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Beasts of the Wild

Lions and tigers and bears - oh my! Exploring majestic beasts in their natural habitats.

Squirrel!
Grey squirrels is the most common of numerous squirrel species found in North America, and is more notorious for being unafraid of humans and being more comfortable among us, however the endangered subspecies, the red squirrel, is increasingly at risk of extinction due to the grey squirrels being much more aggressive on collecting food and nesting, also the red squirrel is commercially harvested for its fur.
By Something Complicated5 years ago in Petlife
Meeting the Yellow Eyed Penguin
“Do the penguins know we’re here?” asks the little girl. “Yes, they do,” replies Dan, our tour guide and penguin expert. “But because we’re looking at them through such a small hole in the wall, the penguins can only see very little of us and so they think that we’re smaller than them and not a threat”.
By Mark Eden5 years ago in Petlife
The Birds of the Seas
The Dolphin is one of the most beautiful and lively marine creatures on this Earth. It sings underneath the Oceans of this world and jump out of the waters to ‘see’ the world we live in. They are graceful, sleek swimmers and can reach speeds of more than 18 miles an hour. They are playful and often frolic in a boat’s wake, leaping out of the water --- mainly for fun but also to communicate and shed pesky parasites.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in Petlife
Dead whale mother
in Western Scheldt near Terneuzen, 'doomed young'. One of the whales that were seen swimming in the Western Scheldt on Sunday was washed up dead near Terneuzen on Monday. According to SOS Dolfijn, this is an adult bottlenose whale of six meters. Her cub is still swimming around, but is also doomed.“If the calf still drinks milk from the mother, there is no chance of survival,” explains Annemarie van den Berg of SOS Dolfijn to Hart van Nederland. "The only thing we can do is keep an eye on the calf and possibly put it out of its misery." That is why there is a call to watch out for the whale cub.Rare in the Netherlands
By BJV LEAVITT5 years ago in Petlife
Are You a Mosquito Magnet?
Mosquitos are smarter than most people realize. They have four well-developed senses (sight, smell, taste, and hearing), a capacity for making decisions, and have developed flavour preferences — yes they like some of us more than others, based on how we taste.
By Amber Blaize5 years ago in Petlife
THE ATTACK OF THE BEAVER AT THE LAKE
It was the beginning of summer and we decided to go to Nancy Lake and fish for Rainbow Trout and Pike. I called my daughter on the phone I asked her if she wanted to come. She said yes, I told her we would leave the next day. As I was getting ready I noticed that we did not have enough bait. So I called my husband to pick some up. He told me he would get some worms and not to worry. I do worry a little bit because if we forget something there is no way we can get the item. Well, I would get everything we needed. All my husband has to do is put the gear into the car. In the meantime, my daughter is getting her things together. My husband came home and we had dinner then he put some things in the car. I asked him if he had gotten the bate. He said he did and I said besides the worms did you get the eggs. He told me he did I said to him great! The next morning we ate breakfast and then finished putting everything in the car. I called my daughter and told her we will be picking her up. When we arrived at her home she came to the car and put her things in the car. My husband drove to the highway and he had to drive about an hour to Nancy Lake campground.
By rose m lewis5 years ago in Petlife
Why the carnivores are so successful in the nature
Why are the carnivores so successful in the nature? On field during Kenya safaris, you will meet the famous cats that roam the savannahs of Kenya. It is their beauty that will steal the moment but the most interesting thing is the evolution of survival that has made them so outstanding among other animals. It is through the eyes of those facts that you are going to see them and once you understand these simple facts, your Safari will be more than your expectations of an African adventure. The following factors are quite basic, but once you apply them in the field, you will turn your safari into a life-time adventure.
By Peter Philip5 years ago in Petlife
The US Navy and Southern Resident Orcas
The United States Navy recently applied for an incidental take of marine mammals, for some of their recent naval training for the 2020 season and beyond.
By Dimitri S5 years ago in Petlife
Cetacean Breeding Bans
Back in June of 2019, the Federal government voted to go ahead on a bill, Bill S203. This bill, basically “bans” the import, export, and breeding of cetaceans.
