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A diet high in fruits and vegetables may reduce your heart and kidney disease risk, study says | CNN
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Going Vegan for Just 8 Weeks May Roll Back Your Biological Age - Newsweek
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Do Sharks Feel Pain? Respect for Fish. ¨C Shark Stewards
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Wildcare¡¯s vegan gala September 7th
So, it seems people complained about them having a vegan event policy.? So they got a very high-end caterer for last year¡¯s gala, and then no one complained about it being vegan! ?
But, it costs about $60,000 just for the catering.? This year, they have an anonymous donor covering the catering costs. They need someone for next year¡¯s¡ if you know anyone (or two people to split it, maybe?) who¡¯d like to underwrite it. They are happy to give a person or business credit for the sponsorship¡
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The Taxidermy Bat Market Is Compounding Threats to a Species¡¯ Existence - The New York Times
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¡°All that glitters is not gold.¡± ¨C William Shakespeare
In the shimmering depths of our oceans, what appears dazzling and beautiful can mask a sobering reality.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  | | The Bleaching of Beauty: A Stark
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| | In the shimmering depths of our oceans, what appears dazzling and beautiful can mask a sobering reality. The radiant colors and tranquil scenes often belie a world in distress, a silent cry for help from the heart of our planet¡¯s most vital ecosystems. The featured photograph in this article captures a bright orange and white anemonefish, affectionately known as Nemo, nestled in a pristine white anemone. This image, striking and seemingly serene, is one that millions have fallen in love with, evoking memories of underwater adventures and childhood fascination. However, beneath its stunning beauty lies a harrowing story of a dying ocean. |
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| At first glance, the white anemone appears enchanting, providing a perfect backdrop for the vibrant clownfish. Yet, this white coloration is not a sign of health but a distress signal known as coral bleaching. Sea anemones, which belong to the same class, Anthozoa, as corals, are also affected.?Coral bleaching occurs when anemones and corals expel the symbiotic algae living within their tissues due to stress, primarily from elevated water temperatures. These algae give anemones their color and provide essential nutrients. Without them, the anemones turn white and become severely weakened. Australian marine biology experts at Flinders University describe the effects of extreme heatwaves and bleaching on anemones, showing that they are not immune from climate change on our coral reefs. |
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| This bleaching is far from a mere aesthetic change. It indicates significant environmental stress, often caused by climate change, pollution, and other human-induced factors. When these marine organisms bleach, they lose their primary source of energy and become more susceptible to diseases, potentially leading to their death. Professor Karen Burke da Silva from Flinders University¡¯s College of Science and Engineering, who leads the global Saving Nemo conservation program, explains, ¡°The loss of symbiotic photosynthetic algae under extreme climatic conditions causes whitening in color, loss of internal food supply, and reduction in health, which can ultimately lead to death.¡± The relationship between clownfish and anemones is a classic example of symbiosis. The anemones provide protection to the clownfish with their stinging tentacles, which deter predators. In return, the clownfish offer several benefits to the anemones: they provide food in the form of waste, which supplies essential nutrients, and they help to increase water circulation around the anemones, enhancing their respiration. This delicate balance is crucial for the survival of both species. When anemones bleach and weaken, this symbiotic relationship is disrupted, threatening the existence of both the anemones and the clownfish that depend on them. |
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| Despite their suffering from bleaching and climate change, anemones possess an edge in surviving long-term changes to marine environments due to their ability to keep producing venom. This resilience offers a glimmer of hope, but it does not diminish the urgency of addressing the root causes of coral bleaching and taking decisive action to mitigate climate change and reduce pollution. Our oceans, much like the symbiotic relationship between the clownfish and anemones, are deeply intertwined with human life. They serve as a vital food source, providing protein to billions of people worldwide. Oceans act as a carbon sink, absorbing a significant portion of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, thus playing a critical role in regulating the global climate. Furthermore, oceans are a source of immense biodiversity, supporting countless species and ecosystems that contribute to the health of our planet. |
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| This image, while visually captivating, serves as a poignant reminder of the fragile state of our oceans. It highlights the urgency of addressing the root causes of coral bleaching and taking decisive action to mitigate climate change and reduce pollution. The beauty of this image masks the underlying distress of our marine ecosystems, urging us to take immediate steps to preserve the true splendor and health of our oceans.
