New in Manitoba. The Amish. Don't know the details, but they're coming. Am listening to the radio about them now. Will fill you in.
Also new. A white bison. Sacred to the First Nations. Brought to Winnipeg from a ranch in Montana. Currently living in Winnipeg zoo and going by the name "Blizzard". Why didn't they let the natives name him?
Ok, back to the Amish. An as yet undetermined number moving in somewhere near Gladstone from Ontario. The Gladstone area municipality had to lure them in somehow. Apparently they were looking at a few places in Manitoba. Now the reporter is just asking about their lifestyle. You can google that info. I'm not going to type it all out.
And finally, also new to the zoo, a white black bear. Yes, you read that right, a white black bear. The one that was found north of Winnipeg this spring when a car killed it's mother. It's not albino, I don't think, but some sort of recessive gene like with Blizzard, who is not an albino bison, by the way. His eyes are brown.
The natives believe a white bison represents the beginning of an era of peace....
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Hi Cheryl, your blogspot is awesome! I miss you. sorry that i haven't been in touch.
The white black bear was found orphaned two years ago. I believe it has an aboriginal name, but I can't remember what it is. And you're right about the recessive gene. Black bears usually range from cinnamon to black, but this colouring (white) is more common to a remote group of bears in BC because they are so remote. Unusual in the general population, though.
Perhaps the natives are right.
Perhaps it does mean there will be an era of peace...
happy thought, no?
Very happy thought. I choose to believe they're right.
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