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Llama Dynamics: The Growing Pains of Creating a New Herd
19 Aug, 2026 - Our fifteen-year-old male llama, Alpaca-chino (or “Al” for short) grew up surrounded by ten goats, “Buddy” the male alpaca, and with sheep and chickens next door.
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Where Have all the Bears Gone?
28 Oct, 2025 - For our local farming community, 2025’s spring and summer were busy seasons due to many black bear encounters! Mamas appeared with either twin or triplet cubs. Multiple births were commonplace while single births were not.
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Llama, Alpaca, and a Bear-Banger
23 Oct, 2024 - It’s January, the dead of winter, two degrees Celsius! So cold! As I looked at old photos, I longed for warmer weather and reminisced.
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Weather Alert: Atmospheric River Batters Coquitlam, BC, Canada
21 OCT, 2024 - On Saturday, October 19, 2024, an atmospheric river hammered my Pacific West Coast community, Coquitlam, BC. Atmospheric River—What’s that?
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