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Animal Politics: this page includes debate about zoos, wild life parks, and much more.
LIFE AS A FEMALE BEAR
If you're a bear, you get to hibernate.
You do nothing but sleep for six months.
I could deal with that.
Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid.
I could deal with that, too.
Your cubs are born while you're asleep, and you know nothing about it until you wake up in the spring. They've also completely taken care of themselves until then.
Hey, sounds like a winner to me!
If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business.
You swat anyone who bothers your cubs.
If your cubs get out of line, you can swat them too.
I could deal with that.
If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat. In fact, he LOVES you that way!
I wanna be a bear.
The Following List is supposedly what "Bounce" is good for...I thought you might be intriqued...
1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.
2. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.
3. Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
4. Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.
5. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.
6. Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
7. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
8. Prevent musty suitcases. Place a single sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
9. Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
10. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food.
11. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
12. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.
13. Eliminate static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
14. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
15. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
16. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
17. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.
On Line Book Store:Hundreds of volumes about wildlife, habitat, exotic pets, fish, and reptiles.
What you get when the central government takes over:
Pythagorean theorem: ...24 words.
Lord's prayer: .......... 66 words.
Archimedes' Principle: .. 67 words.
10 Commandments: ...179 words.
Gettysburg address: ...286 words.
Declaration of Independence: ...........1,300 words.
US Gov. regulations on sale of cabbage .........26,911 words.
Baby Bunny Formula Recipe:
2 parts Puppy Milk Replacer(Esbilac®)
6 parts water
3 parts whipping cream
3 parts goats milk(fresh or from powder)
Rabbits are syringe fed only 3 times per day. A one ounce bunny will need approximately 6 cc. of formula daily.
As soon as their eyes are open, they are offered fresh, soft fruits, grass, weeds and hay.
When they begin eating solid foods, offer rabbit pellets along with the salads.
Release them at three to four weeks of age.
Baby Squirrel Formula Recipe:
1 part Puppy Milk Replacer(Esbilac®)
1 part whipping cream
2 parts water
A one ounce squirrel needs approximately 7 cc. of formula per day. This should be divided and given in four feedings.
Begin weaning squirrels at approximately 4 and 1/2 weeks of age. Start by mixing wheat bread with the formula. Offer soft fruits and vegetables. At 6 weeks of age, add shelled nuts. At 7 to 8 weeks, offer whole peanuts and sunflower seeds. At 9 weeks of age, they are able to shell and eat whole pecans.
Release
For a lot more information about raising squirrels, click here to go to our squirrell page.
Mothers of teens know why some animals eat their young.
This page will contain many articles, comments, discussion, and links...all pertaining to wildlife issues.
On This Page:
Comments and Discussion: coming soon This page still just an outline, please help by sending in relevant, witty, useful information
Articles: Don't Kidnap Baby Wildlife
What to do when you find an injured wild squirrel, bunny, possum etc
On Other Pages About WildLife
WildLife; Page 4 Wild Birds...coming soon
Links: Rehab and Rescue
Habitat Issues
Birds
Wild Horses
Feral Cats and Wildlife
Suburban Wildlife
General and Misc Wildlife Links and Resources
Interesting Wild Life Links:
(Thanks to Professor Jeff Foltz of Clemson University for compiling these links)
ReHabilitation Groups and Organizations
Habitat Organizations
coming soon
Avian (Birds) Wild Life Groups and Organizations
Wild Horses
Friends of the Cyprus Donkey "The one and only donkey sanctuary in Cyprus, where a growing number of old, sick and unwanted donkeys share a happy life."
Iberian Rare Breeds Trust Charity for the preservation of and breeding of the endangered Andalucian-Cordobesan giant donkey in Spain. Includes information about the organization, gallery of photos, fundraising details, and links.
The charity's worldwide activities include rescue and rehabilitation, education and training, scientific research, and lobbying for the improvement of legislation and Codes of Practice in respect of equine welfare.
PMU FoalQuest. A volunteer organisation which works with PMU farmers to find new caring homes for as many Alberta Premarin foals as possible. Working across Canada and the United States.
SEPE A Spanish horse and donkey rescue organisation that promotes welfare education for equine owners. Also lobbying for equine welfare laws to be implemented and made statute.
Feral Cats and Wildlife
coming soon
Suburban Wildlife
coming soon
A nicely done site about skunk rescue and pet skunks.
General and Misc WildLife Links:
Care For The Wild International wildlife charity dedicated to protecting animals from cruelty and exploitation. Includes fact sheets, news, information about current projects, and an online shop.
The mission of the Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat.
The Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) was formed in1985 by a group of ranchers and wildlife managers dedicated to the conservation, management, and enhancement of wildlife and wildlife habitat on private lands.
Today, TWA serves as an advocate for the benefit of wildlife and for the rights of wildlife managers, landowners and sportsmen in educational, scientific, political, regulatory, legal and legislative arenas.
The Wildlife Conservation Fund of America (WCFA) protects and defends America's wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits -- hunting, fishing and trapping -- which generate the money to pay for them. The WCFA is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs, coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible.
Cats and national parks. Feral and domestic cats are a major
threat to the survival of our unique Australian wildlife.
A Bibliography of Feral, Stray and Free-ranging Domestic Cats in Relation to Wildlife Conservation. ...
The actions by humane, animal control, wildlife, and public health agencies that
will reduce the numbers and impact of abandoned and/or feral cats
The negative impact on native wildlife by feral and domestic cats can be minimised.
