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Leaping Foxes

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In German, if you are a rodent and you are smaller than – say – a human hand, you’re a mouse. If however you are a larger “mouse”-like rodent you are a rat. In Germany, our most common large mammalian predator is the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes. You’re not a vole or a gerbil.

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“Hawk” vs. Hawk

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It takes a lot of nerve—or something that can’t be printed here—to name your rat poison after the animals that so effectively and efficiently control rodents but that are also being poisoned—as “non target” animals—by your product. I’ll leave today’s blog in her capable hands. Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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Rancho Ecologico Sol De Mayo

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This area, with its year round water supply, supports a huge amount of life, with coyotes, fox, bobcat and many different rodents, like this Mexican Ground Squirrel. The is no refridgeration, so if you do visit, be sure too include a cooler with ice.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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The tiercels (young Peregrines) must deal with Golden Eagles, Ravens, adult Peregrines, and foxes; they must also learn to navigate the skies and make their own kills, luckily these skills appear to be innately learned.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport. I catch a glimpse of a small rodent disappearing into a burrow. Whilst one cannot dispute the initial description, it is my opinion that it is stretching the truth to label falconry as a “bloodsport&#.

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Invasive species in Australia

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European Red Foxes were brought into Australia in the 1850′s for recreational hunting and soon spread rapidly. A lot of the invasive species that we have nowadays are species that were brought into the country in very small numbers a long time ago and generally in good faith. They are incredibly cunning and not easily trapped.

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Ethiopia’s Endemics

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Ethiopian Wolf Also known as the Simien Wolf or Fox, this long-legged canid is an ancient relict of former times when Timber Wolves had more expansive ranges. They have now evolved to survive mostly on rodents of high elevation moorlands in Ethiopia’s mountains. This image of two males is from the Sululta Plains.

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