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« on: April 11, 2022, 05:48:33 pm »
September 28, 2014

Victory for Wolves in Wyoming

Victory: Federal judge reinstates federal protections statewide 

There were once up to 2 million gray wolves living in North America, but the animals were driven to near-extinction in the lower 48 states by the early 1900s.

September 23, 2014

Washington, D.C. — Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2012 statewide Endangered Species Act delisting of the species. The ruling from the U.S. District Court halts the management of wolves by Wyoming, a state with a history of hostile and extreme anti-wolf policies.
 
“The court has ruled and Wyoming’s kill-on-sight approach to wolf management throughout much of the state must stop,” said Earthjustice attorney Tim Preso. “Today’s ruling restores much-needed federal protection to wolves throughout Wyoming, which allowed killing along the borders of Yellowstone National Park and throughout national forest lands south of Jackson Hole where wolves were treated as vermin under state management. If Wyoming wants to resume management of wolves, it must develop a legitimate conservation plan that ensures a vibrant wolf population in the Northern Rockies.”

Earthjustice represented Defenders of Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity in challenging the Fish and Wildlife Service’s September 2012 decision to strip Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves in Wyoming. The conservation groups challenged the 2012 decision on grounds that Wyoming law authorized unlimited wolf killing in a “predator” zone that extended throughout most of the state, and provided inadequate protection for wolves even where killing was regulated.

“Today the court affirmed that delisting gray wolves in Wyoming by the Obama administration was premature and a violation of federal law,” said Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO Jamie Rappaport Clark. “Any state that has a wolf management plan that allows for unlimited wolf killing throughout most of the state should not be allowed to manage wolves. Wolves need to remain protected under the Endangered Species Act until the species is fully recovered. State laws and policies that treat wolves like vermin are as outdated and discredited today as they were a century ago.”

“The decision makes clear that ‘shoot-on-sight’ is not an acceptable management plan for wolves across the majority of the state,” said Dr. Sylvia Fallon, senior scientist and wildlife conservation director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “It’s time for Wyoming to step back and develop a more science-based approach to managing wolves.”

“The court has rightly recognized the deep flaws in Wyoming's wolf management plan.  Wolves in Wyoming must have federal protection until the state gets it right. That means developing a science-based management plan that recognizes the many benefits wolves bring to the region instead of vermin that can be shot on sight in the majority of the state,” said Bonnie Rice of the Sierra Club's Greater Yellowstone Our Wild America Campaign.

“We’re thrilled that protections for Wyoming’s fragile population of wolves have been restored,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director with the Center for Biological Diversity. “With Wyoming allowing wolves to be shot on sight  >:( across more than 80 percent of the state, there is no way protections for wolves should have ever been removed.”

The 2012 delisting of wolves in Wyoming turned wolf management over to the state, which opened up over 80 percent of its land to unlimited wolf killing and provided weak protections for wolves in the remainder. Since the delisting, 219 wolves have been killed under Wyoming’s management  >:(. Prior to the 2012 reversal of its position, the Fish and Wildlife Service denied Wyoming the authority to manage wolves in the state due to its extremely hostile anti-wolf laws and policies.


Background

There were once up to 2 million gray wolves living in North America, but the animals were driven to near-extinction in the lower 48 states by the early 1900s. After passage of the federal Endangered Species Act in 1973 and protection of the wolf as endangered, federal recovery programs resulted in the rebound of wolf populations in limited parts of the country. Roughly 5,500 wolves currently live in the continental United States—a fraction of the species’ historic numbers.  :(

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently proposing to remove Endangered Species Act protection for most gray wolves across the United States  >:(, a proposal that the groups strongly oppose; a final decision could be made later this year.

http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2014/victory-for-wolves-in-wyoming

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"If the new flameless fire is used properly (i.e. investing the profit into nature in order to achieve and sustain a Viable Biosphere instead of using the technofix greedily and stupidly to expand the economy and the population), we can make it do our work without it working our undoing." Amory Lovins

Natural Capitalism is the only type of capitalism that won't destroy our biosphere. The Industrial Capitalism we have had since the industrial revolution is stupid.

Amory Lovins is a scientist that thinks, correctly, that making money and providing a viable biosphere are not mutually exclusive. It's time to deep six GREED BASED Social Darwinist 😈 Capitalism and adopt 🎍 NATURAL Capitalism.

