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Extractions: Please Help Save the Elephants at SF Zoo On Sunday, March 7, 2004, the San Francisco Zoo euthanized Calle, a 37-year-old Asian elephant, who had been at the Zoo for seven years. Calle was taken from the wild (Asia) when she was roughly one year old. In the wild, Calle would be in the prime of her life, but at the Zoo she suffered from degenerative joint problems, lameness and chronic infections of her feet. At the end of her life, Calle's condition had deteriorated so badly that she had trouble walking and was constantly dosed with painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs. The Zoo blamed Calle's problems on the time she spent in the circus, but Maybelle and the zoo's two surviving elephantsTinkerbelle, an Asian, and the African elephant and Luluhave spent virtually their entire lives in San Francisco (after being taken from the wild as babies in the 1960's specifically for the zoo). Both of the two surviving elephants suffer from health problems similar to Calle's. Each has been on a steady diet of painkillers and anti-inflammatories for several years.
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The Hindu : Save The Tiger Except in a few wellprotected sanctuaries (like Mudumalai) such uncontrolled hunting thedays are not far off when wild animals will be found only in zoos. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/06/stories/2002010600040400.htm
Extractions: Contact Us Magazine Published on Sundays Features: Magazine Literary Review Metro Plus Open Page ... Magazine Save the tiger One way we can save the tiger is to protect the biodiversity of sanctuaries, for that can sustain both man and nature. THE widespread worry about the fast dwindling wildlife of the country has been alleviated to some extent by the establishment of wildlife sanctuaries and National parks. However, reports from several of these "protected areas" have said that people living in and around the forests were unhappy as they often had to suffer outright eviction or a total or partial loss of livelihood. Additionally, there were reports of increased attacks by wild animals in the villages bordering parks and sanctuaries. The result was that the incipient wildlife protection movement soon had a conflict on its hands. Realisation dawned within the movement that people who were adversely affected by the creation of National parks and sanctuaries had rights that had to be taken into account if the forests had to be saved. Here, the Joint Forest Management at Chamanathan, started a year ago, has adopted a novel idea of converting about 70 acres of revenue land adjoining the sanctuary and allotting it to people who were otherwise engaged in wood cutting, cattle grazing, honey collection and minor poaching. Under this scheme, about 40 families consisting of approximately 175 people have each been allotted houses. The entire area has been solar-fenced, each family issued with leased land in which they cultivate ragi, beans and vegetables. A notable feature of this cultivation is that no pesticides are used. The produce is sold in Ooty at the Uzhavar Sandhai. Additionally, each family has been given one milking buffalo and the milk is sold at the co-operative society making each family self-sustainable. The good news is that these people no longer enter the adjoining sanctuary or the Reserve Forest for their livelihood.
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Extractions: ^Main Links Page ^Owl Pages Home Submit a Site Search OwlPages.com Nature and Wildlife Links Click Here to submit a site for inclusion on this page. Wildlife Rehabilitation Fauna Rescue Of South Australia Incorporated - Fauna Rescue is a volunteer, non profit organisation caring for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife in South Australia. http://www.faunarescue.org.au GREFA - a non-profit association that works with injured and orphaned wildlife, Education, Research and many other activities. It has a Wildlife Hospital in Madrid. This site is in Spanish http://www.grefa.org International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council - Conserving and protecting wildlife and wildlife habitat through wildlife rehabilitation. http://iwrc-online.org/ National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) is a non-profit, international membership organization committed to promoting and improving the integrity and professionalism of wildlife rehabilitation and contributing to the preservation of natural ecosystems. http://www.nwrawildlife.org
Extractions: An accident at the Denver Zoo over the weekend in which a 6,700 lb.. Asian elephant stepped over its enclosure and toppled a child's stroller is just one of several incidents over the past several years that illustrate the need for all zoos to adopt new standards for elephant caring and handling, says Pat Derby, director of northern California's Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). PAWS, a nonprofit organization that provides sanctuary to abused and abandoned captive wildlife, has been advocating safer and more humane standards of treatment for exotic animals for 15 years. Last year Derby testified at a Congressional hearing regarding the issue. She notes that many zoos throughout the country have already adopted safe standards for elephant caring and handling, but in order to safeguard the public and the animals from harm, all zoos must adopt these standards. "Without these precautions, the public and the animals may face great danger," Derby warns. It took nearly three hours to get Hope, the elephant at the Denver Zoo, back in her pen after she panicked during a show at the zoo and stepped over the 3-foot railing around the enclosure she and another elephant share. Fortunately, the 3-year-old child in the baby stroller Hope knocked over was not seriously injured. However, in the last 10 years, several elephants rampaged, injuring and or even killing people. Derby warns that this sort of dangerous situation is possible again anywhere no matter how cautious or caring the animal trainers are.
