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world wildlife news a step ahead in saving another endangered specie home legal notice let 8217 s meet partner organizations support us update subscribe via email 1 in wolf 8217 s clothing posted by admin at november 25 2009 an article from the economist nov 19th 2009 wolves are being blamed for damage actually done by dogs farmers have never liked wolves that is why wolves are rare where farmers are common fashion though is swinging round to the wolf 8217 s point of view in many places where town dwellers are even more common than farmers and the big bad wolf is just a fairy tale rather than a sheep rustling reality how much sheep rustling actually goes on is a moot point 8211 and a pertinent one when the town dwellers are prepared to put their money where their sentiments are to compensate farmers for the damage done by wolves such is the case in spain where about euro1 5m 2 3m a year is paid out to farmers in compensation for damage those wolves are alleged to have done during 2003 and 2004 for example 432 farm animals were attacked in 154 incidents in spain 8217 s basque country almost 95 of these attacks were blamed on wolves the complicating factor is that areas to which wolves have returned after decades of absence are often also home to feral dogs which do not usually attract compensation for any damage they cause jorge echegaray and carles vila at the donana biological station in seville therefore started wondering whether wolves were being framed for the depredations of their once domesticated cousins to find out they collected 136 samples of faeces from the area of the basque country where the reported wolf attacks were taking place in order to see what was actually eating what as they report in animal conservation mr echegaray and dr vila were able to identify 86 of the samples from dna they contained of these only 31 were from wolves a further 53 were from dogs and two fox droppings had been picked up by mistake pulling the faeces apart to see what they contained revealed that wolves seem to prefer roe deer but also ate wild boar hare and badger only one wolf sample had any sign of sheep in it dogs by contrast ate a lot of sheep 14 of the dog samples contained the remains of these animals both wolves and dogs ate cattle and horses though in small numbers mr echegaray and dr vila suspect that these meals were actually scavenged from the carcasses of beasts that had died of other causes that is partly because both cattle and horses would be large and difficult prey for either a wolf or a dog and partly because all but 8 of reported attacks on livestock were on sheep the faeces also enabled the two researchers to estimate the number of wolves in the area the dna samples were good enough to distinguish between individuals and thus the cost per wolf of compensation and stock protection methods such as keeping guard dogs undertaken by the local farmers the figure came out at more than euro3 000 a year for each wolf they do not address the question of whether farmers genuinely believe wolves are doing most of the damage or merely find that belief convenient because of the compensation either way though it looks as if the finger of blame is being pointed at the wrong animal wolves are indeed big and may sometimes be bad but in this part of the world the shepherd 8217 s worst friend is a dog tags carles vila dogs jorge echegaray wolf alarm signals 0 wild09 posted by admin at november 17 2009 wild9 is a success over the 8 days of wild9 we gathered together to think feel and act among the many outcomes of wild9 are the message from merida an international call to action with specific policy guidelines to integrate wilderness and biodiversity conservation into global climate change strategy the first international agreement on wilderness conservation agreed and signed by the governments of mexico canada and the us the largest gathering ever assembled of conservation photographers and their work new protected areas in mexico and elsewhere including the intention to create the first marine wilderness areas in the us and the commitment to significantly increase protected area coverage in yucatan extensive use of new web based communications tools to reach a large and diverse group of international participants beyond the delegates at wild9 and engaging young leaders on substantive issues of wilderness biodiversity and climate change stay tuned for more information and announcements from wild9 tags wildo9 in the field 2 how to save a bird of prey posted by admin at july 24 2009 image source no matter what experts may tell you saving a bird of prey will to a large extent depend on the 8220 morale 8221 of the bird at the time that you try to save it plus it s overall physical condition is also important at our office we had to save a little young hawk 8220 hawkeye 8221 came to us unexpectedly a volunteer working at the office noticed a bird with something in its beak on the ground binoculars showed that it had nothing in its beak for it was a hawk with the famous curved beak a baby hawk but strong amp well grown although he could not fly 8220 hawkeye 8221 was being dive bombed by swallows amp he ran for shelter he ran to our main office to get under the shadow of the building in order to hide from the dive bombers when he arrived we scooped him up gently amp brought him inside here we put him in a temporary cage unfortunate but necessary we feed the little chap on raw red meat amp he ate with great gusto all that day he had a fine appetite the next day we prepared a large aviary made up of wood for him to consider home while we fed him amp built him up with all creatures there is a learning experience 8220 hawkeye 8221 was no different in that respect on the second day he refused to eat at all anything this was a bad sign we could not keep him in the aviary if he would not eat to release him into the wild was a risk the risk had to be taken so with great doubts in our minds we perched 8220 hawkeye 8221 on the shoulders of his temporary minder who walked outside amp walked around the grounds with 8220 hawkeye 8221 on his shoulder after much hesitation our little hawk took wing amp flew to the trees at the perimeter he flew like a damaged spitfire waggling it s wings but the little chap flew our hearts were heavy but we had hopes that he might find his parents who would feed him however the next day late in the morning there was a small thump at the main office window i