Plants and Animals

Scientists have found that Antarctic waters harbour sea-creatures of startling proportions, with giant-sized specimens surprising researchers during a major survey of New Zealand's Antarctic seas that ended this week. Huge sea snails, jellyfish with … [Read more...] about Unknown Organisms and New Species Found in Antarctic

If an animal is maintained in long - term care accomodation, the animal must be given access to a pool. Careful monitoring is required when first given access to a pool to ensure that the bird is not becoming waterlogged and drowned. Pools should … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation of Herring Gulls ( Larus canus) – A Note from Ann Novek

Norwegian fisheries paper, Fiskeribladet, stated on March 13th, with the headline “ Scaling down whale purchase," that Norway’s largest whale meat processing factory, Ellingsens, will scale down its purchase of whale meat. The owner, Ulf Ellingsen … [Read more...] about Whaling in the North Part 1, 2008 – A Note from Ann Novek

Mid-frequency sonar signals linked to new pathologic entity in cetaceans. An ongoing battle has been fought between environmental NGOs , mainly NRDC , and the US Navy for more than a decade. The first rumours re the harmful impact of LFA ( Low … [Read more...] about Whales, Dolphins and Sonar – A Note from Ann Novek

1) As we already have heard countless times, whaling nations have blamed the whales for depleting fish stocks. The Icelandic Minke Whaler’s Association states on their website dramatically with the headline, Whales or Life! on 21.02.2008. The … [Read more...] about Some Whaling News from Around the World – A Note from Ann Novek

This Arctic Buzzard, also known as a Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus), was found with a broken wing but rehabilited successfully. It's a bird of prey with a diet consisting mostly of mice, lemmings and young rabbits. The breeding range is very … [Read more...] about An Arctic Buzzard