In essence, this image captures more than just the allure of the underwater world; it reveals the silent suffering of marine life and the devastating impact of environmental degradation. It challenges us to look beyond the surface beauty and recognize the urgent need for conservation efforts to sustain the intricate and essential relationships within our oceans. The power of imagery in conservation awareness and education is undeniable¡ªa powerful image can make people stop, and in that fleeting moment, share a message that can spark change, spread knowledge, and rally us all to save our oceans.? |
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Vaquitas need a sea change (and your help)
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Time¡¯s Almost Up for Vaquitas? |
This week the World Heritage Committee ¡ª part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ¡ª is in Mexico¡¯s Gulf of California. Only six to eight of these tiny porpoises remain on the planet, and they all face imminent extinction from entanglement in gillnets used for illegal fishing.?
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, who grow no more than 4.5 feet long, have expressive black borders around their eyes and a rounded mouth. They're shy and elusive ¡ª but that doesn't keep them out of fishing nets.?
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Despite a 2020 gillnet ban and some reduction in illegal gillnets within Mexico¡¯s ¡°zero-tolerance area,¡± these devastating nets are still widespread outside that area ¡ª pushing vaquitas even closer to extinction. If Mexico doesn¡¯t enforce vaquita protections?now, the committee says, the country¡¯s vaquita habitat will stay on the list of World Heritage sites ¡°in danger¡± ¡ª where it landed in 2019 after a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies.?
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Win for Washington Cougars and Wolves? |
Thanks to a petition by the Center and allies, Washington state just that reduce killings of cougars statewide, finally reversing years of overhunting these big cats. ?
?? Washington also rejected a proposal to downgrade gray wolves¡¯ status from ¡°endangered¡± to ¡°sensitive¡± ¡ª which would¡¯ve reduced penalties for poaching wolves, made it easier to permit wolf-killing, and allowed harmful forest practices near wolf dens. ?? ?? ¡°This is a big win for cougars, wolves, and all of us who love these magnificent animals,¡± said the Center¡¯s Carnivore Conservation Director Collette Adkins.?
?? Center supporters sent more than 30,000 comments backing our fights for Washington cougars and wolves. Thanks ¡ª you made a difference.? ?
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Op-Ed: Extreme Heat Isn¡¯t an Equal-Opportunity Killer? |
The record-breaking heat waves we¡¯re enduring summer after summer are the leading weather-related killer, and some groups are at far greater risk than others. ¡°Among older adults and Black Americans, the number of deaths from extreme heat is expected to triple by midcentury,¡± writes the Center¡¯s Energy Justice Director Jean Su .?
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The best way to combat that is to stop producing and using fossil fuels, an effort the United States should lead. But vulnerable people need protection now, which is why the Center and allies have petitioned FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to declare heat a major disaster so it can help resource-strapped communities.?
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Support Wildlife Crossings Before Another Red Wolf Dies? |
With fewer than 20 red wolves left in the wild, now five have been killed by vehicles in less than a year ¡ª all on a single ruinous road ripping through their last habitat: North Carolina¡¯s Highway 64.? ? ?? Last September a car struck beloved Airplane Ears, known for his floppy, sideways ears and for siring 11 pups in the largest remaining pack. This April we lost Muppet, son of Airplane Ears, to another strike on the highway.? ?? And late last month ¡ª known only as 2444M ¡ª was killed there too.?
?? It's past time to protect red wolves from senseless vehicle strikes. ? ?? ? |
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Great news: We¡¯ve made it to round two of Charity Navigator¡¯s Community Choice Awards, which celebrate the exceptional work of top-rated charities (like us).?
?? Enough of you voted that we¡¯re officially finalists. Thank you!? ??
Now we¡¯re even more?motivated to win. Earning that honor?will raise awareness of our crucial work to save life on Earth. But we still need your help.? ??
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Court Victory for Breathable Air and a Livable Climate? |
Responding to a lawsuit by the Center and allies, that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must take a new look at potential air-pollution impacts from the Commonwealth liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana before it¡¯s allowed to go forward. The decision is a boon for critically endangered marsh birds called eastern black rails, as well as for human communities nearby.?
