SPIDER BITE

A TESCO worker spent a month in a coma after a suspected spider bite .It left him with kidney failure and lost 2 stone in weight,he is expected to make full recovery.

JACK RUSSELL DOES ALICE IN WONDERLAND

MINNIE -8 year old JACK RUSSELL was reunited with her  owner  after she survived 8 days down a rabbit hole-licked moisture off rocks.The rescue took the owners,their children,13 fireman over 4 hours to dig free,MINNIE was slightly panicked but after a bath and food did not reqiure treatment.

Avian malaria threatens Galapagos bird species

The Galapagos Islands may have inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but scientists fear some of the species he observed may not be capable of adapting to new environmental challenges.

Experts say the introduction of foreign parasites to the islands and the increase in frequency of El Nino events, which scientists recently attributed to global warming, could push bird species in the Galapagos towards extinctionThe situation is precarious," says Dr Patricia Parker, Endowed Professor of Zoological Studies at the University of Missouri St Louis (UMSL), "particularly for species such as the Galapagos penguin, which live in very small populations." read more

California tests natural disaster early warning system

Scientists are using GPS technology and other sensors to detect the impending threat of natural disasters.
The network is installed in Southern California and has already helped scientists to alert emergency services to the risk of flash floods.
Yehuda Bock from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography said: "This can help to mitigate threats to public safety."
And added: "It means real-time information can be made available."
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The minutes and even seconds before a natural disaster strikes are crucial. read more

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BARN OWL EXTINCTION

The BARN OWL -a british farmland favourite is in trouble,the BARN OWL TRUST  cliams fewer are nesting in ENGLAND since farming began about 300bc.DEVON BARN OWL TRUST -out of 170 nests normally in DEVON by now only 44 found -most failed or  just a single owlet.BARN OWLS  need prey rich foraging habitat not suppplementary feeding as stated in article found in WESTERNMORNING NEWS -PAGE 14- FRIDAY 27/12/2013.Any one who owns a building or a nestbox containing a roosting BARN OWL is urged to keep a small stock of dead day old poutry chicks and start to put food out as weatther drops below sub -zero.TO HELP OR IF SEE A DEAD OR LIVE BARN OWL-WWW.BARNOWLSURVEY.ORG.UK -WWW.BARNOWLTRUST.ORG.UK

DENTAL WORK ON ZOO LIONESS

INDU -10 YEAR OLD ASIATIC LIONESS  was treated for a 4 inch canine and permolar extraction performed by DR KERTESZ -one of the worlds leading veterinary dentists .The operation took around  40 minutes.AN adult ASIATIC LION  weighs up to 20 stone  and up to 30 teeth.ACTICLE  I NTHIS BLOG  ALSO ON MYSTERYCAT .BLOGSPOT.UK.