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JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Indonesian conservationists have slammed plans to turn the home of endangered Komodo dragons into a Jurassic Park-style attraction, after a viral photo showing one of the giant reptiles sparked an online backlash over the development. Source

Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said this week, the first such discovery in over 100 years. Source

CALGARY -- Non-human primates are at as much risk of catching COVID-19 as humans are, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary and New York University found. The study, published in the scientific journal Communications Biology, predicts that apes, as well as African and Asian monkeys face similar risks of contracting COVID-19, while the risk posed to lemurs and monkeys from the Americas is more variable. Source

A non-recyclable hamster named Andy is safely home, after he escaped his new cage, hid in a cardboard box, and was discovered in a Yukon recycling depot. "I was just really surprised that my hamster ended up in a recycling box," said 10-year-old Emily Toth. Source

A Calgary business that rents out chicken eggs so families can hatch them at home says the pandemic has put their eggs in high-demand. Kathy Torgerson, one of the founders at Nanny McCluckin's Chick Hatching Experiences, says parents are looking for something safe to do with their kids and this offers a fun, educational experience. Source

The association representing hunters and trappers in northern Quebec Cree communities is turning to technology to help land users better report what they harvest and what they see out on the land. The Cree Trappers Association (CTA) launched the CTA Wildlife mobile app earlier this month for both iPhone and android phones. Source

The chair of a group that brings together officials from Canada and the U.S. to help make ropeless fishing a reality says there's been a surge in testing new technology over the last year, which could help the rapidly declining North Atlantic right whale population. Source

OTTAWA -- Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes. The proposed class-action lawsuit filed by Calgary residents Saul Benary and Karma Holoboff asks the Federal Court to order the social-media giant to bolster its security practices to better protect sensitive information and comply with federal privacy law. Source

Canadians dramatically altered their behaviour by permanently reducing their interactions with others even as they began moving around more during the pandemic, a new study of cellphone data suggests. A policy report released Tuesday by the University of Toronto examined movement data from about 870,000 Canadians throughout 2020. Source

Maci weighs five kilograms, is "kind of a little princess," and happens to be the first Canadian dog to test positive for COVID-19. An active case of the virus was discovered in the four-year-old poodle-bichon mix after she was tested by researchers from the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College. Source