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¡°FERC needs to recognize that the potential harms of this project to the region¡¯s air, wetlands, wildlife, and the local community greatly outweigh any purported benefits,¡± said Center attorney Jason Totoiu. ¡°It¡¯s time to put this project to rest for good.¡±? |
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Revelator: Beaver Believers? |
If people restore wetlands, will beavers follow? Journalist Juliet Grable joined a team in southwest Oregon¡¯s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to try to find out.? ?
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That¡¯s Wild: Sawfish Born With Pocket Protectors? |
Smalltooth sawfish are South Florida rays ¡ª critically endangered due to habitat loss and fishing-net entanglements ¡ª for whom the Center won more than 840,000 acres of critical habitat in 2009. While most fish species lay eggs outside their bodies to reproduce, smalltooth sawfish give birth to live young.?
?? So baby sawfish develop in their mothers¡¯ wombs, along with some siblings. How do those needle-sharp teeth on their saw-like facial appendages not do any damage? Well, they¡¯re covered in a thick sheath that protects the siblings and mother from the saws (and is shed a few days after birth).?
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Scientists recently got their first close-up look at this built-in pocket protector. and learn more about .?
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Register today for our Annual virtual Aleph b'Elul celebration honoring Richard Schwartz.
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Date: September 4th, 2024
Time: 10:30 am PT/ 1:30 pm ET
Length: 90 minutes
First, we will honor Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., for his remarkable leadership in the Jewish plant-based movement over the decades.?
Our main event, "," will feature a presentation by Beth Berkowitz, Ph.D., Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies at Barnard College. This learning?explores?the intimate lives of animals and?important topics beyond animal consumption ethics, focusing on the Anthropocene era and the plight of fragmented animal families.
We'll conclude our celebration with a special announcement about the future of our organizations as well as an exclusive sneak peek of our upcoming Clergy Statement video.
Please register at the link below?and?stay tuned for more details!
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Wildcare¡¯s best newsletter! So much inside: A Baby Bat Emergency at WildCare! Meet Our Baby Bats in VIDEO!
  July 19, 2024 | | | | | | | |
It's a baby bat emergency!?
Last Saturday, the stifling 118 degree heat in the city of Bakersfield, California caused hundreds of baby Mexican Free-tailed Bats to fall out of their roost under an overpass .?
Shocked by the sight of hundreds of desperate 2-week old baby bats struggling on the hot ground, bat experts in the area set to work to rescue them.?But the small team on the ground in Bakersfield needed immediate help to provide the care these fragile babies require.
WildCare answered the call! Less than 24 hours later, six trained and rabies-vaccinated WildCare volunteers have a total
of 51 baby bats in care.
| | | | | | | Share your love of nature with eager schoolchildren by becoming a WildCare Terwilliger Nature Guide!
WildCare's Terwilliger Nature Guide training will teach you all about the plants, animals, habitats and ecology of Northern California and give you the opportunity to share that knowledge with eager children! All training is provided.
This will be the only training series offered this year! The first step to participating in this program is to complete the Nature Guide Volunteer Application Questionnaire.
The extensive training for new Terwilliger Nature Guides ¡ª four full-day training sessions, one evening training and three half-day observations ¡ª starts after the
orientation.
Click to learn more about this wonderful opportunity and view the training schedule. If your application is a good match, you will be invited to our in-person orientation in mid-September.
Once training is completed, WildCare asks Nature Guides to commit to a minimum of three 3-hour hikes a month, scheduled in advance over a period of one year. All hikes take place on weekday mornings.
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WildCare's photo contest is a great opportunity to share your favorite wildlife shots with a wide audience of appreciative nature lovers.
Your photos will also help WildCare advocate for and educate about the wild animals with which we share our environment.
Photos must have been taken in California and must feature a wild animal as the main subject (except for entries in our General Nature category), but
they do not need to have been taken in 2023 or 2024. ?
The deadline for entries is Friday, September 27, 2024.
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These wildlife patients will be in care for many months... your monthly gifts make a real difference!
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The Gala is WildCare's most elegant event of the year! We hope you will join us on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
This year's Gala will feature spectacular wines, a delicious plant-based menu by McCalls, unique and enticing silent and live auction items, exciting encounters with WildCare¡¯s live Wildlife Ambassadors, and more!
