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Update ... Wally has moved south from Wales to Cornwall.
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/wally-the-walrus-appears-in-cornwall.html
Poor guy must be lonely.
Update ... Wally has moved south from Wales to Cornwall.
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/wally-the-walrus-appears-in-cornwall.html
Update ... Wally has moved south from Wales to Cornwall.
FULL STORY: https://www.livescience.com/wally-the-walrus-appears-in-cornwall.html
I'm glad he's ok after being hit by a boat.Now in France.
A walrus who made himself at home in Pembrokeshire for almost three months appears to have been hit by a boat in France.
The animal, known as Wally, was spotted in Ireland, then became a Tenby resident, before heading to Cornwall.
A walrus has now been spotted in Les Sables d'Olonne in western France. The town's Facebook page said he was being cared for by experts after he was "slightly injured and stressed after colliding with a boat".
Photos show the animal, believed to be Wally, sunbathing on rocks on 27 May. It was described as the town's first walrus sighting for 50 years.
His latest adventure means he is now about 2,000 miles south of his home in the Arctic Circle.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57282281
That another variant we’re being prepared for.Maybe they arrived on a jumbo jet.
Vid at link.
Elephants wander through Chinese cities
A herd of Asian elephants has been wandering through cities in southwest China for more than one month.
They have destroyed more than 56 hectares of crops and damaged houses.
Authorities are baffled as to why the herd has wandered so far from home.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-57319494
Probably not that difficult to find them cos I doubt there are many families of marmosets in Glasgow.had been reunited with his family,
Yes i was a bit confused as to why the report didn't say 'his owner'.Probably not that difficult to find them cos I doubt there are many families of marmosets in Glasgow.
My first assumption would be human disruption of their usual haunting grounds. I wonder if that's the case.Maybe they arrived on a jumbo jet.
Vid at link.
Elephants wander through Chinese cities
A herd of Asian elephants has been wandering through cities in southwest China for more than one month.
They have destroyed more than 56 hectares of crops and damaged houses.
Authorities are baffled as to why the herd has wandered so far from home.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-57319494
Are these ghost elephantsMy first assumption would be human disruption of their usual haunting grounds. I wonder if that's the case.
If only! They do have some pretty evocative skulls...Elephantoms?
Prof Stuart Bearhop, an ecologist with the University of Exeter, said: "If proven to be of wild origin then it would be the first sighting for 150 years, maybe a bit longer. It's an incredibly rare sighting."
Prof Bearhop said he believed it was likely the bird came from France and became confused while migrating for some reason.
The bird of prey is in decline worldwide, making the sighting even rarer.
It has been featured in Egyptian hieroglyphs, and is one of the only birds of prey known to use tools when hunting.
Now in France.
A walrus who made himself at home in Pembrokeshire for almost three months appears to have been hit by a boat in France.
The animal, known as Wally, was spotted in Ireland, then became a Tenby resident, before heading to Cornwall.
A walrus has now been spotted in Les Sables d'Olonne in western France. The town's Facebook page said he was being cared for by experts after he was "slightly injured and stressed after colliding with a boat".
Photos show the animal, believed to be Wally, sunbathing on rocks on 27 May. It was described as the town's first walrus sighting for 50 years.
His latest adventure means he is now about 2,000 miles south of his home in the Arctic Circle.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57282281
Wasn't quite sure where to post this but a dog walker stumbled across a mummy pig and piglets, who had seemingly escaped from a farm, and given birth to the litter of piglets in a wood.
Maybe they arrived on a jumbo jet.
Vid at link.
Elephants wander through Chinese cities
A herd of Asian elephants has been wandering through cities in southwest China for more than one month.
They have destroyed more than 56 hectares of crops and damaged houses.
Authorities are baffled as to why the herd has wandered so far from home.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-57319494
Oh no! I hope it is found. I can't imagine a happy ending if it is left loose and just wandering around.I do sometimes question whether or not the BBC think they're speaking to idiots?
"The prickly chap is thought to have escaped as the animals are not native to Cambridgeshire."
Fire crew spots porcupine on the loose in Harston (Cambridgeshire)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58071202
The rest of the herd appear to be heading home to their reserveOne of them is home again.
A male Asian elephant that had separated from a herd that has been wandering in south-west China for more than a year has been anaesthetised and returned to its nature reserve.
The lone elephant was captured in Yuxi city and sent back to the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) away, a command centre monitoring the elephants said.
It appeared to be healthy and did not have any injuries, the Yunnan provincial government said in a social media post.
The remaining 14 elephants have been moving southward recently but are still far from the reserve.
The elephant had been wandering on its own for more than a month and had shown no intention of returning to its herd, according to the Yunnan Provincial Command Centre for the Safety and Monitoring of North Migrating Asian Elephants.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-40332023.html
After an epic 17-month journey that made international headlines, China’s famous herd of wandering elephants appears to finally be heading home.
The 14 Asian elephants of various sizes and ages were guided across the Yuanjiang river in Yunnan on Sunday night and a path was being made for them to return to the nature reserve in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, the Associated Press reported.
As of Sunday night, the herd was still in Yuanjiang County, approximately 200km (125 miles) from the reserve.
The elephants’ return completes a more than 500km odyssey that captivated the country. The highlights of their trip included the birth of a calf in Pu’er in November; causing more than 6.8m yuan ($1.07m) in damage, according to estimates by state broadcaster CGTN; and going viral for taking a nap.
