Saturday 11 January 2014
SEAL FOUND IN LOCAL POOL SEEKING SHELTER
Whilst out for a walk at WESTWARD HO ,DEVON a pair of walkers stumbled across a BABY GREY SEAL,it seemed friendly.Another GREY SEAL was spotted at CROW POINT blown ashore by the storms ,it was unttangled and set free from its debris and helped back into the sea-NORTHDEVOJOURNAL-PAGE 31-9/01/2014
CONTROLLED RESERVE VIA MILLIONARE
A millionare is planning to complete a study on a controlled release of WOLVES,to gainpermission for the animals to roam across 50,000 arces behind a 10 foot fence .So far he has tried wild boar,elk,bison ,red deer,highland cattle ,red squirrel,scottish wildcats on his esate in SUTHERLAND,35 MILES FROM INVERNERNESS.HE plans to fit tracking devicesand a team of 8 men to watch them but may not happen dueto the rite to roam the scottish highlands laws.
7.5 MILLION COST OF DISASTROUS BADGER CULL
1,771 BADGERS wwre killed since cull begun in AUGUEST coating 7.3 MILLION of which the taxpayer-you and me -picked up a sshare of 5.8 MILLION of this bill-CARE FOR THE WILD-ANIMAL CHARITY.This works out at 2,200 per BADGER,the cull taking pace in GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND SOMERSET.The farmers only paided1.49 MILLION-wow -policing 2.66 MILLION,3.17 MILLION to various goverment agencies,this proves what a waste of life to BADGERS and the so called farmers got off lightly -see thier payment above-and stiil the sheep bleat that it was justified,but almost scientists universersally say that the cull wont have any significant impact on t.b.
WILD HORSES -FACEBOOK NO HELP
6 stallions became trapped in a submerged field in floodwater from tributary-RIVER AVON.A FACEBOOK GROUP was set up after the outcry on social media,but the recuers found that thier matters wose by frightening the horses into deeper waters,RSPCA,LOCAL POLICE moved the people away from field as threating the operation to save them CHRISTCHURCH,DORSET.
GYPSY SITE SCRAPPED
Plans to develop a gypsy site in EFFORD AREA,PLYMOUTH have been scrapped,permission for the 10 pitch site at MILITARY ROAD was agreed in 2011 despite the normal objections and residents protests.PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL decide to honour a historic commitment not to develop site and turn into a wildlife reserve instead,yet again ifvyour way of life is different from the norm others shun you,thier is good and bad in everyone and are we no equal in the eyes of god.
SHARK CULL -AUSTRALIA PROTESTS
People in AUSTRALIA are taking part in protests to kill large sharks,WESTERN AUSTRILIA GOVERNMENT is to install baited hooks off PERTHS BEACHES in response to 7 fatal shark attacks in 3 years.The cull is not the answer and a danmage to the seas eco system-BBC-RED BUTTON NEWS-4.0.2014
Friday 10 January 2014
More than three quarters of large carnivores now in decline
A majority now occupy less than half their former ranges according to data published in the journal, Science.
The loss of this habitat and prey and persecution by humans has created global hotspots of decline.
The researchers say the loss of these species could be extremely damaging for ecosystems the world over.
The authors say that in the developed world, most carnivorous animals have already succumbed to extinction.
When they looked at 31 big meat eaters, they found that they were under increasing pressure in the Amazon, South East Asia, southern and East Africa.
"Globally, we are losing our large carnivores," said lead author Prof William Ripple from Oregon State University.
"Their ranges are collapsing. Many of these animals are at risk of extinction, either locally or globally."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25675002
Thursday 9 January 2014
Honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination in Europe
n more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new research.
Scientists believe that a boom in biofuels has sparked a massive increase in the need for pollination.
The shortage is particularly acute in Britain which has only a quarter of the honeybees required.
Researchers believe that wild pollinators including bumblebees and hoverflies are making up the shortfall.
The study is published in the journal Plos One.
Food for fuel The number of honeybees in the UK and elsewhere has been in decline in recent years, with both pesticide use and disease being blamed for losses.
Across Europe though, overall numbers of honeybee colonies increased by 7% across 41 countries between 2005 and 2010.read more
Saturday 4 January 2014
RARE MARSH GEESE VISTOR
A rare ASIAN BAR-HEADED GOOSE has been spotted on EXMINSTER MARSHES.The BAR-HEADED GEESE breed in CENTRAL ASIA in colonies of thousands near mountian lakes in SOUTH ASIA as far south as PENINSULAR ,INDIA.The bird has grey plummage,black barred head and black tipped yellow beak and seen regularly on BOWLING GREEN MARSH and DARTS FARM NEAR EXETER.Believed to be an escapee from a private collection.SOURCE -WESTERNMORNING NEWS-PAGE 8-FRIDAY 2/01/2014
DRACULA LIVES
A victim was found in the LADEFENSE BUSINESS AREA OF PARIS,FRANCE.The victim had his throat slashed and dumped in car park,the suspect of the murder was covered in blood ,his hand bleeding but his hand bleeding but seemed to be lot more blood than was coming for wound .He told the police he had been drinking his victims blood,the dracula-like murder suspect was charged with murder.
WILD DEER SHOT IN HEAD -ANIMAL WELLFARE
A wild deer was reportly been shot in the head with a cross bow in a barbaric act.The innicident wasin PLYMBRIDGE WOODS NEAR PLYMOUTH,DEVON,the person who was suspected of this crime was only arrested on suspicion of possessioning an offensive weapon in a public area and released on bail,the deer is believed to be wouned and alive ,i think not.SOURCE BBC RED BUTTON-WEST-SOUTH WEST NEWS.
ICHTHYOSAUR FOSSIL FOUND
A foossil hunter found a skeleton of a 5ft long ICHTHYOSAUR -a giant toothy marine reptile that resembles a dolphin.Embedded in rocks at CHARMOUTH BEACH .NEAR LYME REGIS,famed lyme regis fossil hunter MARY ANNING discovered the skeleton of the frist ICHTHYOSAUR to be recongnised locally.
STUDENTS STUDY PIRANHIS
Second year MARINE BIOLOGY and ECOLOGY students at FALMOUTH MARINE SCHOOL,the aim is to get them into breeding condition,study habits,also the PIRANHIS will share a purpose built wet laboratory with SHARKS ,VENMOUS LIONFISH,CORALS,CUTTLEFISH
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.
Thursday 2 January 2014
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."
Ground motion
The minutes and even seconds before a natural disaster strikes are crucial. read more
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