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Chat - Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Topic Started: Aug 18 2010, 05:37 AM (454 Views)
Naturegal
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WEATHER AT BLACKWATER :rn: .... Posted Image
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Aug 18
'Win It' Wednesday: Cat Cabin

Everyone knows that cats love boxes— but doesn't Kitty deserve something a little more special than the tattered cardboard box that your Zappos.com purchase was shipped in? Why, yes—yes she does! Toss your Zappos box in the recycle bin and enter to win one of these stylish and sturdy kitty cabins from Loyal Luxe. You'll be the cat's meow.

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To enter, simply tell us what you've done lately to make your cat adore you.
The comment that most leaves us purring will win.

http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/08/win_it_wednesday_cat_cabin.php
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August 18, 2010
An Unexpected Baby Bovine Visitor


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by Leanne

One Saturday night in July, our California Shelter received an unexpected baby bovine visitor. The two people who discovered the calf in a forest said he was lying on the side of a road, all by himself with no other cattle in sight. Concerned for his well-being, the compassionate duo carefully scooped him up in their arms and, after finding no one around to claim him, drove to Farm Sanctuary to see if we could help.

At the time of his arrival, we were worried that the days-old, all-white Charolais calf, whom we named Elliot, might have health problems related to being separated from his mother at such a young and critical age. We were particularly interested to know whether or not he received the nutrient-rich colostrum, which is a form of milk produced in late pregnancy and after birth, before he and his mother parted ways. Fortunately, blood analysis confirmed not only that he received the vital colostrum, but that he had adequate immunity, healthy protein levels, and no major health issues for which he needed to receive emergency treatment.

Though we are still getting to know him, Elliot has already proven himself to be an incredibly vivacious and loveable individual. Constantly on the go, he is one of the more active new additions to our shelter family and has developed a correspondingly large appetite to support his high levels of energy!


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We couldn’t have anticipated his arrival, but we are certainly glad that this baby calf is now safe and sound with us rather than trying to survive on his own without a herd. Welcome to Farm Sanctuary Elliot!
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Jiller's and Bette, Do you recognize this from Trader Joes in SB?
Hand drawn with chalk. They have artists for every Trader Joes,
but this artist is by far one of their best. I'll have to take more :clk:
of his work displayed on the inside of the store,
but I had Zoey when I took this last weekend. :D
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Little Elliot, how lucky that these nice people rescued him and brought him to the sanctuary. Another life saved <3 .
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Aug 18 2010, 03:25 PM
Jiller's and Bette, Do you recognize this from Trader Joes in SB?
Hand drawn with chalk. They have artists for every Trader Joes,
but this artist is by far one of their best. I'll have to take more :clk:
of his work displayed on the inside of the store,
but I had Zoey when I took this last weekend. :D
I totally missed that one Topa! Thanks for sharing it! Which Trader Joe's? Milpas or De La Vina or Goleta? :D
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Lily the Black Bear - Update August 18, 2010 - 7:11 PM CDT

Are separations common?


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Hope - August 18, 2010

Late on yesterday, Lily and Hope separated somehow, and Hope spent the night alone up a big red pine with Lily bedded in a cedar swamp over half a mile away. This afternoon, they were back together (photo).

Other mothers 'lose' cubs from time to time, too, as has happened several times this summer in families other than Lily and Hope. On Monday evening, Annie grunted repeated for her 3 cubs to come down from a big white pine. Annie is not part of Shadow's clan but is a familiar bear in the eastern part of the study area. We're not sure of her age, but this is at least her second litter. Two of her cubs came down. That seemed to be enough for Annie. She took off with them, leaving the laggard still in the tree. Wednesday morning, it was still alone near the tree and didn't seem concerned. We'll see how long it takes that family to re-unite.

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Lily & Hope - August 18, 2010

Lily is patient with Hope. When Hope wants food that Lily has, Hope protests and Lily backs off. If Hope has food, Lily doesn't even go near her.

Lily was good enough to get on a scale today, unseen, and provide an automatic record of 223 pounds. The scale automatically records the weight and takes a picture of the bear. There is no mistaking Lily's light muzzle and radio-collar.

June has been elusive lately. For nearly three days, we've tried to catch up to her to change the batteries in her GPS unit, but she remained so far from roads that we knew we'd never catch up to her if she were moving away, and we'd waste the day trying. The batteries expired about 7:04 AM yesterday. This evening, she came close enough to a road to make contact possible. We made the change, and the stream of locations she sends to our computer continues.

What makes June's movements of special interest is that she is defying all the predictions that most people would make for her behavior. Their predictions might make human sense, but they apparently don't make bear sense. Her behavior shows how much there is to learn. She would be perfectly comfortable visiting some of the feeding sites that residents of this community have set up. About a dozen households have been feeding bears in this area for over 40 years. There she could maximize caloric intake with the least expenditure of energy in accordance with the statement often made about bear feeding behavior. Instead, she is out working her tail off establishing a more remote territory and feeding on totally wild foods. We want to learn more about the social factors associated with her shift in territory this past year or so. One factor is making room for Lily, Hope, and Jewel in her old territory. Another factor is the resistance, or lack of it, she is finding as she tries to shift into new areas. Another interesting fact about June is that she now frequently comes within a quarter mile of the campground at Bear Head Lake State Park but has never gone closer that we know. This bear who is comfortable with people is avoiding them in her travels.

The Education Outreach continues to move forward as people generously donate objects for the traveling boxes and donate work on written material.

A few minutes ago, you topped a million votes in the Coca-Cola Favorite Park contest to put Bear Head Lake State Park in the lead by over 402,000 votes. This was going to be a news item on Fox News 21 out of Duluth this evening, but a triple homicide in Duluth pre-empted the story. They'll do the story of your voting efforts in a week or so. By then, it'll be closer to the end of the contest.

Thank you for all you do.

~ Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center
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G'day Peeps!

Been AWOL for a while, various reasons but now I'm back! The whale video is spectacular, what an experience that would've been!

A white cow? I have to say having spent a lot of time around cows, they are not my fav animal..... They should use this little guy for milk commercials!

and speaking of WHITE critters, Migaloo, the only known white humpback whale now has his own website!


http://www.migaloo.com.au/
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Aug 18 2010, 05:48 PM
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Aug 18 2010, 03:25 PM
Jiller's and Bette, Do you recognize this from Trader Joes in SB?
Hand drawn with chalk. They have artists for every Trader Joes,
but this artist is by far one of their best. I'll have to take more :clk:
of his work displayed on the inside of the store,
but I had Zoey when I took this last weekend. :D
I totally missed that one Topa! Thanks for sharing it! Which Trader Joe's? Milpas or De La Vina or Goleta? :D
Jiller's, This Trader Joes is on De La Vina. Check out the art inside
you'll be surprised how good the artist is.
I had to ask a clerk about the signs. :o WoW!

G'Day Ozzie!
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