Wildlife in Alberta
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Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Originally Posted by Linda P
We saw a bear in 2002 on holiday here for 2 weeks.
Where was he on holiday from????
Sorry couldn't help myself .......
Linda
Where was he on holiday from????
Sorry couldn't help myself .......
Linda
Too quick for me tonight M'dear .....................
I spose it does read like that doesn't it. !!!
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Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Thanks for the replies.
Its just there is a forest directly behind the house we are buying and currently there is no fence round our garden and I have a 3 year old! Was just wondering what we should expect.
Its just there is a forest directly behind the house we are buying and currently there is no fence round our garden and I have a 3 year old! Was just wondering what we should expect.
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Originally Posted by Sarahad
Thanks for the replies.
Its just there is a forest directly behind the house we are buying and currently there is no fence round our garden and I have a 3 year old! Was just wondering what we should expect.
Its just there is a forest directly behind the house we are buying and currently there is no fence round our garden and I have a 3 year old! Was just wondering what we should expect.
Wheres the house Sarah?
Spruce Grove? Stoney Plain? out in the sticks ?
How you liking it so far BTW ?
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Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Originally Posted by R2D2
Wheres the house Sarah?
Spruce Grove? Stoney Plain? out in the sticks ?
How you liking it so far BTW ?
Spruce Grove? Stoney Plain? out in the sticks ?
How you liking it so far BTW ?
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
#20
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Originally Posted by Sarahad
Luvin it so far although still early days!! We have both sorted cars today so happy about that.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
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I think if it were me, I'd want to put a fence around that garden, or make sure my 3 yr old were not playing out there alone.
I expect the risk of being attacked by a coyote or even a bear would be really small, but not one I'd wish to contemplate personally. There was a recent incident of a boy being attacked by coyotes, but I think he was on a reserve somewhere, so probably more rural ..... However, coyotes frequent the city here even in Calgary, like urban foxes.
I just found stories of attacks in Edmonton on Google:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&rl...G=Search&meta=
edit: my mistake.... the boy who was killed on the reserve was attacked by a pack of starving dogs!
further edit: Not wishing to scare-monger .... I'm sure the risk is pretty small and attacks are unusual .... but I'd still invest in a fenced off play area if I had a small child!
I expect the risk of being attacked by a coyote or even a bear would be really small, but not one I'd wish to contemplate personally. There was a recent incident of a boy being attacked by coyotes, but I think he was on a reserve somewhere, so probably more rural ..... However, coyotes frequent the city here even in Calgary, like urban foxes.
I just found stories of attacks in Edmonton on Google:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&rl...G=Search&meta=
edit: my mistake.... the boy who was killed on the reserve was attacked by a pack of starving dogs!
further edit: Not wishing to scare-monger .... I'm sure the risk is pretty small and attacks are unusual .... but I'd still invest in a fenced off play area if I had a small child!
Last edited by Alberta_Rose; Dec 15th 2006 at 2:30 am.
#22
Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Originally Posted by Sarahad
Luvin it so far although still early days!! We have both sorted cars today so happy about that.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
You can see you are near the edge of the black bear range in Alberta:
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alb...20brochure.pdf
Last edited by oceanMDX; Dec 15th 2006 at 3:34 am.
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Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Thanks for that! Yeah I will deffinately be getting the back garden fenced, as there is not only the risk of wild animals but also running off and getting lost in the forest that would worry me!! I also have another on the way, so will deffinately be fencing it off!
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Originally Posted by Sarahad
Thanks for that! Yeah I will deffinately be getting the back garden fenced, as there is not only the risk of wild animals but also running off and getting lost in the forest that would worry me!! I also have another on the way, so will deffinately be fencing it off!
I want you to understand that is it very, very rare for a coyote or a black bear to be aggressive toward a human.... they normally freak out and run away when they see or smell a human in the area.
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Originally Posted by oceanMDX
I'm more interested in the fish of Mexico as you can see:
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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Either you are a very small person, or those are very big sardines in that photo.
#27
Re: Wildlife in Alberta
Originally Posted by Sarahad
Luvin it so far although still early days!! We have both sorted cars today so happy about that.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
The house is in Wabamun which is a lil further out from stony plain, wabamun lake and provincial park is there, and it is just forest behind our house.
You lucky things......we had our winter camp last year at Wabamun....it's beautiful there!!!!
Linda
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Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Nice photo; I almost forgot what snow looked like.
I can't remember what the sea looks like!!!!!
Linda
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Originally Posted by Linda P
I can't remember what the sea looks like!!!!!
Linda
Linda