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Extractions: Erin go Brah (Ireland forever)! The Celtic cry is heard more frequently in March as the Irish (and the Irish at heart) take center stage with the annual festivities to mark St. Patrick's Day and the start of Irish-American Heritage Month in the United States. In keeping with this month's celebrations of all things Irish, NATURE presents a new film that explores the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle. Situated in the North Atlantic and slightly larger in size than West Virginia, Ireland is home to Peregrine falcons, puffins, dippers, otters, badgers, red deer, bottlenose dolphins, and other interesting animals. Learn more about them and the island's divergent landscape as the film traverses its coastline, where the first settlers lived off the bounty of the North Atlantic, as well as its historic Shannon River, famed bogs, and unique Burrens.
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Extractions: My Cart Tickets Hotel Shipping Total Park Info Park Details Press Releases Andalas makes his public debut at the Los Angeles Zoo August 7 Nearly two years after his birth was touted as the first of its kind in 112 years, Sumatran rhinoceros Andalas will make his public debut at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens on Thursday, August 7, 2003. With Andalas in its animal collection, the L.A. Zoo becomes one of only three zoos in the country to exhibit the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros. He is now considered the Zoo's most valuable and rarest animal. "This is a very exciting and historic time for Los Angeles," said Zoo Director John R. Lewis. "A whole new generation of children can now come to the L.A. Zoo to see a Sumatran rhino, a living fossil whose ancestors date back to 30 million years ago." Andalas, who weighs about 1,100 pounds, has been in quarantine since his June 20 arrival. To accommodate the needs of this rhino, whose native habitat is the tropical rain forests of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Zoo staff added shade, more trees, and two mud wallows to his new home. Andalas (the original name of the island of Sumatra) received great fanfare when he was born on September 13, 2001, to rhinos Emi and Ipuh at the Cincinnati Zoo. His birth marked the first time that a calf was born at a zoo since 1889 when a live birth was recorded at the Calcutta Zoo in India. His mother Emi, who had several unsuccessful pregnancies prior to having Andalas, has been on loan to the Cincinnati Zoo from the L.A. Zoo since 1995. The agreement called for the L.A. Zoo to receive the first calf.
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Extractions: The exotic animal business faces a thicket of regulations, but some say the trade in lions and tigers is still too wild and free. here was a time when James Edward Stephens thought his liger, Tigger, had a promising career in public relations. Stephens' Web site, last updated in 1997, advertises the 1,200 lb. lion/tiger hybrid as "The largest cat in the world!!!" and therefore "perfect for your corporate image!" But the hulking, gently striped Tigger never did quite catch on as a corporate pitch-cat. Stephens' legal problems, which currently prevent him from exhibiting his animals, have also curbed Tigger's professional progress. "He hasn't been out of that pen in five years," says Stephens, gesturing toward the liger's hilltop abode. Stephens "Top Cat" to his friends has two youthful lions and one baby tiger tottering around in playpens in his living room; four young tigers, three young lions and one mountain lion caged in his basement; and numerous full-grown big cats, including Tigger, lounging around in a cinder block-and-welded-wire fortress just across the hilltop. He says that over the past 16 years his hilltop ranch near the tiny Washington County hamlet of Woodrow has been home to at least 600 big cats, many of which have been pressed into service as corporate mascots and then sold to federally licensed dealers or permit-bearing exotic pet owners.
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Extractions: But there was much more. Each of these huge trees was hollow. Their branches were inhabited by animals that I had never seen before. There were Gliding Possums, both small and large. There were Spotted Quolls and Phascogales. There were Koalas and Goannas. Under the huge trees, it was like a park. The myriad of wildlife kept the forest floor clean. There were Kangaroos, Wallabies, Potoroos and Bettongs. There were also Pademelons and Bandicoots. Because of this grazing balance, the huge trees had never seen a fire. It was, indeed, a paradise. When I was ten, we went to live at Niagara Park. I spent most of my time wandering that bushland. I learned about Lyre and Bower Birds, of Snakes and Lizards, and of Eels and Mud Gudgeons. At the age of 12, I saw the first of the foxes and cats invade my bush. I noticed their horrific effect on the animals of the bush. By the time I was 14 years of age, the animals had all gone. The bush then underwent an incredible change. The parkland that allowed me to wander barefoot wherever I wished became a tangled mass of impenetrable undergrowth. At the age of 16, I witnessed the first bushfire I had ever seen. As I watched the wildfire destroy every old tree left, I sensed a feeling of despair for I realised the paradise was gone forever.
