* 2002-The Laying on of Hands-written & read by Alan Bennett ( BBC Radio Collection )

* 2002-The Peter Gzowski Foundation for Literacy was funded by the federal government and named in honour of Gzowski's work in promoting literacy in Canada

* 2002-The Institute of Interim Management by mutual agreement with the CMI, gained an independent status.

* 2002-The Free Speech Movement: Reflections on Berkeley in the 1960s-Edited by Robert Cohen and Reginald E. Zelnik ( University of California Press ) ISBN 978-0-520-23354-6

* 2002-The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

* 2002-The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson

2002-The ETA Trust, a charity become limit by guarantee.

* 2002-The $ 11 million Larry K. Durham Sports Center opened and the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies was established.

* 2002-The Institute of Management was awarded a Royal Charter and became the Chartered Management Institute.

* 2002-The Institute's management qualifications were recognised as part of the UK's National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education.

* 2002-The merger of numerous cities and their suburbs ( municipal fusions ) into " megacities " goes into effect, creating the new megacities of Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec City, Lévis, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, and Gatineau among others.

* 2002-The Action démocratique du Québec wins four by-elections and temporarily enjoys high scores in public opinion polls.

* 2002-The Department of Homeland Security is created in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

* 2002-The United States withdraws from Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

* July 1, 2002-The Toyo-Seibu Merger Committee was held at Ceratopia Toki in the city of Toki.

* 2001 – 2002-The TPA sues the City for $ 1 billion over lands transferred in 1990s ; settles for $ 55 million settlement and agreement to permit building of bridge to Island ; end of permanent subsidy for lands.

* April 1, 2002-The town of Tomisato gained city status.

* February 2, 2002-The town of Moriya gained city status.

* April 1, 2002-The town of Ashiro moved from Ninohe District to Iwate District.

* April 1, 2002-The town of Ashiro transferred to Iwate District.

* 2002-The Detroit Lions football team begin play in the new, state-of-the-art Ford Field, returning to downtown Detroit after 27 years in suburban Pontiac.

2002-The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education officially recognizes NDSCS as a Centennial College.

* 2002-The Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush for a lifetime of work in the service of his country and humanity.

* 2002-The University of Houston celebrates its 75th anniversary with an enrollment of 34, 443 that fall semester.

* 2002-The hit British premiere production of This is Our Youth plays two seasons either side of a successful run of The Lieutenant of Inishmore.

* 2002-The US Civil Air Patrol appoints Gippsland Aeronautics to supply Airvans, making the CAP the first American organisation to own and fly the Airvan-and the largest fleet owner of the Australian GA8 worldwide.

* Sleeping Beauty: Princess Aurora, Prince Phillip, Maleficent, Diablo the Raven, Maleficent's Goons, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, King Hubert and Stefan, the Squirrels, the Owl and the Birds.

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm ’ s Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

Other wildlife include Short-eared Owl, Raven, Buzzard, Polecat and Golden Plover.

A partial list is: Common Loon, Great Blue Heron, American Bittern, American Black Duck, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Broad-winged Hawk, Ruffed Grouse, American Woodcock, Common Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Barred Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Whip-poor-will, Common Nighthawk, Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Grey Jay, Blue Jay, Common Raven, Common Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Winter Wren, Gray Catbird, Brown Thrasher, American Robin, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Veery, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwing, Common Starling, Red-eyed Vireo, Warblers, Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed Cowbird, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Evening Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark-eyed Junco, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow and Song Sparrow

Teal, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, various ducks, Buzzard, Kestrel, Marsh Harrier, Short Eared Owl, Yellow Hammer, Lapwing, Linnet, European Green Woodpecker, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Mute Swan, Raven, Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Mediterarian Gull, Herring Gull, Snipe, Woodcock, Peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Partridge, Cormorant, Bar Headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Widgeon, Sparrow Hawk, Kingfisher, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting ...

Buzzard 3 breeding pairs Kestrel Marsh Harrier breeding pair Peregrine Falcon Long-Eared Owl Short Eared Owl Cormorant Canada Geese Coot Moorhen Grey Heron Kingfisher Pheasant Mute Swan 2 breeding pair Fieldfare Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Redwing Starlings Woodpigeon Song Thrush Yellow Hammer Crow Rook Raven Greater Spotted Woodpecker European Green Woodpecker Sparrow Blackbird Robin House Martin Swallow Swift Skylark Cetti's, Reed, Warbler Goldcrest Wren Grey and Pied Wagtail Barn Owl Chaffinch Wheatear Chiff-Chaff Sand Martin Yellow Hammer Linnet Duck Teal Herring Gull Mediterranean Gull Jay

Among these are: Red-tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture, Raven, Scrub Jay, Steller's Jay, Great Horned Owl, Acorn Woodpecker, California Quail, Western Bluebird, and the non-native Wild Turkey.

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm ’ s Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )

Other avifauna include the Common Raven, Long-eared Owl, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Osprey, Black Grouse, and Bar-tailed Godwit.

* G. Ronald Murphy, S. J., The Owl, The Raven, and The Dove: Religious Meaning of the Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales ( 2000 )