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Falakhe’s Story

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Early starts are the rule when monitoring endagered species in Mkuze Game Reserve, in South Africa, but there’s a particular urgency to this morning’s start. And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told.

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On the Edge.

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Wildlife concentrates at the Floe Edge, and although we just missed Narwhal as pack ice moved in just after we arrived, the place was littered with Polar Bear. Luckily attacks are rare, but we made plans to stay in a refuge cabin at the point, and joined up with a group that had brought a dog, which acts as an early warning system.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

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Canned dog/cat food. - Doggy bags (can also be used for cat litter clean-up). If you have large dogs, consider partially filling the bathtub as a water source. Make sure you ask if they have any limitations on the number, size, species or breeds they allow. Some dog breeds (e.g. Collapsible water/food bowl.

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Review: The Moral Lives of Animals by Dale Peterson

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You’d think, then, that applying science to philosophy by studying the evolutionary underpinnings of thought and behavior across species would be right up my alley. That said, some of his conclusions about our duty to preserve other species are in line with my own, and maybe the topic could hardly be avoided in a book like this.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

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Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Dogs Sniffing Out Disease. As we know, dogs have a keen sense of smell. More research is needed, but initial studies by the Pine Street Foundation and others on using dogs for diagnosis are promising.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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And if a feral cat colony is near an endangered species, the colony should be eliminated. We do what we can by giving them food, shelter, and getting them their shots and fixed to prevent more feral litters.” We see several different types of species. “They don’t want to be inside.