is golden-orange with dark stripes. They also have some patches of white on their belly, chest, throat, and muzzle. Compared with other kinds of tigers, Amur tigers have more white in their coat and fewer stripes.

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Everlasting Photography

Image captured via the Nikon Z7 II & Sigma 70-200mm Sport lens
📍 Yorkshire Wildlife Park

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14/12/2022

In cognitive tests for recognizing certain types of patterns, crows outperformed monkeys.

14/12/2022

Fonseca positioned a
camera trap to get this
photo of a snow
leopard admiring the
mountains of northern
India.

Photo 📸 SASCHA FONSECA

12/12/2022

10/12/2022

Very controversial issue. Seems to skim over the behavioural aspects, especially in high density pet populations. Definitely not the full story here.

Fixing dogs has been dogma for decades. Here’s why some pet owners are skipping it.

10/12/2022

Cape Fox

We found the den of a Cape Fox between Twee Rivieren and Samevloei. The Foxes den in the months of October and November.

This is the only "true fox" naturally occurring in Southern Africa.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
December 2016

10/12/2022

There is no such old creature anymore: this turtle has seen 25 presidents The world’s oldest tortoise has turned 190 years old – and will celebrate for three days to mark his milestone. Jonathan the Seychelles Giant Tortoise who has lived on St Helena’s island in the South Atlantic Ocean since...

10/12/2022

10/12/2022

Scientists say they have solved the mystery behind the periodic disappearance and reappearance of the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) across huge areas of central and South America. A new study suggests that white-lipped peccary populations become so big that they over-shoot their resources, w...

10/12/2022

The Xoloitzcuintli (show-low-eats-queen-tlee), or Xolo for short, is a hairless breed of dog. It is also known as the Mexican hairless dog in English-speaking countries. The Xolo, has often been compared to Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead and guardian of the underworld. Xolos are national treas...