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Index of Subjects --bcaec55556b214550804cfc2e05d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I agree with Doug :) On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 11:25 PM, Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com> wrote: > On 30/11/2012 10:12 PM, Derek W Bridgehouse wrote: > >> Should the beaver be replaced by the polar bear as Canadas national >> emblem? >> >> > No way! > > Castor canadensis is endemic to North America (ignoring the introduced > population in Europe) and inhabits pretty near all of Canada. It truly is > an industrious animal and, apart from pissing off us humans at times, is > beneficial to the environment. Much of our country was built on the beaver > fur trade. > > Ursus maritimus is a lovely animal, but unlike the beaver is something > most of us will never see in person, which for the sake of its future may > be a good thing. Furthermore, it's already been taken -- by Greenland (see > the Greenland coat of arms). > > Besides, it's cool to have a national animal with Canada in its name. > > Doug Linzey > -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net --bcaec55556b214550804cfc2e05d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree with =A0Doug :)<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 30, 2= 012 at 11:25 PM, Doug Linzey <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:doug@f= undymud.com" target=3D"_blank">doug@fundymud.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px= #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On 30/11/2012 10:12 PM, Derek W Bridgehouse wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Should the beaver be replaced by the polar bear as Canadas national emblem?= <br> <br> </blockquote> <br> No way!<br> <br> Castor canadensis is endemic to North America (ignoring the introduced popu= lation in Europe) and inhabits pretty near all of Canada. It truly is an in= dustrious animal and, apart from pissing off us humans at times, is benefic= ial to the environment. Much of our country was built on the beaver fur tra= de.<br> <br> Ursus maritimus is a lovely animal, but unlike the beaver is something most= of us will never see in person, which for the sake of its future may be a = good thing. Furthermore, it's already been taken -- by Greenland (see t= he Greenland coat of arms).<br> <br> Besides, it's cool to have a national animal with Canada in its name.<s= pan class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> <br> Doug Linzey<br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b= r>Helene Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre<br>RR#1= Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:birdvet@hotmail.= com" target=3D"_blank">birdvet@hotmail.com</a><br> www.cwrc.net<br><br> --bcaec55556b214550804cfc2e05d--
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