took a look about amp there was our little visitor one baby hawk presenting himself to his neighbours or are we his mentors away he flew again but the following day he flew into another window thump of course we were by this time worried that 8220 hawkeye 8221 would hurt himself the little fellow was spotted several times again that day so we put strips of raw red meat out on top of a garden waste heap that the gardener had left the garden pile nice amp high amp it should be easy even for a bay hawk to spot he did the meat was soon gone each day he returns to the garden pile amp each day we put strips of raw red meat on top of the pile so to save a baby bird of prey good common sense is the best expertise you can have good luck if you are in the same position tags bird of prey hawkeye in the field 0 global economy 038 endangered species posted by admin at june 15 2009 via seppo net tags endangered species ads prints and videos 3 ten good reasons not to eat piggies posted by admin at may 17 2009 with swine flu now in at least 22 countries and the world health organization announcing that you may be able to get sick from eating pork from infected animals pigs appear to be on people 8217 s minds 24 7 here are some facts about pigs that you might not catch on the nightly news 1 pigs snuggle close to one another and prefer to sleep nose to nose they dream much as humans do in their natural surroundings pigs spend hours playing sunbathing and exploring people who run animal sanctuaries for farmed animals often report that pigs like humans enjoy listening to music playing with soccer balls and getting massages 2 pigs communicate constantly with one another more than 20 vocalizations have been identified that pigs use in different situations from wooing mates to saying 8220 i 8217 m hungry 8221 3 newborn piglets learn to run to their mothers 8217 voices and to recognize their own names mother pigs sing to their young while nursing 4 according to professor donald broom of the cambridge university veterinary school 8220 pigs have the cognitive ability to be quite sophisticated even more so than dogs and certainly more so than human 3 year olds 8221 5 pigs appear to have a good sense of direction and have found their way home over great distances adult pigs can run at speeds of up to 11 miles an hour 6 professor stanley curtis of penn state university has found that pigs can play joystick controlled video games and are 8220 capable of abstract representation 8221 dr curtis believes that 8220 there is much more going on in terms of thinking and observing by these pigs than we would ever have guessed 8221 7 pigs do not 8220 eat like pigs 8221 or 8220 pig out 8221 they prefer to eat slowly and savor their food 8 suzanne held who studies the cognitive abilities of farmed animals at the university of bristol 8217 s centre of behavioural biology says that pigs are 8220 really good at remembering where food is located because in their natural environment food is patchily distributed and it pays to revisit profitable food patches 8221 9 pigs are clean animals if given sufficient space they will be careful not to soil the area where they sleep or eat pigs don 8217 t 8220 sweat like pigs 8221 they are actually unable to sweat they like to bathe in water or mud to keep cool and they actually prefer water to mud one woman developed a shower for her pigs and they learned to turn it on and off by themselves 10 in his book the whole hog biologist and johannesburg zoo director lyall watson writes 8220 i know of no other animals who are more consistently curious more willing to explore new experiences more ready to meet the world with open mouthed enthusiasm pigs i have discovered are incurable optimists and get a big kick out of just being 8221 these are just a few of the many reasons not to eat pigs click here to learn more about pigs posted by heather moore http blog peta org archives 2009 05 top_ ten_fascina php tags cambridge university veterinary school heather moore peta piggies piglets pigs in the field 0 eu nations agree ban on seal products posted by admin at april 30 2009 by pete harrison brussels april 24 reuters european ambassadors approved a european union plan to ban imports of furs and other products from culled seals on friday moving the 27 nation bloc one step closer to a trade clash with norway and canada both seal hunting nations have warned the eu in recent weeks that they could challenge the eu ban at the world trade organisation the global trade watchdog if it takes shape as currently foreseen 8220 nothing should now stand in the way of this ban being adopted 8221 said an official from the eu 8217 s czech presidency which brokered a deal this week that will exclude hunts by inuits 8220 it needs to go before the european parliament in may but that should be a formality because parliament negotiators have already agreed to it informally 8221 the official added full story here tags eu european parliament seal products seal hunting nations in the field 1 born to die 8230 posted by admin at april 26 2009 every year an estimated 5 to 10 million pets are euthanized in animal shelters in the united states why because there is no place for them to go no homes for them yet we continue to let animals roam freely unneutered and producing more unwanted animals their offspring often go from birth to the shelter where if they are not adopted before their 6 days are up they will be killed that is where the expression 8220 born to die 8221 applies newly born into this world only to be put to death what a tragic waste of life there is a solution for this overpopulation problem and that is to spay and neuter author roxie video productions 8220 roxie 8221 of roxie video productions is a small golden terrier mix animal control found roxie on the street with one eye hanging out of the socket they promptly brought her to lied animal shelter where the fine doctors fixed her up after a rehabilitation period with a foster mom they adopted her out to her new home with joanie source born to die pets amp paul davis for youtube video tags animal control animal shelter born to die pets spay and neuter alarm signals next page search archives november 2009 july 2009 june 2009 may 2009 april 2009 december 2008 november 2008 october 2008 september 2008 august 2008 july 2008 june 2008 may 2008 april 2008 march 2008 february 2008 january 2008 december 2007 november 2007 october 2007 september 2007 august 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