![]() ![]() “From her current behaviour this past winter, we were going to predict an early spring as she was eager to head outdoors,” the centre said, before wishing her “fun running through the meadows” in the sky. In her wake, Willow left a glimmer of hope. “Life expectancy of woodchucks range from 4 to 6 years, so we hoped she lived her full time and was loved every minute of her life,” the centre said. Time is running out to find five people aboard a submersible missing since Sunday on what was supposed to be a roughly 10-hour round trip to see the wreck of the Titanic. Instead, she became an ambassador for conservation and environmentalism, and the star of school visits. Orphaned as a pup when her mother was killed by a dog, Willow was raised at the wildlife centre and she became too friendly with staff to be released into the wild. Antosia Fiedur/ Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre On February 2, she’d join sharp-toothed critters across the continent in emerging from her enclosure to prognosticate the season’s end. One by one, with half-empty life boats floating near by, hypothermia helped to manufacture one of the greatest peace-time maritime disasters to date. Inaccurate as she was, Willow was beloved by school children and the centre’s staff alike, and one day a year she gave the possibility to Winnipeg residents that the long, dark winter may be drawing to a close. Answer (1 of 19): The Titanic sank about 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. “We loved trying to predict the upcoming forecast and I think we only got one season right.” ![]() “With great sadness we are cancelling our Groundhog day event that was to take place on February 2nd,” the centre announced. The city’s annual Groundhog Day celebration, set for Tuesday, has been cancelled. “She was acting her normal self this morning and eating a carrot but (staff) came in this evening to find her gone.” “We are in complete shock and sadness with tears coming down our faces,” reads a statement posted to the animal rescue centre’s blog.
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