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Liis wrote: A curious notice about wolves in today's newspaper:
Major autoroutes have wildlife fences in Sweden. On the E18 just north of Stockholm it has been cut open in several places. The theory is that the saboteurs hope that elks and deer will stray out on the road, get killed by cars and lure the resident wolves out there. The wolves will then get killed in turn, or can possibly be shot as a danger to traffic ...

And nobody grumbles much about the 3000+ brown bears ...
Liis did you ever hear anymore news of the bear that was nearly run-over by a skiier ?
...as for hunters. :rant: Don't get me started.. :mrgreen:
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Liis did you ever hear anymore news of the bear that was nearly run-over by a skiier ?
...as for hunters. :rant: Don't get me started.. :mrgreen:
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She was not almost but really run-over, and not by one but two skiers . :innocent: Or to be precise, her "house" was run over by the first, and she was run into or on to by the second ...
No, nothing more heard about the adult bear. I don't know if bears use the same winter den, or same area for several years? The two bear cubs were, sadly, killed after the mother was judged not to come back, although a couple of zoos offered to take them in.
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Liis wrote: She was not almost but really run-over, and not by one but two skiers . :innocent: Or to be precise, her "house" was run over by the first, and she was run into or on to by the second ...
No, nothing more heard about the adult bear. I don't know if bears use the same winter den, or same area for several years? The two bear cubs were, sadly, killed after the mother was judged not to come back, although a couple of zoos offered to take them in.
Liis,thats awful news ! I'm sorry I asked now. :cry: The mother bear would have probably come back for the cubs ?
And..no the dens are picked each winter (at least in Min. the Lily-bear country) but the criterea for a suitable den has not been figured out yet as far as I know.
What a terrible waste of the bear cubs' lives. :slap:
Thank you for enquiring anyway.
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Authorities did wait for the female bear to come back for what was considered a reasonable time, considering - probably - also the youngsters' chances of picking up weight etc after starving for a while.
There is likely to be a fair number of bears in Swedish and nearby zoos, so except for the flurry of publicity around these just then, "demand" was/is not very urgent.
Of course no-one except an approved zoo would or could have a bear cub anyway.
But Swedish regulations about caring for wild animals in general were changed years ago, to the accompaniment of some grief and partings. No private person is basically allowed to have (nurse, care for, keep) a wild animal or bird for more than a very limited period (day or days).
Stories were told of people having to turn out tame crows, ravens etc after many years of living together when the law came in force .
It may be another EU legal harmonization. Someone may know the serious motivation for it?
(Sorry to be so late about replying - almost a new skiing season!)
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This is a very interesting study of Buglife in Britain but mostly in Scotland.
Scottish Intervertebrate News
All about creepy crawlies. :innocent: I have read it all,its very interesting and I have learnt a lot about rare bugs. :nod:
(I skipped the slugs bit... :blush: )
Do you know The Australian Landhopper,The Twentyfour-spotted Ladybird,Damsel Flies or The Narrow-headed Ant? I never did 'till now.!
The report tells us too (same old story :slap: ) about destruction of habitat all over the place. :cry:
So,before you sweep up your leaves,or even worse burn them do think about all the creatures living in your garden.

http://www.buglife.org.uk/resources/bug ... ws_2_2.pdf

Its a good read.
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This is a lovely story; Photo didn't follow :puzzled: see;
http://www.care2.com/causes/neglected-b ... uggle.html
Rescuer & Begs for a Snuggle
by Laura Simpson
December 3, 2011
Written by Phoenix Morgaine of Texas

Several years ago I worked as a senior rehabilitator for a wild bird rescue organization. The local humane society didn’t have a bird rescue program, so they called us whenever wild birds were turned in by the public.

One night I received a call from the shelter’s receiving department. The clerk was so angry she was cussing and crying at the same time. “I know you don’t ususally take in pet birds, but this one is so sweet…and I know if I check her into the system, she’ll be euthanized because her condition is sooo bad. Will you please come and get her?”

Later, when I walked in the door of the shelter, I asked the clerk, “Where is she?” She pointed to the top of the file cabinet where she’d placed a computer paper box. Just as I looked up, the baldest, filthiest, most bedraggled looking cockatoo popped her head up over the rim of the box, looked at me and said “Eee-Yah!” As soon as I put my hand out, she stepped onto my finger and started rubbing her cheek against my chest.

