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Trying to decide which province/city to settle in as "newcomers". Your help would be much appreciated.
Answer
Edmonton is very open to new immigrants. It is a very multicultural city with many nationalities represented. We have several centres where new immigrants can go for support. They help your set up health, education, housing, childcare and work. Almost anything a newcomer would need can be found there. One is located in Millwoods and another is located in Bonnie Doon - both communities are on the south side of the city and easily accessible. The Catholic society also has a new comers program where they will house you in one of their apartment buildings and then have volunteers who come and get you and show you where to shop, how to take our transit system and supply you with work permits, health cards,etc.
Edmonton has clubs for new comers where they can meet other new comers. There are also clubs and societies for almost every different culture and nationality. I have to say Edmonton is a very welcoming city when it comes to immigrants and everything from learning English to helping you find work is available to you.
As for the city itself - yes we have winter - some winters are colder than others but overall it's better than a lot of provinces. Our shopping is some of Canada's best - everything from discount dollar stores to high end products can be found here. Almost every community has it's own walk-in medi centre, shopping centre, banks, restaurants - almost everyone you need. Our education system is second to none - you have so many choices in regard to schools - public, separate, private, specialized. Your child can learn almost any language in school these days - it's your choice.
Alberta does some advantages - no provincial sales tax (only province that doesn't) there are lots of job openings in almost every profession and trade. Edmonton is fairly easy to get to know because most of our streets are on a numbered grid system so it's easy to find places. Our public transit is still quite reasonable compared to other big cities. Our property taxes compared to other big centres is still within reason.
Some of the things you may not like - housing is fairly expensive except if you compare it to Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, etc where housing is much higher than here. Unfortunately our rental rate is about 1 1/2% which could present difficulty finding suitable apartments. The average price of a single family home resale one is approx. $350.000 (a new home is approx $425,000) and the average rent is approx. $850 for a decent 1 bdrm.
I think Edmonton is a great city for immigrants as they have helped build this city to what it is today - a multicultural mega. Don't forget we have opera, ballet, museums, art galleries, community halls, swimming pools, recreation centres, miles and miles of walking and biking trails - tons of parks. Every kind of sport is represented within our community.
Hopefully you'll seriously consider Edmonton as your new home has it has lots to offer.
Good Luck.
Edmonton is very open to new immigrants. It is a very multicultural city with many nationalities represented. We have several centres where new immigrants can go for support. They help your set up health, education, housing, childcare and work. Almost anything a newcomer would need can be found there. One is located in Millwoods and another is located in Bonnie Doon - both communities are on the south side of the city and easily accessible. The Catholic society also has a new comers program where they will house you in one of their apartment buildings and then have volunteers who come and get you and show you where to shop, how to take our transit system and supply you with work permits, health cards,etc.
Edmonton has clubs for new comers where they can meet other new comers. There are also clubs and societies for almost every different culture and nationality. I have to say Edmonton is a very welcoming city when it comes to immigrants and everything from learning English to helping you find work is available to you.
As for the city itself - yes we have winter - some winters are colder than others but overall it's better than a lot of provinces. Our shopping is some of Canada's best - everything from discount dollar stores to high end products can be found here. Almost every community has it's own walk-in medi centre, shopping centre, banks, restaurants - almost everyone you need. Our education system is second to none - you have so many choices in regard to schools - public, separate, private, specialized. Your child can learn almost any language in school these days - it's your choice.
Alberta does some advantages - no provincial sales tax (only province that doesn't) there are lots of job openings in almost every profession and trade. Edmonton is fairly easy to get to know because most of our streets are on a numbered grid system so it's easy to find places. Our public transit is still quite reasonable compared to other big cities. Our property taxes compared to other big centres is still within reason.
Some of the things you may not like - housing is fairly expensive except if you compare it to Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, etc where housing is much higher than here. Unfortunately our rental rate is about 1 1/2% which could present difficulty finding suitable apartments. The average price of a single family home resale one is approx. $350.000 (a new home is approx $425,000) and the average rent is approx. $850 for a decent 1 bdrm.