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Apr 11, 2022 By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes


World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing Will Soon Stretch Across California’s Highway 101

The roads and highways humans have built bisect the natural environment and divide the ranges and migratory routes of many species, presenting a danger to the animals who need to cross them.


This month, the world’s largest wildlife overpass — the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — will begin construction across a multi-lane highway at Liberty Canyon in the Santa Monica mountains. The 210-foot long, 165-foot wide green bridge will allow animals like mountain lions, coyotes, snakes and toads to safely cross U.S. Highway 101 near Los Angeles, reported The Guardian. It will be surrounded by an acre of native plants, and sound walls covered with vegetation will be put in place to help shield nocturnal animals from noise and light.

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🐘 Nina is blind in both eyes.
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Despite her unfortunate health condition over the past few months, Nina continued to co-operate with the veterinary team. This braveheart inspires all of us at Wildlife SOS! We are immensely proud of her endurance, even in the most difficult times. Nina is now able to go on her regular walks again and enjoy the greenery around her.

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May 14, 2022 | By Neellohit Banerjee

Elephant Of The Month – Star Of The Nut Herd, 🌟 Coco!


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Coconut was just 11 years old when she was rescued. She had been separated from her mother to be used as a circus elephant. This trauma was followed by harsh neglect: Her biological needs were not met due to lack of food, and even water. The circus staff made her perform crowd-pleasing tricks, such as lifting people with her trunk. When she wasn’t performing at the circus, she was kept confined in chains and under brutal training by a bullhook. She was finally rescued from this torture  along with Peanut, Walnut and Macadamia (lovingly called the ‘Nut Herd’), and brought to the Elephant Hospital Campus (EHC) in Mathura.

Upon her arrival, Coconut was extremely wary of her surroundings, but she gradually became comfortable after being introduced to elephants Asha and Suzy.

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📢 Protect gray foxes to help reduce the spread of Lyme disease!
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2022, 12:26:42 pm »

Sep 18, 2022

Gray Fox

Did you know foxes can help stop the spread of Lyme disease? Gray foxes, found throughout the Americas, have been in apparent decline across broad swaths of the United States—and scientists believe decreasing tree cover is one of the primary causes.

Research shows that the loss of native predators, like gray foxes, that keep tick-carrying wild mice populations in check is likely an important factor in the increasing spread of Lyme and other illnesses. We can help protect people and wildlife from ticks by restoring important habitat that native predators, like gray foxes, depend on.

You can have a personal impact on our fight to rebalance your state’s ecosystems today by urging your governor to take action to restore habitat for gray foxes in your community.


Native predators like foxes play an integral role in controlling the populations of small mammals that carry ticks, like wild mice. The gray fox depends on trees and wooded areas for survival, and declining tree cover has been a major factor in their struggles.

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act allocates $1.5 billion in funding for tree planting and related activities through the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance program, which could help restore gray fox habitat near urban areas. Your governor can step up by making tree planting and related forest protection programs a priority in your state.

As the only members of the canine family to have semi-retractable claws, gray foxes are uniquely adapted for climbing trees—even occasionally choosing to make their dens in tree hollows. This ability allows them to escape conflict with humans as well as larger predators like coyotes.

Restoring native tree cover can be the difference between life and death for gray foxes in urban and suburban areas. Tell your governor to invest in the health of your community’s ecosystems by restoring habitat for gray foxes today[/color].

Thank you for being a wildlife champion. Your actions make a difference!

Sincerely,

Karla Raettig
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Consumnes River Preserve at Sunset


No. 252, Sept. 22, 2022

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Hello Revelator readers,

How would you like an oil well right behind your home, school or office? A new law in California pushes back on the fossil fuel industry’s desire to operate — and pollute — in our backyards. We have information on that and other environmental victories and new ideas.

“We’re training a workforce of solar warriors,” says Cheri Smith of the Indigenized Energy Initiative. Read about their efforts toward solar sovereignty.

We can’t — and shouldn’t — hide from the reality of multiple ecological and social crises, say the authors of the new book An Inconvenient Apocalypse. We have an exclusive excerpt.