Mark your calendar for the WildCare Gala on September 7th and watch your inbox for the ticket email next week!
The WildCare Gala will take place in the Hoytt Theater
at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, California.?
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If you enjoy raptor webcams, you're likely aware of the "Cal Falcons," a family of Peregrine Falcons that nests every year on the Campanile at UC Berkeley.
As you've learned from WildCare's emails and social media, this has been a banner year for raptors of all species. The Cal Falcons successfully raised four fledglings in 2024, and fans watched with excitement (and some trepidation) as the young birds became "branchers" and started building their flight muscles.?
In the week before the Fourth of July, the youngest of the three fledglings, named "Equinox" or "Nox" for short, disappeared from the webcams' view.
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on July 3 he was found at the Berkeley Marina. He had somehow fallen into the water, but fortunately, he was rescued. His rescuers called Bay Raptor Rescue's Craig Nikitas, who brought the bird to WildCare.
It appears that Nox had some misadventures while he was out of the Cal Falcons webcam's eye. X-rays taken in the Wildlife Hospital show that he has a broken metacarpal bone in his right wing.
This was a difficult prognosis, but fortunately, the team at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's California Raptor Center?was able to take on this challenging surgery. WildCare transferred Nox to their care for the surgery, and he is currently recovering well.
| | | | | | | Photo by Anastasia Emmons? ?? | | Last July,
Bay Area residents were startled to hear about several Black Bear sightings in Marin County.
Although bears have become commonly-sighted wildlife in many parts of the country, they're extremely rare in our area. Or they WERE extremely rare.
Especially given that the sighting in Novato (just north of WildCare) was of a mother bear and her cubs, we can assume that Black Bear sightings are going to become more common.
Don't panic! Black Bears are actually shy animals that generally just want to avoid people! But bear behavior changes when the animals discover that human-inhabited areas offer a rich array of food sources...
We all need to become Bear Aware!
? | | | | | | | Photo by Janet Kessler? ? ?? | | June is right in the middle of coyote denning season, which runs from February through the fall, and the coyotes in your area likely have pups in the den.?
Coyotes have ONE thing that is precious to them: their pups. Their whole social system and territoriality is geared for successful raising of their litters.
The main point to understand about coyote denning behavior is that it is protective territorial messaging behavior, not unprovoked aggression, although that is how it might appear.
? ? Join Janet Kessler for an engaging and informative program about San Francisco's coyotes at the San Francisco Public Library!?
Where: Park Library, When: Saturday, 8/31? 3pm
? | | | We Love the Adobe Employee Community Fund! | | | | | | This past year, a generous $20,000 grant from Adobe¡¯s employees has helped WildCare connect Bay Area children and youth with the wonders of wildlife and the outdoors while supporting our excellence in wildlife medicine.
Thank you, Adobe, for making the WildCare community even stronger! | | |
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Belugas before Big Oil & 2 animal petitions to sign
Endangered Earth: Take action and get your weekly wildlife update.
Court Reverses Oil Lease Sale Threatening Belugas? |
The Center for Biological Diversity and allies are celebrating : In response to our lawsuit, a judge just overturned an offshore oil and gas lease sale in Alaska¡¯s Cook Inlet ¡ª the only home of a very special, . ?
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Among other things, the court ruled that in holding the sale, the Department of the Interior failed to fully consider how blaring vessel noise might hurt belugas. These whales ¡°see¡± with sound via echolocation, which they use for hunting, avoiding obstacles, and finding each other. The sale could¡¯ve also harmed critical habitat for federally protected sea otters.?
?? ¡°I hope this decision makes it clear to federal officials that they can¡¯t keep ignoring the ways offshore drilling threatens Cook Inlet beluga whales,¡± said the Center¡¯s Kristen Monsell. ? ? We¡¯ll keep up the fight no matter what. |
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Rare Turtles Win Protection, Rare Tortoises Need It? |
Responding to a 2010 petition and 2022 lawsuit by the Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finally under the Endangered Species Act. Although the agency postponed habitat protection for another year, this listing may be just in time to help safeguard the beautifully patterned turtles from a plan to dam their namesake river in Mississippi and Louisiana.??
? Public input was a crucial part of this long-sought win. If you helped us advocate for these turtles, thank you.? ?