She Came in the Way So Many Surrendered Pets Do

The clerk explained that two guys came in to say they’d found a parrot walking down the street. From their behavior, she felt they were making the story up. (Many people who turn animals in to a shelter will do this, thinking it makes them look better than admitting culpability.) The clerk finally lost her patience and told the guys, “Just bring me the bird!” Her suspicions were confirmed when one of the guys yelled out the door, “Dad, bring in your bird!”

When I got the cockatoo home, I was able to do a cursory examination. She had no feathers on her torso, back or legs and the feathers she did have were ragged and brittle. Her left wing had been broken for at least a week and was gangrenous. She would never fly again. Finally and worst of all, she had a 2″ wide scab around her entire torso that was at least 1/2″ thick. It was late at night, so I thought she could use a good meal and a good nights’ sleep. She downed half a mango in 5 minutes and was asleep on her feet in 10!

Organic Honey Helps the Healing Process

Next day I started her on a round of antibiotics and put her wing in a clay pack. The wound on her torso was “painted” 2 times a day with organic honey. Our vet estimated her to be about 25 years old. The torso wound was self-mutilation as a result of boredom. Cockatoos are famous for this behavior if left without affection and interaction with their people. When we were in our bird room, I had to keep the doors to the cages of my doves and pigeons secured, as she would slide the doors open and raid their seed! Ah ha! That’s what she’d been fed for who knows how long.

Crying Herself To Sleep

For the first year of our lives together, we spent many nights sitting up together. You see, Tilly Boom Boom had nightmares and would cry herself to sleep as I held her and she gnawed on a fold of my tee-shirt.

Three years later (yes, that’s how long it’s taken) Ms. Tilly Boom Boom is growing her feathers back and the wound around her torso is healing. She is tenacious and courageous and in spite of the years of neglect she’d endured, is a sweet and loving soul. She rarely has nightmares now and is best buddies with ChaCha, the Mexican Red- Headed Amazon. However, she will kick the cats if they get too close.

Such a happy story,in the end :thumbs:
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I liked that story too, even with the bit about kicking the cats. :shock:
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A word about Wind Farms suppposed to save the world's climate. :rant:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/289 ... ind-power-

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Very sad event. The articles are nearly identical, but the photos are different.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/14/th ... rking-lot/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... k-sea.html
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Kitty KCMO wrote:Very sad event. The articles are nearly identical, but the photos are different.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/14/th ... rking-lot/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... k-sea.html
However could the birds mistake the carpark for the water :puzzled: So sad but I'm glad that some were saved. :thumbs:
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macdoum wrote: However could the birds mistake the carpark for the water :puzzled: So sad but I'm glad that some were saved. :thumbs:
I guess they were disoriented from the snowstorm, & with very few cars in the parking area, the flat expanse looked like water to them. When I think of them all just crash-diving headlong into the concrete-- it makes me just shudder. The poor creatures.
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Remember the penguins who were rescued from the oil slick in New Zealand ?

Most have been released back to sea. :loveshower:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildli ... e-sea.html
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Wow, they really did scurry to the water, didn't they? Wonderful that there are always some number of kind people to mitigate the damage as much as possible from disasters such as these oil spills. :loveshower:
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Now,these penguins are jealous of the pandas in Edinburg Zoo. LOL

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-e ... e-16270214

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macdoum wrote:Now,these penguins are jealous of the pandas in Edinburg Zoo. LOL

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-e ... e-16270214

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:rotf: :mrgreen: Oh, the poor fellow hit by the "goo." :whistling:
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EAGLE OWL sightings reported in Dundee,Scotland :D

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee ... -city.html
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macdoum wrote:EAGLE OWL sightings reported in Dundee,Scotland :D

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Dundee ... -city.html
I did not realize that they were not native.
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An Elephant Has been Fitted with Contact Lenses at a zoo in Amsterdam

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/01/26/elep ... id%3D93721

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macdoum wrote:An Elephant Has been Fitted with Contact Lenses at a zoo in Amsterdam

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/01/26/elep ... id%3D93721

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:slap: Now I have "seen it all!" :rolleyes: Wonderful what can be done to help animals in zoos & homes nowadays.
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A giant crack in the ice in Antartica has been noted

The size of New York the iceberg is breaking (was ? )off. :unsure:

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2012/02/01/19-m ... ntarctica/
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