From the archives:

Living Will Template for 🚨 Critically Endangered Species
“In the event of my imminent extinction, I hereby authorize the following as a testament of my wishes...”
Powerful satire for dark times.

This Month’s Top Three Victories:

1. The proposed Formosa Plastics plant in Louisiana got its air permits yanked by a federal judge — a big setback for the petrochemical industry and a major victory for polluted communities who have fought the plant for years.

2. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and his family donated the entire $3 billion company toward fighting climate change. In a statement the company said “every dollar that is not reinvested back into Patagonia will be distributed as dividends to protect the planet.” That’s expected to total about $100 million a year.

3. The United States got 24% of its electricity from renewable sources in the first half of 2022. That only includes power generated at the utility scale, not from sources such as home solar, but it’s still up from 21% during the first six months of 2021.

Not too shabby … and think how much more we could accomplish if we really put our minds to it.

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🌞 RESCUE of Young Orca Beached on ROCKS!
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Orca Got Stuck and Cried for Hours. When Rescuers Arrived, Something Incredible Happens


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The last place you would expect to see an Orca is on dry land but that is where a young female Orca found herself stranded one morning in July 2015, along the shore of British Columbia. Orcas, also called Killer Whales, are the largest members of the dolphin family and these distinctive, black and white mammals hunt in pods in these seas. This naïve Orca obviously made a miscalculation and when the tide went out, she became trapped on sharp rocks – in pain and distress - unable to swim away. When Rescuers Arrived, Something incredible Happened.
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Nov. E-News: How many snow leopards do you see?
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Perspective from Life on the Edge

November 11, 2022

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How many snow leopards do you see?

As C.S. Lewis once said, "What you see and what you hear depend a great deal on where you are standing." The amazing 360-degree photo above is a great example - the more you look, the more you see - from every angle. It's a good mindset for conservation. To save a species, it takes voices and solutions from multiple perspectives. As Giving Tuesday approaches, we're sharing inspiring viewpoints from those who live life on the edge of snow leopard habitat.

SNOW LEOPARD COUNTRIES LAUNCH NEW CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Government representatives from ten of the twelve snow leopard range countries recently gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with one common goal - the conservation of snow leopards. It was the first in-person meeting in three years of a remarkable intergovernmental alliance supported by the Snow Leopard Trust. GSLEP, the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Program, has led to unprecedented action to protect the world’s snow leopards.
Why is GSLEP so important?

Hear how one woman’s transformation into a snow leopard advocate is influencing her entire community. Chuluuntsetseg (Chuka) Dashzeveg shared her inspiring story with two of our team members. Find out why she’s called “Snow Leopard Chuka.”
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A SNOW LEOPARD CHAMPION'S JOURNEY

We've partnered with six photographers to bring you 13 spectacular snow leopard images. Don't let the months pass you by without a daily reminder of your contributions to the conservation of this iconic species. We've even included a bonus image of our second favorite cat species in Central Asia - a Pallas's cat family photo!
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🐯 Leopard Rescued In 3-Hr Long Operation
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🐯 Leopard 🐆 Wanders Into Town, Rescued In 3-Hr Long Operation


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A male leopard aged approximately 6 years old, was stranded in a dense settlement in the town of Chakan in the Pune district of Maharashtra.
In an effort to prevent a conflict situation from arising, Wildlife SOS and the Maharashtra Forest Department rushed to its aid.

 By the time the rescue team arrived, a crowd numbering almost 5,000 had gathered at the location. The local police and forest officers sprang into action to initiate crowd control while the Wildlife SOS team formulated a rescue strategy. The leopard was rescued in a 3-hour-long operation and is currently under medical observation.

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And the winner is…the 🐻 bears!
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2023, 12:45:43 pm »


February 28, 2023

Calendar 2023 Winner


Filled with so many pictures of amazing animals, National Wildlife Federation’s calendars are a great reminder of our shared love for America’s wildlife. But they’re also a reminder that so many wildlife species still need our help.

Sincerely,

Sandra Miao
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Feb. 27, 2023 By Sarah Cox

Sapsucker 🌲 housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut

Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the B.C. government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat

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Biologist Les Gyug was working for B.C.’s environment ministry when a logging permit application caught his eye. A forestry company planned to clearcut rare old-growth larch stands in the province’s southern interior, set aside decades earlier as seed trees to allow for natural regeneration. “Rather than log them, let’s go look, and see what’s in them,” Gyug recalls saying.