Now another shelled southern reptile species ¡ª eastern gopher tortoises of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina ¡ª needs your voice. Following a different Center petition and lawsuit, in 2022 the Service denied them protection using what was just . These strong-legged, burrow-digging tortoises are in a fight for their lives as urban sprawl destroys their rapidly dwindling habitat. ?
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Study Highlights U.S. Role in Imperiled Bat Trade? |
says trade in painted woolly bats, largely driven by U.S. demand, is probably unsustainable and illegal. In 12 weeks researchers found 856 listings ¡ª 62% by U.S. vendors ¡ª for dead bat decor on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy, including 215 listings for painted woolly bats.?
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Coveted for their striking orange-and-black wings, painted woolly bats are illegally collected and killed in their native South and Southeast Asia and sold as decor globally. They¡¯re declining, and since they have just one baby at a time, they¡¯re especially vulnerable to trade. We¡¯ve petitioned to protect them under the Endangered Species Act.? ? Researchers have also warned about bat trade¡¯s potential to spread disease to healthy bat populations ¡ª and humans too.? ??
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Suing for the Sake of the Big Sandy |
, northern Mexican garter snakes, and other rare and endangered species depend on precious desert waterways like Arizona¡¯s Big Sandy River to survive ¡ª but federal agencies have been letting cattle tear up the vulnerable streamsides. So the Center and allies just and keep cattle out of delicate habitat.?
?? As the Center¡¯s Chris Bugbee told NPR, ¡°What we¡¯re trying to achieve is conservation and recovery of a variety of species that have been decimated, along with their habitat, by the cattle industry.¡±? |
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Critical Habitat Proposed for Barrens Topminnows? |
At long last: In response to decades of Center advocacy, the Fish and Wildlife Service has for endangered Barrens topminnows, iridescent green fish from central Tennessee. They grow to 4 inches long and swim in clear, cold streams near the surface, where they eat mosquito larvae and other insects.?
?? Critical habitat designation is key to federally protected species¡¯ survival, helping make sure their homes aren¡¯t harmed.?
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See what these flashy fish look like in our video on and .? |
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Did you know there¡¯s an increasing demand for sand? Mining for this seemingly abundant and common material harms humans, wildlife, and the environment ¡ª and fuels a lucrative and dangerous illegal industry.? ?
And if you don¡¯t already, for more wildlife and conservation news.?
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That¡¯s Wild: How Dice Snakes Try to Trick Death? |
Pretending to be a corpse is a popular tactic when animals face predators who prefer their food fresh, but dice snakes go the drama queen route: When captured they thrash around squirting out (1) musk, (2) feces, and (3) blood from the mouth.?
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Not all of them do all three. Scientists observing dice snake fakery recently discovered that individuals who put on the most elaborate displays spent less time, in total, feigning their death throes ¡ª apparently the theatrics have an impact.? ??
The next question, , is why any would-be snake eaters are put off by these death scenes. After all, meat doesn¡¯t get much fresher than ¡°just alive and acting completely bonkers, like, one second ago.¡±? |
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Mission Success: Moving the Highly Endangered Rothschild's Giraffe! ?
Great to hear a success story for these highly endangered giraffes.? They¡¯ve doubled their numbers in the sanctuary in just 3 years:
Learn more about the latest operation by Save Giraffes Now and partners in northern Kenya.
Dear Giraffe Friends,
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If you have been following us for a while you might remember the major giraffe translocation in 2021 in which?we rescued nine Rothschild¡¯s giraffe off an island in Lake Baringo, Kenya and floated them across the lake in a barge to a newly-constructed 4,500 acre giraffe sanctuary at Ruko Conservancy. Well, we have another exciting update from Ruko Conservancy!
Just last week, Save Giraffes Now and?our amazing partners, notably Kenya Wildlife Service, Ruko Community Conservancy and Northern Rangelands Trust, completed the monumental challenge of translocating another seven Rothschild¡¯s giraffe to Ruko Conservancy.?Below is a press release with more information regarding the?incredible operation which was made possible by your help.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2024
Highly-endangered Rothschild¡¯s Giraffe moved to the Ruko Conservancy in Kenya
Ruko Conservancy made international news in early 2021 when nine highly-endangered Rothschild¡¯s (aka Nubian) giraffe were rescued off an island in Lake Baringo, Kenya and floated across the lake in a barge to safety in a newly-constructed 4,500 acre giraffe sanctuary at the Ruko Conservancy. See CNN news link:?.