By Dimitri S5 years ago in Petlife
Spare The Sharks
Many creatures consistently are slaughtered for food, chasing, and relaxation; due to this numerous creatures are headed to eradication. Individuals cry when they see a child seal being harmed or a whale being slaughtered, yet individuals applaud when sharks are mercilessly killed. Numerous types of sharks, for example, pounded heads and incredible whites, are jeopardized or near annihilation. Sharks have been around longer than people, and for many years have helped control the waterlife environment without them our reality would not be the equivalent. Sharks are being pursued for the blade exchange and simply relaxed fishing. Another piece of the motivation behind why there is an absence of battle to spare the sharks is a direct result of how sharks are depicted in media, in films like Nemo and Jaws. A way thatwill work to stop the chase is to instruct, stop the blade exchange, and boycott fishing.What is the Fin Trade? Angler are getting sharks of any kind, cutting the balances off, and tossing the bodies back in the water to suffocate. The balances make a soup called blade soup and a "solitary balance is worth about $108."("Support our Sharks") This soup is exceptionally famous in Asian nations, despite the fact that it is restricted in many nations. An explanation that it is so mainstream is on the grounds that it is seen as an extravagance dinner. It is a costly extravagance supper as a result of the fact that it is so difficult to chase sharks and the perils that shark angler put themselves in like going to prison on the off chance that it is limited in the waters they are fishing in. While researcher and lobbyist are attempting to demonstrate how sharks are required led "an examination found that sharks are worth definitely more alive than dead." ("Support our Sharks") Sharks really make "about $1.9 million during its lifetime" through plunges, swimming and other excursions.("Support our Sharks") While on head of that the way that sharks are worth more alive than dead is that Shark meat can be noxious. Researcher have had the option to demonstrate in shark meat, people are uncovered to"high levels of the methylmercury."("Support our Sharks) If people eat this meat it "increase(s) your danger of neurological issues, chemical imbalance, fruitlessness, coronary illness or even death."("Save the Sharks") Humans by decision are devouring meat that is possibly, perilous for us to have. On the off chance that more nations boycott the executing of sharks and coast monitors watch for individuals that are slaughtering sharks then the populace will gradually modify itself. Likewise if areas that are against blade exchange and utilize political strain to endeavor to utilize political force and money related approach to help stop the balance exchange. As fishing has gotten all the more a well known game and side interest as of late has helped decline the measure of sharks in the water. Another explanation that Sharks are being executed is for extravagance fishing, sports fishing and business fishing. I have gone games fishing despite the fact that it was not for sharks, it was for marlin. Most game fishing organizations have begun to do catch and discharge, while a few organizations are murdering the creatures to ensure that they get the fish in the vessel to make the individual that is paying for it cheerful. Postulations organizations are then stayed with the shark and are regularly selling the blades on the bootleg market to cafés in different nations. As sports fishing isn't the main fishingthat is exhausting our shark populace, business fishing has likewise been a major effect on the shark populace. "An expected 100 million sharks are murdered each year. A greater part of these executes are the result of business fishing. Sharks are looked for their meat, oils, and ligament, and utilized in a scope of products."("Rodgers") This proof from Michael Rodgers shows the utilizations that sharks bodies have had the option to give people. The proof likewise gives the motivation behind why business fishing of sharks is requirement for what sharks bodies are utilized for. As presented above indicating the man flaunting his amazing catch of the day is demonstrating truly what trophy fishing is all about.("Anonymous") As trophy fishing has gotten progressively well known and to a greater extent a game, as angler we have to combine to do catch and discharge so this game can become much more. In spite of the fact that, the killing of them can be useful, overfishing makes the populace become littler and closer to termination. As of now their is 64 shark species that are imperiled, and much more species are powerless against being jeopardized. As nets have gotten hard to shield undesirable creatures from getting inside these nets, fishman should attempt to not utilize these nets or utilize littler nets and put them out more regularly. Likewise nations could begin authorizing acatch and discharge strategy with trophy fish accordingly keeping more species alive and remaking trophy fish populaces like sharks and marlins. After a shark assault is accounted for, several guiltless sharks are sliced open to check whether it assaulted a human yet practically the entirety of the sharks here didn't assault a human.
By Kevon Tam6 years ago in Petlife
Open water and open minds
The year is 2000, I'm 5 years old and I just watched the iconic film "JAWS" starring a ravenous Great White shark, out for cold blood. Killing everyone and everything in it's path, leaving destruction in it's wake. Being a young and impressionable native Floridian, this movie really shook me to the core, and it took years for me to recover from the stigma that this movie (and so many others) had created. The media's portrayal of sharks and their insatiable appetite had done it's part in keeping me out of the oceans for quite some time.
By Summer Patterson6 years ago in Petlife
The world's oceans are running out of fish.
The world's oceans are running out of fish. And therefore, an important source of food for the world population, including Latin America, is at risk.
By Alex6 years ago in Petlife