I think Edmonton is a great city for immigrants as they have helped build this city to what it is today - a multicultural mega. Don't forget we have opera, ballet, museums, art galleries, community halls, swimming pools, recreation centres, miles and miles of walking and biking trails - tons of parks. Every kind of sport is represented within our community.
Hopefully you'll seriously consider Edmonton as your new home has it has lots to offer.
Good Luck.
What is the behavioral adaptation of the mountain lion?
robert s
living along side man
Answer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma
Attacks on humans are rare, but do occur â especially as humans encroach on wildlands and impact the availability of the puma's traditional prey. There were around 100 puma attacks on humans in the USA and Canada during the period from 1890 to January 2004, with 16 fatalities; figures for California were 14 attacks and 6 fatalities. Attacks by puma on humans and pets are associated with urban areas situated in the wildland urban intermix such as the Boulder, Colorado area which have encouraged the traditional prey of the puma, the mule deer, to habituate to urban areas and the presence of people and pets. Pumas in such circumstances may come to lose their fear of both people and dogs and come to see them as prey.
On January 8, 2004 a puma killed and partly ate a mountain biker in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Orange County, California; what is assumed to be the same animal attacked another mountain biker in the park the following day, but was fought off by other bikers. A young male puma was shot nearby by rangers later in the day.
Pumas cannot be hunted in California except under very specific circumstances. This, as well as the extinction in California of the wolf and brown bear, has allowed the puma to greatly increase its numbers. Adult black bears may be able to kill pumas and steal their kills but generally conflict between the two predators does not occur. California law requires that wild animals who have attacked a human must be killed if they can be located.
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Puma safety tips
* Carry a firearm and be prepared to use it if charged at by a puma. Although, the noise from firing a warning shot should in most cases be enough to scare off a puma.
* Do not hike alone; go in groups with adults supervising children.
* If confronted by a puma, do not run; that might stimulate its instinct to chase. Instead, stand and face the animal, making eye contact.
* Pick up young children without bending or turning from the puma (if possible). (Comment: When under an attack by a dog, experts recommend NOT picking up a child; because that act may be interpreted as you attacking. And that would encourage the dog(s) to join in the supposed attack. Instead place yourself between the animal and the child. Whether or not this applies to cougars is open.)
* Do everything possible to appear larger or intimidating, including raising arms wildly, opening up jacket, and throwing stones and branches.
* Do not crouch down or bend over; this may create the appearance of an ordinary quadruped prey rather than a typically non-prey biped.
* Fight back if attacked. Pumas have been repelled with rocks, sticks, garden tools, kicks, and bare hands; a well placed kick to the face has been known to work.
* The best place to hit a puma is on the nose.
* Remove dense and low-lying vegetation that provide good hiding places for pumas.
* Install motion-sensitive outdoor lighting.
* Keep pets from roaming and never feed pets outside. Be wary when leaving pets outside, particularly at dawn and dusk.
* Do not climb a tree as pumas can climb just as well as (if not much better than) humans.
Jogging, running, and biking on wildland trails can be particularly hazardous since such runners are likely to be less attentive to the surroundings and the motion can trigger a "chase and kill" reflex in the animal. Talk to local authorities or park rangers to see if it is advisable before taking such a risk.
Puma populations of the United States and Canada
Hunted almost to extinction in the United States and eastern Canada, the puma has made a dramatic comeback, with an estimated 30,000 individuals in the western United States. In Canada, pumas are found west of the prairies, in Alberta, British Columbia and the southern Yukon. The densest concentration of pumas in North America is found on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Pumas are gradually extending their range to the east, following creeks and riverbeds, and have reached Missouri, Michigan and throughout Kansas including the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Pumas have been seen along the northern shore of Lake Superior with an attack on a horse in Ely, Minnesota in 2004. It is anticipated that they will soon expand their range over the entire eastern and southern United States. There are continuing reports of the survival of a remnant population of the Eastern Cougar in New Brunswick, Ontario, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec.