Those rescued giraffe have been having babies at Ruko, and their population has more than doubled in the large sanctuary, now totaling 19 Rothschild¡¯s giraffe, one of the most endangered species of giraffe in the world. Only 800 of these giraffe remain in Kenya and only 2,000 total in all of Africa. Because this tower of giraffe only has one mature male, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) approved moving more Rothschild¡¯s giraffe to Ruko to expand the gene pool. After extensive analysis and planning, KWS, the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and Save Giraffes Now (SGN) created a plan to move seven more giraffe from a private ranch near Eldoret, Kenya to the Ruko Conservancy.
Moving giraffe is complicated. Since the giraffe are wild and can run at speeds up to 50 km/hour, a team of rangers and veterinarians must first dart a giraffe with a tranquilizer. While the giraffe is subdued, they must quickly revive the giraffe and attach some guiding ropes. Once back on its feet, the rangers walk the giraffe on to a truck, which will then transport the giraffe to a nearby fenced-in holding area (known as a ¡°boma¡±).
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Above: KWS rangers and vets chasing the giraffe and preparing to dart one of them with a tranquilizer.
Photo credit: Northern Rangelands Trust / Jeff DeKock
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Above: KWS personnel guiding a giraffe to a truck cart to be taken to the nearby boma.
Photo credit: Northern Rangelands Trust / Jeff DeKock
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The giraffe remain in the boma for approximately 10 days in order to receive medical treatment and acclimatize to the rangers and the temporary confinement. After that stage, the giraffe are ready to be moved. Three to four are then guided on to the transport truck
and driven the 350 kilometers (dependent on route used) from Eldoret to the Ruko Conservancy.
This drive can take several hours, as the rangers have to stop occasionally to use wooden poles to manually lift electric lines that are too low for the 17-foot-tall giraffe. In addition, the truck must drive quite slowly to avoid any sudden stops or turns. As the ¡°giraffe convoy¡± passes through towns and villages on the way to Ruko, the giraffe are often greeted with affection and curiosity by Kenyan citizens along the road. Most of these onlookers have never seen a giraffe translocation in their lives.
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Above: Rothschild¡¯s Giraffe on transport truck awaiting departure to Ruko.
Photo credit: Save Giraffes Now
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At the Ruko sanctuary, the ranger team has a dirt ramp constructed so the giraffe can easily run off the truck and back into the ¡°wild¡±.
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Above: The giraffe enter the giraffe sanctuary at the Ruko Conservancy.
Photo Credit: Northern Rangelands Trust / Adnan Yakub
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As shown above, upon the giraffe¡¯s arrival, they are driven to the entrance of the giraffe sanctuary and greeted by the Ruko community and several officials and dignitaries. After the truck parks at the dirt ramp, the rear gate is opened, and the giraffe run off the truck and into the sanctuary.
The Ruko community rangers have reported that these translocated giraffe seem to be acclimating to their new surroundings quickly.
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¡°The original Rothschild giraffes at Ruko Conservancy were thriving, but Save Giraffes Now and all partners realized the importance?of bringing in new genetics to diversify this population. The amount of energy everyone put into making this translocation possible was incredible to witness! We are so proud of the community at Ruko for making this safe haven for giraffes and we are so excited to watch the giraffe population continue to grow.¡±
-?Fiona Sandeman, Save Giraffes Now?Director of East Africa Operations
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Rainbow Ribbon Salad-?Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 mangos (or peaches would be great!)
- 2 large carrots
- 2 cups red cabbage
- 2 cups baby arugula or spinach
- 4 green onions
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup peanuts or pistachios
- 1 lime to zest
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
Directions:
- With a carrot peeler, peel and ribbon the carrots.
- Peel the mango and make 1/4 inch wide slices down to the pit of the mango then, hold the mango upright and use the peeler to make the ribbons. Do this on both sides of the mango. Repeat with the second mango.
- Chop the red cabbage into ribbons.
- Dice the green onions.
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- Toss and serve!
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