Thursday, February 16, 2012
Cetaceans - Encyclopedia of Earth
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Cetaceans?topic=49540
Includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. A total of 87-88 species, covering their physical description, distribution and habitat, behaviour, and endangered status.
Found this on the AskAway Delicious site.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
February 25 & 26, 2012 • 9 am to 5 pm (check-in begins at 8:30 am) • The HiVE, 128 West Hastings, Suite 210, Vancouver BC
(http://animaladvocacycamp.ca/about)
There will be one opening talk each day and a very special closing talk on Sunday by Sarah Kramer. The rest of the days will be organized by the attendees during the morning agenda-setting.
$15 per weekend.
The format of the event will be Open Space, meaning that the attendees (that means you) will set the agenda at the beginning of the day. Anyone can propose a session for the event.
Saturday
Opening speaker: Camille Labchuck - is a law student and activist based in Toronto. Before attending law school, Camille managed communications for the federal Green Party, and worked as a public relations specialist with Humane Society International/Canada.
Closing speaker: Rob Laidlaw - is a Chartered Biologist and the founder and Executive Director of Zoocheck Canada
Sunday
Opening speaker: Lesley Fox - is the Executive Director for The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals, an organization dedicated to ending the commercial fur trade. She is also the Vice-President of Earthsave Canada.
Closing speaker: Sarah Kramer - co-author a best selling cookbook - ‘How it all Vegan’
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Suzuki Diaries: Future City. Check out CBC-TV on February 16 at 8 pm as David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika make Vancouver their last stop on a Canada-wide tour to find out if Canadian cities have what it takes to thrive in the future. (http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episode/suzuki-diaries-future-city.html)