Due to urbanization in the urban-wildland interface, pumas often come into contact with people, especially in areas with a large population of deer, their natural prey. They have also begun preying on pets, such as dogs and cats, and livestock, but have rarely turned to people as a source of food.
There are an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 pumas in California (est. circa 1990) and an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 in Colorado.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma
Attacks on humans are rare, but do occur â especially as humans encroach on wildlands and impact the availability of the puma's traditional prey. There were around 100 puma attacks on humans in the USA and Canada during the period from 1890 to January 2004, with 16 fatalities; figures for California were 14 attacks and 6 fatalities. Attacks by puma on humans and pets are associated with urban areas situated in the wildland urban intermix such as the Boulder, Colorado area which have encouraged the traditional prey of the puma, the mule deer, to habituate to urban areas and the presence of people and pets. Pumas in such circumstances may come to lose their fear of both people and dogs and come to see them as prey.
On January 8, 2004 a puma killed and partly ate a mountain biker in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in Orange County, California; what is assumed to be the same animal attacked another mountain biker in the park the following day, but was fought off by other bikers. A young male puma was shot nearby by rangers later in the day.
Pumas cannot be hunted in California except under very specific circumstances. This, as well as the extinction in California of the wolf and brown bear, has allowed the puma to greatly increase its numbers. Adult black bears may be able to kill pumas and steal their kills but generally conflict between the two predators does not occur. California law requires that wild animals who have attacked a human must be killed if they can be located.
[edit]
Puma safety tips
* Carry a firearm and be prepared to use it if charged at by a puma. Although, the noise from firing a warning shot should in most cases be enough to scare off a puma.
* Do not hike alone; go in groups with adults supervising children.
* If confronted by a puma, do not run; that might stimulate its instinct to chase. Instead, stand and face the animal, making eye contact.
* Pick up young children without bending or turning from the puma (if possible). (Comment: When under an attack by a dog, experts recommend NOT picking up a child; because that act may be interpreted as you attacking. And that would encourage the dog(s) to join in the supposed attack. Instead place yourself between the animal and the child. Whether or not this applies to cougars is open.)
* Do everything possible to appear larger or intimidating, including raising arms wildly, opening up jacket, and throwing stones and branches.
* Do not crouch down or bend over; this may create the appearance of an ordinary quadruped prey rather than a typically non-prey biped.
* Fight back if attacked. Pumas have been repelled with rocks, sticks, garden tools, kicks, and bare hands; a well placed kick to the face has been known to work.
* The best place to hit a puma is on the nose.
* Remove dense and low-lying vegetation that provide good hiding places for pumas.
* Install motion-sensitive outdoor lighting.
* Keep pets from roaming and never feed pets outside. Be wary when leaving pets outside, particularly at dawn and dusk.
* Do not climb a tree as pumas can climb just as well as (if not much better than) humans.
Jogging, running, and biking on wildland trails can be particularly hazardous since such runners are likely to be less attentive to the surroundings and the motion can trigger a "chase and kill" reflex in the animal. Talk to local authorities or park rangers to see if it is advisable before taking such a risk.
Puma populations of the United States and Canada
Hunted almost to extinction in the United States and eastern Canada, the puma has made a dramatic comeback, with an estimated 30,000 individuals in the western United States. In Canada, pumas are found west of the prairies, in Alberta, British Columbia and the southern Yukon. The densest concentration of pumas in North America is found on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Pumas are gradually extending their range to the east, following creeks and riverbeds, and have reached Missouri, Michigan and throughout Kansas including the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Pumas have been seen along the northern shore of Lake Superior with an attack on a horse in Ely, Minnesota in 2004. It is anticipated that they will soon expand their range over the entire eastern and southern United States. There are continuing reports of the survival of a remnant population of the Eastern Cougar in New Brunswick, Ontario, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec.
Due to urbanization in the urban-wildland interface, pumas often come into contact with people, especially in areas with a large population of deer, their natural prey. They have also begun preying on pets, such as dogs and cats, and livestock, but have rarely turned to people as a source of food.
There are an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 pumas in California (est. circa 1990) and an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 in Colorado.
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