There are well over 100 million owned and feral cats in the USA able to prey on wildlife
wildlife in and around your home or city that may be causing ...
By: Bowhunters Wildlife Management Association of New Hampshire. ...
... The Wildlife Management program focuses on: Predator-prey relationship; Urban
and suburban wildlife; Migratory wildlife species; Wildlife-human interaction; ...
When corporations, conservation groups, the community and WHC come together
to plan a wildlife habitat site.
... amount of wildlife habitat on corporate, private and public lands. WHC devotes its
resources to building partnerships with corporations and conservation groups
Backyard Wildlife Habitat ... habitats near you. resources. the habitat shop.
featured books. official newsletter. find online. discussion groups. ...
support (Friends) groups around the country; Friends groups
to conserve fish and wildlife
Articles
A collection of the most interesting or useful articles will be collected here.
Don't Kidnap Baby Wildlife!
By Sarah Probst
Information Specialist
"http://www.uiuc.edu/"
"http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/"
"Spring is the season when compassionate individuals mistakenly kidnap thousands of wildlife babies from their mothers," says Darlene Berkowitz, one of the many veterinary students at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine who volunteer at the Wildlife Medical Clinic. "It is important to know how to help without hurting."
The best way to make sure an animal is truly orphaned is to wait and check it periodically.
Animals often appear to be abandoned but are not. Rabbits feed their young only at dusk and dawn, which is probably why you never see them. If the babies are plump and warm and squirmy, they are being taken care of. If you are unsure, place some strings or sticks across the nest. If the sticks are later disturbed, the mother has returned to feed her young.
"A lot of baby birds fall out of the nest. If they are uninjured, it is safe to pop them back into the nest. The mother will not reject the babies if you touch them. Fledgling birds that are learning to fly are often found on the ground, and the mother takes care of them there. Don't assume they are orphaned," explains Beth Guerra, student coordinator of the WMC.
"A nest that is only superficially disturbed by tripping over it or the dog sniffing it can be reconstructed," advises Elizabeth Robertson de Prado, another WMC student volunteer. "If a bird nest comes apart in a storm, you can make a new one by poking a few holes in a plastic butter container and lining it with grass. Nail the 'nest' as high as you can on the same tree, and place uninjured baby birds in it. The mother will often return in a day.
"This time of year it is common for mother deer to leave their babies alone for most of the day to protect them. The fawn has no scent. It can lay in the grass and be safe, because its predators (other than humans) hunt mostly by scent and will walk right by a fawn they can't smell," explains Robertson de Prado. "So if you see a baby deer all alone, this is normal.
Do not take it away from its hiding place."
The bottom line is: Natural mothers provide better care, nutrition, and survival training than any wildlife rehabilitator. "We can feed babies in the wildlife ward," says Robertson de Prado, "but we can't teach them to be wild." If there is a possibility the mother is around, wait.
When you do find orphaned wildlife, do not try to raise it on your own. Not only is this illegal, but it could harm both you and the baby animal you are trying to help. Wildlife can sometimes transmit parasites and infectious diseases, some of which could be fatal to humans. Also, human efforts to help could kill the orphan. For example, cows' milk can be very harmful to other baby mammals, and bread can cause the death of baby birds. Ask your veterinarian or the Department of Natural Resources (217-785-8287) how to contact wildlife rehabbers in your area if you find a wild animal in need.
"If the baby is visibly injured, its mother has been attacked by a house pet or other animal, or you have seen the baby's condition worsen over a couple days, you should bring it to a wildlife rehabilitator," says Robertson de Prado. Here are five suggestions for helping injured or truly orphaned animals before they reach a rehabilitator.
1. Safety: Animals will bite or scratch. Wear gloves or use a towel to pick the animal up.
2. Quiet: Reducing noise around the animal reduces stress on the animal.
3. Dark: Darkness also reduces stress for the animal.
4. Warm: Sick or infant wildlife may have trouble keeping warm. Place the animal on a towel over a heating pad or by to a warm water bottle-no hotter than you'd use for a human baby.
5. Dry: Moisture steals valuable energy, so make sure whatever you transport the animal in is dry and has plenty of ventilation.
The University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic is a student-run, non-profit organization.
All supplies, feed, and new equipment are paid for by tax-deductible donations from the public. The goal of the wildlife ward is to provide care and treatment for sick, injured, or orphaned wild animals so they can be returned to the wild. Another goal includes providing veterinary students and interested faculty the opportunity to learn and use their medical skills to assist wild animals and to educate the public.
If you would like information about supporting the WMC or information about what to do with injured or sick wildlife, visit the Web site at http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/wmc/ or call 217/244-1195.
I've neglected this page until I get my veterinary treatment pages better organized and complete, but wild life habitat, human population control, and environmental issues are very dear to me, so I will hopefully be expanding and developing this page soon. Please feel free to help by sending in material to FoxNest@Metacrawler.com
Just for Fun:
You know when you're sitting on a chair and you lean back so you're just on two legs, then you lean too far and you almost fall over but at the last second you catch yourself?
I feel like that all the time.
Think you know everything?
1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. Two thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
8. The longest one syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple.
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
back on the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los
Angeles de Porciuncula"
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert
the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.28. It's impossible t! o sneeze
with your eyes open.
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube
and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Above already used