He expected to find a suite of forest birds in the scattered 400-year-old western larch stands: birds like Townsend’s warblers, gaily-coloured western tanagers and brown creepers, a small songbird that spirals up tree trunks. Walking through the trees after dawn, binoculars in hand, he heard a mysterious bird drumming in staccato rhythm. “I had never heard this before. And I realized only afterwards, ‘Jeez, that was a Williamson’s sapsucker and it was in an old larch stand!’ ”

Back then, in the mid-1990s, little was known about Williamson’s sapsucker — the only one of the world’s 250 woodpecker species where the plumage of males and females is so strikingly different they were once thought to be two distinct species.

 
Wiliamson’s sapsuckers are the only one of the world’s 250 woodpecker species that have males and females that are strikingly different in appearance. Photos: Jared Hobbs

Gyug became a global expert on the bird, whose males have a lemon yellow belly and a distinctive cherry-red patch on their chin and upper throat. Females are banded in black and white, with a tawny head and a yellowish patch on their belly.

“I’ve found my niche,” Gyug says. “I could have just as happily worked on pelicans or something else. But this was a mystery bird. We didn’t have a clue how many there were. We only had a general sense of what their habitat needs were.”

Surveys conducted by Gyug and other biologists found only about 450 Williamson’s sapsucker pairs in B.C., the only place in Canada where they live. Populations were dwindling. And the sapsucker’s old-growth habitat was vanishing, primarily due to logging It all added up to an endangered listing under the federal Species at Risk Act in 2006.

But that wasn’t enough to protect the sweet-toothed bird, which migrates to B.C. every spring from Mexico and the southwest U.S. Nor did a B.C. Conservation Data Centre summary report, rating logging threats to the sapsucker as “high,” make any difference. The government-run data centre, which collects scientific data about species and ecosystems, singled out western larch logging in the woodpecker’s Okanagan-Boundary and Kootenay ranges as a particular concern. ... ...

Sapsucker ‘condos’ are falling to the ground

Williamson’s sapsuckers often nest in a single old-growth western larch — a sapsucker “condo” — where they excavate holes the size of a toonie and raise three to five chicks.

Like maple syrup farmers, they tend sap trees, visiting a handful of Douglas firs, larches and pines several times daily during breeding season to tap new wells or keep existing wells flowing. Woodpeckers have barbs on their tongues to latch onto insects and grubs; the Williamson’s sapsucker has a brush-like tuft on the edge of long tongues for licking up sap.

Williamson’s sapsuckers have a brush-like tuft on the tip of their tongues for licking up sap. They visit a handful of Douglas firs, larches and pines several times daily during breeding season to tap new wells or keep existing wells flowing. Photos: Les Gyug

Williamson’s sapsuckers also feed on carpenter and western thatching ants that hustle up and down tree trunks to tend aphid colonies on branch tips. The ants have a symbiotic relationship with the aphids. They protect them from predators, carry them to their nests at night and during winter and milk their antenna for sugar-rich liquid secretions called honeydew.

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Williamson’s sapsuckers eat ants en route to milk ‘honeydew’ from aphids living in colonies on the tips of tree branches. Photos: Les Gyug

“You’ve got to have 🌲 trees because they take ants off tree trunks; if tree trunks aren’t there, they can’t make a living,” Gyug explains. “They need the nesting trees and they need foraging habitat — you need the combination of the two in close proximity to each other.”

Gyug’s work saved the western larch seed stands from logging. Over time, he also helped secure the designation of about 150 small, scattered wildlife habitat areas for the sapsucker. But the wildlife habitat areas only represent about three per cent of the territory the sapsucker occupies in the province, leaving the majority open to logging and other disturbances.

In the Boundary region, about 15 per cent of the sapsucker’s federally designated critical habitat was clear-cut from 2017 to 2022, according to wildlife biologist Jared Hobbs. Sapsucker “condos” fell to the ground. Hobbs says logging is likely taking place at the same rate, or even more extensively, in the other two areas where sapsuckers live — the east Kootenays and the Merritt-Princeton area. “In the other regions they’re logging like crazy as well.” 