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Extractions: Charles A. Lindbergh Most of us are animal lovers, whether it be from afar or close up. This category contains sites that pertain to household pets as well as those who came before us. Whatever your interest, the Animal category gives you a great place to start! Animal Parks http://www.zi.biologie.uni-muenchen.de/~st2042/pix.html This virtual zoo boasts a collection of over 180 links to photo and image galleries. Among the many offerings are wild and domestic animals, insects, fish, reptiles, and birds. It's hard to imagine there could be an animal not pictured at this site. Lincoln Park Zoo http://www.lpzoo.com/ This site provides an index of the more than 1000 animals featured at the zoo. You can also find information on adopting animals, endangered species, and educational programs for schools, families, and adults. A special feature is an online tour of the zoo. National Zoological Park Home Page
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Extractions: RACING INDUSTRY OTHER EQUINE SECTORS PETS AND COMPANION ANIMALS AMATEUR COLLECTORS AND ENTHUSIASTS ... WILDLIFE 5. ANIMAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OTHER SECTORS 1.69 While the need to service the traditional agricultural livestock sectors appears to have been the primary reason for the initial development of veterinary pathology services in Victoria, the current and future requirements for such services extend much wider. RACING INDUSTRY The horse racing industry is a major user of specialist pathology services. 1.70 The Victorian racing industry requires veterinary diagnostic services to maintain the health and fitness of horses and greyhounds, to obtain health certification for animals entering and leaving the State (or country) and to test for illegal performance-related drugs. 1.71 In Victoria, the entire horse racing and breeding industry is worth approximately $1,200 million per year. The State's racing industry is respected world wide, its reputation enhanced by an internationally acclaimed thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing industry and events such as the Melbourne Cup, one of the world's most prestigious races. The livestock industry has recently become a major exporter, with a high demand for Australian-bred horses. These horses are now keenly sought by Asian and Middle Eastern equestrian competitors.
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Extractions: Giant panda cubs are very cute! The precious animals have been on the edge of extinction for many years. There are only about 1,000 pandas living in the wild now, mainly in the forests of south-west China. Pandas find it difficult to breed naturally and have to have help from experts to mate. Click here to try the panda quiz That's why it's easier to keep them in zoos and sanctuaries where they are sure to get food and help to increase their numbers. In the last five years, 50 pandas have been born in captivity with the help of breeding experts.
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Extractions: Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park - The Calgary Zoo provides extensive educational programs for learners of all ages. Beyond the traditional zoo, the Calgary Zoo offers a walk through the past in the Prehistoric Park and a spectacular botanical garden. TLC Note: http://www.calgaryzoo.ab.ca/ Devonian Botanic Garden - The Devonian Botanic Garden is a regional centre for horticultural and environmental collections of living plants and fungi. The collections serve as repositories for native Alberta species and specimens of botanical, horticultural, historical, medicinal, and geographic significance collected worldwide. Its location as the northern-most Botanic garden in Canada, and its collections of alpine and cold-hardy plants, have fostered theGarden's recognition as a unique northern climate garden, resulting in broad horticultural, academic, tourist and general public interest. http://www.discoveredmonton.com/devonian/
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Extractions: Out and about for the day in the Northwest of England All of the following are day trips from Manchester, all are available by car and/or public transport, and all have been visited and verified by the author. Menu: Manchester is ideally placed as a base for any tour of the northwest of England. It is just one hour's drive by motorway to the English Lake District and to the seaside coastal resorts of Blackpool, Southport, Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes and Morecambe. Less than an hour along the M62 lies the city of Liverpool with its extensively restored docks, gateway to the New World, as well as its inevitable connection with the Beatles. One hour's drive would also bring you to the great cities of Chester and Lancaster, and a little longer to the City of York. Immediately to the east lies the Peak District National Park, a Mecca for climbers, ramblers and walkers - available by road and rail on regular scheduled timetables directly from Manchester City Centre rail and bus stations.
