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Animals in the Canadian legal system are considered property. Property rights include the rights of possession, the rights of use, and the enjoyment of property to the exclusion of humans. Jurisdiction over animals is divided between the federal government and the provinces under the Constitution of Canada.
Ferne Animal Sanctuary, Somerset, Wambrook, near Chard, originally run by Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton. Hillside Animal Sanctuary, Frettenham, Norwich. Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital, Knutsford, Cheshire. Monkey World, Wool, Dorset. Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and Sanctuary, Mousehole, Cornwall.
Anne Christine Innis Dagg CM (25 January 1933 – 1 April 2024) was a Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author of numerous books. A pioneer in the study of animal behaviour in the wild, Dagg is credited with being the first person to study wild giraffes. [ 1 ] Her impact on current understandings of giraffe biology and behaviour were the focus ...
The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the vulnerable giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. In 1979, the Giraffe Center, a nature sanctuary for visiting and including wildlife conservation education for urban ...
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada.It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario.It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organizations work cooperatively to manage the Grand River watershed and natural resources within it.
Helen Schuler Nature Centre. Lethbridge. Southern Alberta. website, operated by the City, 196-acre Lethbridge Nature Reserve, part of the Oldman River valley parks system. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and Nature Centre. Calgary. Calgary Region. website, operated by the City, 36-hectare wildlife reserve.
A 1967 flyer for Marineland, using the older name "Marineland and Game Farm". Marineland (official name Marineland of Canada Inc.) is a themed zoo and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is operating on a reduced scale while it is slated for redevelopment. No amusement rides are operating and it is claimed that all land animals ...
The giraffe's head and neck are held up by large muscles and a nuchal ligament, which are anchored by long thoracic vertebrae spines, giving them a hump. [19] [64] [37] Adult male reticulated giraffe feeding high on an acacia, in Kenya. The giraffe's neck vertebrae have ball and socket joints.