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          <description>Hundreds of thousands more people are bitten by dogs than coyotes every year in Canada. A photographer questions why his subject gets such a bad rap</description>
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          <description>Many snowy owls migrate for the winter months, bringing them to farm fields in Ontario, and across Canada. A photographer eagerly awaits their arrival, and wonders about their future</description>
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