In June, drone footage showed the herd sleeping in a forest outside a village in Xiyang township. When they started moving again, more than 410 emergency personnel, 374 vehicles and 14 drones were deployed with more than two tonnes of elephant food.
Local wildlife experts have been unable to pinpoint the reason the herd decided to move. But Zhang Li, a professor on mammal conservation at Beijing Normal University, told the state-run Global Times in June that “Large-scale human engineering developments have exacerbated the ‘islanding’ of elephant habitats.”
More Scilly behaviour by Wally.
Wally the Walrus has popped up on the Isles of Scilly, capping a week of amazing wildlife on the islands.
The walrus, a species more commonly found in the Arctic, was previously seen in Wales in March, and Cornwall last month. Experts confirmed the latest sighting off Porthcressa Beach on St Mary's as the walrus Wally.
The islands, 28 miles off Cornwall, have also been host to a rare Egyptian vulture this week.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-57513381
Oh I thought he had moved on from there now?Wally becomes a couch potato.
Wally the walrus is set to get a ‘floating couch’ in an effort to prevent him from sinking more boats.
The Arctic walrus, who was first spotted off Kerry last March, has spent the last two weeks cruising and feeding along the south-east and southern coast.
But the 800kg male juvenile has left a trail of destruction in his wake – after hauling himself onto several small boats to rest, causing thousands of euro worth of damage and sinking at least two.
Walruses, like seals and sea lions, are pinnipeds, or semi-aquatic, which means they must come up on land or onto a floating object to rest.
His penchant for lounging on boats prompted an appeal from Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) for the donation of an unused rib or a large pontoon that could be used as a designated haul-out site for him to rest.
SRI executive director Melanie Croce said they have also been liaising with British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) in the UK, who helped install a floating pontoon for Wally during his six-week stint in the Isles of Scilly in July, on how best to respond. Ms Croce said SRI has now secured a sturdy pontoon, with three raised sides, which looks like a floating couch.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40360598.html
The creature, which appeared to be a young red doe, was exhausted by the time it was brought onto the boat by Mark and his charter guest Morgan Lloyd.
"The current was going out, so it probably got caught in the tide and pulled out into the deep water."If we hadn't come across it, it would probably have just drowned."
Mark, whose charter service is based on the pontoons in Weymouth near Bennett's chip shop, got in contact with harbour officials shortly after and released the deer near Nothe Gardens.
He said: "It wasn't really ready to go because it was so tired, we tried to set it free by the trees but it came back to us.
He told the Dorset Echo: ""The little deer came back down the bank and stood right beside me so I gave it a stroke and then it put its head on me so I gave it a hug and told it that it was safe now and it went back up the bank. It was such a lovely moment - it was as if the deer was thanking me.
"I'm just glad that it is okay."
Wally becomes a couch potato.
Wally the walrus is set to get a ‘floating couch’ in an effort to prevent him from sinking more boats.
The Arctic walrus, who was first spotted off Kerry last March, has spent the last two weeks cruising and feeding along the south-east and southern coast.
But the 800kg male juvenile has left a trail of destruction in his wake – after hauling himself onto several small boats to rest, causing thousands of euro worth of damage and sinking at least two.
Walruses, like seals and sea lions, are pinnipeds, or semi-aquatic, which means they must come up on land or onto a floating object to rest.
His penchant for lounging on boats prompted an appeal from Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) for the donation of an unused rib or a large pontoon that could be used as a designated haul-out site for him to rest.
SRI executive director Melanie Croce said they have also been liaising with British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) in the UK, who helped install a floating pontoon for Wally during his six-week stint in the Isles of Scilly in July, on how best to respond. Ms Croce said SRI has now secured a sturdy pontoon, with three raised sides, which looks like a floating couch.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40360598.html
I know it's financially bad for the fishermen but that's just so cute!He still likes boats though.
New pictures show Wally the Walrus relaxing on a small boat in Crookhaven
Wally the Walrus paid a visit to Crookhaven on Wednesday morning. Picture: Gary Finn.
WED, 18 AUG, 2021 - 12:14
Wally the Walrus continues to draw a crowd as new pictures posted to social media appears to show him relaxing in Crookhaven. The images show the 800kg male walrus chilling out in a small pleasure craft in the harbour, enjoying the sights of West Cork. On Tuesday, the Irish Examiner reported that Wally is to get a ‘floating couch’ in an effort to prevent him from sinking more boats.
The Arctic walrus, who was first spotted off Kerry last March, has spent the last two weeks cruising and feeding along the south-east and southern coast. The juvenile walrus has left a trail of destruction in his wake – after hauling himself onto several small boats to rest, causing thousands of euro worth of damage and sinking at least two.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40360598.html
FULL STORY (With Video): https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/0...ed-Lebanon-County-Pennsylvania/8151629389721/Loose wallaby captured in Pennsylvania, origins remain a mystery
The Pennsylvania Game Commission said a wallaby seen hopping on the loose on multiple occasions has been safely captured, but its origins remain a mystery.
The commission said game wardens responded to a call from residents Wednesday that the marsupial, a smaller cousin of the kangaroo, had been spotted near a Bethel Township field. ...
"They tried to approach it, but they couldn't get very close so they used animal immobilization equipment," Dustin Stoner, the Southeast Region's information and education supervisor, told the Lebanon Daily News. "They were able to secure it, put it in a transport device and they took it to a wildlife facility where it has recovered from the immobilization."
Stoner said officials plan to keep the male wallaby at the facility while the investigation into its origins is ongoing. ...