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November 27th, 2009

The Scottish charity Trees for Life got 6 Wild Boars to help efforts to restore the Caledonian Forest.



Boar to clear bracken for trees



Innovative wild boar restoration project
launches in the Highlands

November 23rd, 2009

Cows Help Butterflies

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I've made many posts about the problems of Cattle here on Turtle Island. But in their native habitat, they play a vital role.


From Cumbria Wildlife Trust



Cows help conserve rare butterflies

November 19th, 2009

Bee Awareness

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Here's me raising awareness about the threats facing Bees.

Colonies in peril - Hug a Bee Today

Bee Hugs Fan Facebook Page

The original Bee Hugs video is here

November 18th, 2009

Sent to Calgary Herald

Re: Alberta opposes Parks Canada plan for bison in Banff

While growing up in Vegreville in the mid 70's, I heard was a rumor about a wild Bison roaming around the nearby village of Hairy Hill. To a 9 year old conservationist, this was exciting. Just imagine, the chance to see an large endangered animal so close to home. And unlike the Bison of Elk Island National Park, this one wasn't behind a fence. He was running free.

Now, over 30 years later, Parks Canada wants to establish a breeding population of Plains Bison in Banff National Park. This excites me. Restoring Plains Bison to the park, after a 100 year absence, allows the park to heal an ecological wound.

The ecologist in me wonders what will happen. What vegetation changes will occur? How will predators and other herbivores respond? How will the Bison move from season to season? And many other questions will be answered.

But my inner 9 year old is saying "Wow, they'll be wild!" Unlike their cousins held behind the 8 foot high fence of the glorified zoo of Elk Island Park,they'll be free to roam. That freedom makes them truly wild animals. So bring them back and let them roam.

Bison are coming back

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The Buffalo Commons is starting to become a reality.

A new park to save the plains



Wind Cave National Park bison arrive at their new home in Mexico

Of coarse the backwater of Alberta is against it.

Alberta opposes Parks Canada plan for bison in Banff

To support the return of Plains Bison to Banff, comment on the Banff National Park Management Plan Review by November 30, 2009.

October 26th, 2009

New Book

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The release date of this book is Dec. 22, 2009.



Rewilding the World
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October 18th, 2009

Weird Critter Challenge

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A friend post this to her Facebook page:

9 Weirdest-Looking Animals You Didn't Know Existed

But I immediately recognized 8 of the 9, so here's my list of 9 weirdest animals.




Placozoa - no front and back or sides, just a top and bottom.
Genome Of Simplest Animal Reveals Ancient Lineage, Confounding Array Of Complex Capabilities



Babirusa
Creepy Animals You Dont See Everyday



Vampire Squid
Singularity




Barreleye
Strange fish has a see-through head



Assassin Spider
Photo in the News: Bizarre Assassin Spiders Discovered in Madagascar



Gulper Eel
Creatures of the Deep Sea







Water Bear


MARS ORGANISM SURVIVOR?


And finally,



Canine transmissible venereal tumor - This is parasitic species of Dog. I'll spare you the technical argument of involving cladistics.

A Dead Dog Lives On (Inside New Dogs)

Can you come up with a list that's weirder and more obscure?

October 13th, 2009

Habitat = Home

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In a talk on the Mannahatta Project, Eric Sanderson points out that habitat is home.





A study in Animal Conservation backs this up.

No Place Like Home: Africa's Big Cats Show Postcode Preference

October 12th, 2009

Rewilding Updates

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It's been a busy weekend for rewilding news.



Via highcountrynews

Empty nest Making a case for the California condor's return to the Northwest



India agrees to cheetah survey

A visit to Knepp Castle Wildland project helped motivate Fresh Egg managing director Adam Stafford to partner with the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Fresh Egg Partners with the Sussex Wildlife Trust

October 2nd, 2009

They're Back!

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34 Black-footed Ferets were released into Grasslands National Park on Friday.

Endangered black-footed ferrets return home to wilds of Canadian Prairie

September 30th, 2009

The Green Fire Wolf

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Dave Foreman speaks of Aldo Leopold and the Green Fire Wolf at a Bioneers Conference in 2005
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