It May be Ugly, but it's Safe!
It is nice to think that a growing human awareness, now understands that resource management is vital to all biospheres and that the native creatures within each biosphere, are an integral part of maintaining it. Each species, is not a dysfunctional member of a random collective –
CR - Critically Endangered (See below for link to Table of Reference)
With this truth in mind, it makes good sense for small groups to try to take care of their local endangered species first ... and even more sense, for isolated species like the polar bears - ever threatened by climate change and now, new oil exploration leases - to attract world attention and dollars, in order to create stability to their continued presence on the planet. It only seems fair to me, since the dollars came from the planet resources in the first place and the balance maintains air for us to breathe and food to eat.
And, that’s exactly what a group of Researchers, field biologists, keepers and many other partners have done recently by being involved in a local collective as part of the Californian Condor Recovery Program. Built on a foundation of private and public partnerships, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service implements the recovery program in partnership with other U.S. and Mexican government agencies including; the Zoological Society of San Diego, Los Angeles Zoo, The Peregrine Fund, Oregon Zoo, Chapultepec Zoo, Ventana Wilderness Society and the National Park Service among others.
With great excitment, the group recently launched a special website for California Condor Conservation, which has been created to provide the latest information from all of the organizations involved in this species' battle for recovery in the wild.
The 100-acre San Diego Zoo, is operated by the not-for-profit Zoological Society of San Diego. The Zoological Society, dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and their habitats, engages in conservation and research work around the globe and is responsible for maintaining accredited horticultural, animal, library, and photo collections. The Zoological Society also manages the 1,800-acre San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park (more than half of which has been set aside as protected native species habitat) and the centre for Conservation and Research for Endangered Species (CRES). The important conservation and science work of these entities is supported in part by the Foundation for the Zoological Society of San Diego.
Click (( tatus_iucn3.1_CR.svg" target="_blank"> )) to read the Endangered Scale Ratings System, in all it’s simple complexity.
Click <<here>> for an update of the Top 100 most endangered species on the planet.
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Good point about the Australian echidna.
Your post is expressed very well and gives a comprehensive view, we are not put here in isolation but as a small part of a large whole. (spelling correct)
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It is an exceedingly simple truth, but one that is still so hard for many to understand, especially when profit drives the ambition du’ jour.
Thank you for the lovely compliment; it was a joy to write.
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Excellent article Lilla Lovely.
...very enlightening and hopeful. Perhaps there's hope for humans after all?
Hope you're well...much pyaar...
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BUT...if she's an ugly bird....forget it!
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I watched a documentary about Californian Condors and how to restore from extinction from the Animal Planet before.
Their work is amazing and to fool the parents with a fake egg while the real one is in the incubator is not an easy task!
Sorry that I have not been working on my articles at all as I have been really busy with work. I promise I'll post loads more soon!
Have a blessed day!
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As a matter of fact - the Nice Guy clan are making a pilgrimmage to San Diego in around 6 weeks on our way back from Mexico just to check out the Park and Zoo.
Cheers
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The Condor has a face only a mother could love?
My kids saved a centipede today. It was crawling on my kitchen floor and my 6 year old was clever enough to go outside and get a leaf to pick the centipede and then transport it back to the garden.
My 4 year old asked if he should step on it. My daughter was shocked. " We need to save the animals Alex".
She said she felt like she did the right thing, saving the centipede.
Hopefully the next generation won't be as destructive as their predecessors.
Love & stuff
Mrs M
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As for this Condor … also very beautiful to me, in a natural kind of way… thank you for the compliment, I really enjoyed writing this one. Undeniably hopeful.
It is wonderful to see YOU again too, boomerang warmth to you and the family…
Much pyaar indeed
Lilla …
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..and to me, this one is charming.
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I didn’t recognise you at first! *LOL* I see you now, you HAVE changed, and are looking absolutely wonderful, btw.
One has to guess whether or not they (Condors) are a few eggs short of a nest .. *chuckle* ..or that the team is very clever …(?) Either way, this work is delightful and so inspiring, isn’t it?
I look forward to your return, when you have time. Meanwhile, it has been lovely to hear from you and know you are well.
Much warmth,
Lilla …
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A real treat indeed, even if you have to put up with the family, right? ((laughs)) just kidding, the magnificence of cruising around San Diego zoo and wild animal reserve, must be spectacular ... and I have no doubts well worth the detour.
I have not had the pleasure and heartily look forward to your ‘report,’ and per chance a few stray pictures (?)
How exciting
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I too have raised them both to respect all life as something very precious and really vital to our well being … it sounds like you have the next generation of envirowarrior, right there in your household.
Hope for the future indeed.
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Having lived close to the San Diego Wild Animal park for several years (and going many many times) I can vouch for the fact that they take their conservation seriously, and that the park itself is breathtaking.
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now you know I am green and not environmentally ... *chuckle*
/serioosly/ what a wonderful life experience to have been able to have and share. I look forward to seeing it all one day, too.
Thanks for the encouragement.
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With a face only Mother earth could love...... [wink]
So glad to see efforts pays dividends. Thanks as always for the well researched posts!
Mis
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This one was a real pleasure and you took the words right out of my mouth where her looks are concerned... pure beauty in such a proud beastie... I bet she is capable of great love to her young, and mate?
The interesting point is quite poignant, in so far as this being one of the creatures being saved and not some of the more cutesy ones, which is silly, because these guys need the cutesy ones for lunch....((laughs)) not so simple when the balance is interupted and it reminds me of the premise of the Butterfly Effect (which in my book was a God awful film)... but a really good premise none-the-less... you fix one thing and another goes off course.
I feel that we will be experiencing more of this as the Earth's green belt dissappears from around her middle... I only hope those SUV's can withstand lava flows and Tsunami's.
Oh don't get me started ...
A pleasure to see you.
Lilla ...
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Sorry been busy rushing work and keeping an eye on Malaysia's fate.
Regarding the Condors, they are pretty smart actually. The teams have been experimenting so much until they manage to make a fake Condor egg coated with parent's drippings and it looks so much like the real one even the humans have trouble recognising it.
Only after that breakthrough the Condors manage to "believe" that they are still taking of their eggs themselves and then when the little ones are hatched they took the eggs and the chick back to the nest when the parents are out.
Amazing work the team has done!
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That is so interesting, thank you for explaining it to me... wow, I think that would be such interesting work.
Hope the Fair is going well.
Lilla ...
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Indeed it was a fascinating experience! Those personnel who have worked so hard to make things work for the Condors are amazing people and truly deserve honourably prices!
Regarding Malaysia, it's messy as the new state governments still having a hard time forming a reliable team to serve the public. It's media war and SMS war between ruling and opposition parties. Road blocks are often these days.
Have a blessed day
Jessicca
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We live in interesting times... although this does not sound good, but if good changes can come out of the upheavals, then it is worthwhile.
Take extra care of yourself.
Hugs and much love to you from Australia...
Lilla ...xx