Ilive in an area in Edmonton that is designated an industrial park. All the human residents are concerned about the impact on our quality of life. I think somone needs to be concerned about the beavers, frogs, coyotes and bird life in the ravine that runs through our subdivision. Last year alone 15 beaver were shot. I know from living here for nearly 30 years the beaver keeps coming back and trees grow in spite of them. The pond is deafening in the spring from the courting frogs and I dread to think what will happen to them if the developer "inadvertently" dumps chemicals into the creek. It's a beautiful little oasis and the city has done environmental studies but beavers continue to be a target and I have noticed the variety of wildlfe has greatly diminished. We used to have cranes deer and even moose. Who speaks for them?

Wolf By Alexander Sosa (9 years old) Dear Stephen Harper, I wrote this letter to inform you what’s happening to wolves. They are dying out. I’m pretty sure you know that, but the wolves are important. They are like dogs. Dogs can become our best friends. They are like us, except not as advanced as us. They have the same characteristics as us. They play. They can be silly. They can be happy. But right now, I doubt they like us humans. We humans do a lot of good things, but mainly for us. We need shelter and heat, but we destroy the habitats of other animals and kill the land. We only have on Earth, the only planet that we can live on without having to worry of oxygen and the temperature. We are actually the only beings in the whole solar system that produces garbage. And yes, there are aliens. And aliens aren’t evil, they are not going to kill us or destroy the Earth. We are just afraid of the unknown. Anyway, back to the wolves. Would we like it if aliens came and destroy our houses, kill our loved ones, and just sell them? That’s what wolf hunters do. They do that. My friend had a huge, kind of futuristic dream. He dreamed that if you had plastic, you could turn it back to clean oil, even though it would take a few hours. And there were flying cars, using a huge magnet to fly in the air. And you could turn paper to a special leaf and then bury it, and then it would grow to a tree. We could make our cities in the air, with platforms that could hold them, so the animals could roam freely through the land. Credit to my friend Nicholas for the dream. And I know it will take a long time, but still please do it. The wolves do not want to be extinct, and I don’t either. You could put huge fences were wolves could hunt for deer and elk so the wolves wouldn’t die out. Thank you if you save the wolves, Alexander

I know financially hardship is a common problem for CWF unfortunately it is for myself as well. A cup of coffee a week could break me Therefore my question is -- Is there anyway I can get physically invoved in the Wildlife Sector of CWF The animal Kingdom is my greatest passion either in animal rescue or Habitat restructuring I need to be involved for them. I live in the heart of Hamilton and therefor I can only on my own rescue domestic animals at this time and right know I have in my home 15 cats and three dogs all rescue. Animals are just trying to survive in an ever growing invasion of Humans and we destroy them for intrusions. What is wrong with that picture? How can I help?

we should take better care of anamials. we should stop poulouting and throwing our trash on the ground. we are not respecting the anamials and we should start! tons are anamials are getting exstint and being close to it. LET'S START PROTECTING OUR ANAMIALS!!!

Hwy 7 construction is becoming a danger to the wetlands in the Dwyer Hill Road and Hwy 7 area. Department of Transport (DOT) wants to build a NEW access road to Dwyer Hill RV Park, instead of utilizing the existing OLD Hwy 7. DOT has allowed the construction company BOT to close all access to the Park with the exception of a temporary road through the Park and Ride across from Dwyer Hill Road. This was only done due to an outcry from the residents of the Park. It had been suggested at one point that the residents just park in the Park and Ride and walk into the park. This access was only granted after the Paramedics; Fire Services and garbage vehicles tried and failed to access the park through a one-way exit that they had deemed was good enough. There is a perfectly good entrance off old Hwy 7, however instead of using this road, DOT has made the decision to move all the telephone and hydro related poles to inside the gates of Dwyer Hill RV Park and build a new road to the north of the old road by about 15 to 20 feet. This new road will plow right through the wetlands and destroy a natural wildlife nesting ground. DOT has been told that this new road cannot be built until September due to the fact that there are several nests in the area. The nesting season will not be over until September. BOT knew what they were doing! The old section of Hwy 7 stayed intact until just a few days before the DOT were to examine the subject of an alternate entrance to Dwyer Hill RV Park, then it was ripped out within a day. The pavement was gone and the perfectly good access to the Park, no extra taxpayers money to build a new road. Now DOT is insisting that a brand new two lane road be built inside the gates of the Park. This will take the new road across the wetlands and the project has had to be put on hold until the nesting season is over in September 2010. We have Killdeer, geese, swallows, finches, starlings, crows, a fisher, raccoons, etc and other wildlife living in this area. Why should the DOT insist on ruining this beautiful wildlife area when a perfectly good road was already there?

I've had some odd encounters with our native pollinators, but this is certainly the silliest. While I was walking outside I had a bee buzz me. It happens to me so often that I scarcely notice any more, but this time it was windy and my long hair was being blown everywhere. The bee got too close and got caught in my hair. You've never seen a goofier dance in your life! I was jumping around and shaking my hair in an effort to get the bee out. When I thought it was gone, a frantic buzzing in my ear told me that the bee was still trapped. Finally, the bee got free and shot back to the tree it came from and I sprinted into the nearest store. I have no idea how we both got out of that adventure with no casualties or injuries to either party, but I'm glad that that little bee kept its head and buzzed for help instead of stinging me. I'd hate to think of a bee dying just for a miscalculation. I'm not sure what the bee told it's hive-mates, but it certainly added a great story to my collection.

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