Hobbs recently helped document 182 cutblocks, covering more than 3,000 hectares, in federally mapped Williamson’s sapsucker critical habitat within the Boundary area (a small portion of the Okanagan-Boundary region). He found a nest tree logged — “not an uncommon occurrence” >:( — even though the slow rot and hard shell that makes the trees desirable for the sapsucker and other cavity dwellers means they are of little or no commercial value to the forest industry.

“These trees are so valuable that with every one that’s lost, you are eroding the recovery potential of the population,” Hobbs says. “It takes hundreds of years to replace that tree cut down by the timber industry. It’s cut down as garbage and left lying on the ground. And that was gold for the Williamson’s sapsucker.” ... ...

When a species falls below what biologists call its minimum viable population, decline quickly becomes irreversible — as in the case of spotted owls, cod on the east coast and southern mountain caribou populations in B.C. Individuals struggle to find mates and reproduce, while genetic diversity — necessary for good health and adaptations, including to environmental shifts wrought by climate change — is lost.

“At that point, the crash is catastrophic and irreversible,” Hobbs says. “That’s what we did to the spotted owl. And we’re about to do that with the Williamson’s sapsucker. At that point, no matter what you do, and how much in recovery dollars you throw at it, like caribou and spotted owls, you’re not going to pull it back. The challenges become insurmountable.”

Full article:
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🤠 Rare video of 🐯 tigress and three cubs in Thailand
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DATE: March 03, 2023

Rare video of 🐯 tigress and three cubs in Thailand


Incredible footage of a tigress and her three cubs was recorded in western Thailand last year. With only 148-189 wild tigers in all of Thailand, a tiger sighting is rare and even rarer to see a tigress with three well-developed cubs.

The video was captured in Thailand’s Upper Western Forest Complex, one of only two regions in the country where wild tigers still roam. While tiger numbers are stable in Thailand, the numbers are still low, and the population is vulnerable to poaching and prey depletion.

“I’ve seen many camera trap videos of tigers, but this one really stands out, it’s beautiful,” said Dr. Rungnapa Phoonjampa, WWF-Thailand’s Senior Project Manager. "Many people are giving their time and effort into protecting Thailand’s tigers, such as the dedicated ranger teams and conservationists, and it’s so rewarding to see this kind of video. It motivates us to keep going!”

The video is one of a number of clips and photos captured over the last few years in Thailand’s national parks that have excited tiger conservationists. Camera trap photos of banteng—an endangered wild cattle and tiger prey—revealed the animals were returning to a national park thanks to conservation efforts, after disappearing from the protected area in the 1970s due to loggers and poachers. Tiger prey populations are fairly low across Thailand and work is underway to increase populations of animals such as sambar deer.

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Leopard 🐅 Cub Stranded in Sugarcane Field, Reunited with 🐯 Mum
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Leopard 🐅 Cub Stranded in Sugarcane Field, Reunited with 🐯 Mum



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During the harvest season in the state of Maharashtra in India, farmers find more than just sugarcane in the fields—they also find little leopard cubs!

Wildlife SOS and the Maharashtra Forest Department recently reunited a 45-day-old female leopard cub with her mother near Tejewadi village in the Pune district.

To make the reunion a success, the team waited until nightfall to set the operation in motion. Camera traps placed to monitor the cub captured the joyful moment of the mother taking her cub away to safety.

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Wild Tawny Owls Adopt 6 Orphaned Owlets 🦉🦉 Full Story | Luna & Bomber
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Wild Tawny Owls Adopt 6 Orphaned Owlets 🦉🦉 Full Story | Luna & Bomber


Robert E Fuller 709K subscribers 6,415,091 views  Jan 19, 2023  #robertefuller #owl #wildlives

Tawny owls 🦉 Luna and 🦉 Bomber warmed hearts around the world after adopting 6 orphaned owlets.

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Securing a nest

The story begins as this tawny owl pair search for a suitable site to start a family. When they return to last year's nest, they have to fight barn owl Gylfie for it. But the battle is worth it- this nest is special to Luna. This is where she grew up as a fostered owl.

Tawny owl eggs

Luna goes on to lay 3 eggs, each 64 hours apart. Look out for Bomber's joyful reaction when he spots the first one.

Eggs fail 😦
 
After 30 days of incubation, it was clear that Luna's eggs were not going to hatch. Later I shine a torch through them and see they were never viable.

Time to act

While a pair of jackdaws lay siege to the nest, blocking the tawny owl mum inside, I am called out to rescue two tawny owl chicks that have fallen from a straw stack.

A solution 🧐

The owls need a mum, and Luna needs babies - so I open the back of the nest to let Luna out and clear the sticks. Then I place the chicks inside in hopes that she will return.

Luna welcomes the orphans

Hours later Luna flies back to the nest and spots the owlets. She rushes over and wraps them under her wings as if they were her own. Later Bomber meets them and his reaction is equally touching.

Jackdaws return

But the threat from the jackdaws isn't over and soon they have trapped the family inside. Luna is visibly distressed. Without my help, all three owls would surely die.

Parents compete

Luna, so delighted to be a mum at last, barely allows Bomber a moment with the chicks. So possessive over them, she pushes him away whenever he arrives with food or tries to spend time with them.

Chicks grow fast

With all this love and attention the chicks grow up fast and it isn't long before they take their first peeks outside the nest and flap their wings, ready to fly.

ID Rings

Before they go, BTO licenced bird ringer Jean Thorpe of Ryedale Rehabilitation arrives to clip ID rings on their legs. These are individually numbered and help track owl populations across the country.

Flying lessons

Luna acts as a teacher, encouraging the first chick (named Dusk by our livestream fans) to hop to a nearby branch before launching off into the trees.

More foster chicks

Just as Bomber & Luna's work is done, 3 more tawny owl chicks are handed in. Luna instantly welcomes the first, but it takes the owl parents a few days to realise there are more. Then a third rescue arrives from Doncaster. We nickname him Donny and watch with delight as he is accepted by the family.

All 6 owlets fly free

As I watch all 6 owlets flit through the trees it's incredible to think back at their incredible journey.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Meet Luna
00:11 Owls Search for Place To Nest
00:42 Fight for Nest
01:31 Luna's Adoption Story
04:32 Luna Lays First Egg
08:38 Eggs Fail
08:39 Jackdaw Siege
09:03 Rescuing Two Tawny Owlets
09:44 Placing Owlets with Luna
11:51 Luna Welcomes Owlets
13:32 Owlets Meet Foster Father
15:22 Jackdaw Trap
20:47 Luna Possessive of Chicks
24:00 Chick's Get ID Rings
29:15 Chick's First Look Outside
30:31 Allopreening
32:25 Flying Lessons
37:24 More Tawny Orphans
43:07 Final Rescue
46:23 Helping Feed Owlets

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AGelbert COMMENT:
Heartwarming! I think owls are AMAZING!



Designed for Darkness: The Unique Physiology and Anatomy of Owls

Owls are the only truly nocturnal avian raptors and have several unique adaptations to perfectly fill this role. For example, their unique large tubular eyes, packed with light-sensitive cells, enable owls to operate in almost total darkness, while their remarkable auditory system allows them to operate in complete darkness. This unique and complex auditory system is a combination of specialised feathers forming a parabolic facial disc, adjustable operculum, or flaps and, in some species, asymmetrical ear openings. This unique system allows the owl’s brain to construct an auditory map of space when locating its prey. As remarkable as it seems, this is tantamount to owls being able to hear in 3D. While there are minor variations in the individual physiology between certain species due to the type of prey they take and the habitat they operate in, all owls are subject to the same unique adaptations in eyes, hearing, head rotation, feather structure, digestive system, and hind limb musculature. Each individual adaptation combines to make the owl a superbly ☝🏻 designed nocturnal predator. There are some shared mechanisms and behaviour patterns that are crucial to its survival.

To anyone who claims all the irreducibly complex anatomic and physiological systems of an Owl "evolved" by "small steps", when ALL these systems MUST function TOGETHER for the OWL to be a successful night hunter and reproduce, my Owl friend below has a message for you:


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Tiny Leopard cub returned to 🐅 mother Leopard 🤠
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Another Successful Reunion: Leopard Cub Back With 🐅 Mother! 🤠


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A Quick Glimpse Into Jiya's Joyous Journey!


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A Glimpse into Jiya's Journey

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« Last Edit: March 13, 2024, 12:39:01 pm by AGelbert »
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12