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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / Police seek escaped exotic animals in Ohio
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on: 19-Oct-11, 08:16:29 AM
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Got a text from Brian and had to look this one up!
ZANESVILLE, Ohio —
An Ohio sheriff says it's possible the owner killed himself at an Ohio wild-animal preserve where cages were opened and dozens of animals escaped.
When asked on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday whether farm owner Terry Thompson may have taken his own life, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz would only say: "Anything's a possibility at this point." He said authorities are awaiting autopsy results.
Police have killed dozens of animals. Lutz says he believes up to 35 of the 48 loose bears, big cats and other beasts have been accounted for. He says daylight will allow for a more accurate count.
Deputies responding to the initial reports of wild animals found Thompson dead Tuesday.
Schools are closed in the region on Wednesday and flashing highway signs are telling motorists: "Caution exotic animals."
Deputies Hunt Big Game on the Loose in Ohio
By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
7:38 a.m. | Updated The town of Zanesville, Ohio, was on lock down on Wednesday morning, with schools closed and drivers told to stay in their cars as police tracked dozens of wild animals who escaped from a nearby preserve.
The Columbus Dispatch reported that the man who ran the preserve — which included lions, tigers and bears, among other dangerous animals — had been found dead. It was unclear what killed the man, who was identified as Terry Thompson.
Speaking on CNN on Wednesday morning, Jack Hanna, former director of the Columbus Zoo, advised residents: “Do not run.”
Deputies in Ohio’s Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office found themselves in unfamiliar territory Tuesday night: They were perched in the back of pickup trucks hunting for big game — lions, tigers, bears and even cheetahs — in the middle of Ohio.
Some four dozen animals escaped on Tuesday from an exotic animal farm in Zanesville, Ohio, and were loose in the area, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement officials arrived at the farm, identified by The Associated Press as the Muskingum County Animal Farm, to find the owner, Terry Thompson, dead and the animal cages open.
“I would recommend staying in doors right now,” said Sheriff Matthew J. Lutz.
No attacks or injuries had been reported as of Tuesday evening, Mr. Lutz said, but several local schools announced they would be closed on Wednesday, at the sheriff’s recommendation.
In a news conference Tuesday evening, Mr. Lutz said that his deputies had shot and killed about 25 of the animals, including lions and wolves. That left about 20 more very large animals roaming the area.
“I’m going to say the word ‘mature,’ ” Mr. Lutz said. “Very big. Aggressive.”
He continued: “We’ve got a little bit of a list compiled. Mainly there were grizzly bears and black bears there. There were cheetahs, there were lions and there were tigers. Those are the primary things that we would be concerned with.”
Mr. Lutz said that while he was not certain the farm’s owner, Mr. Thompson, was current on his permits, he had been in the past. But that seemed to offer little comfort to the sheriff.
“Let’s just say, it’s a little loose,” Mr. Lutz said of the permit process, “in my opinion.”
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Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Offspring / Re: Quest and Kendal - Toronto/Don Mills
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on: 19-Oct-11, 06:50:55 AM
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!!! Quest and Kendal Get a New Nest Box!!!
October 19, 2011 - Toronto - Don Mills
Tracy Simpson Reports:
This past Sunday, a great team of folks gathered together at the 220 Duncan Mill Road nest site to install a new nest box for Quest and Kendal!! As we organized our equipment and efforts, we looked for the adults on the surrounding buildings and noticed that both of them were not in the area. While Marion and Frank manned the camera in the Harlequin offices across the street, Mark, Bruce and I carried the new box over to the nest building where we joined the two awesome gentlemen from the Solar Window Washing company. A quick trip upstairs to the roof level and in no time we were tied off and ready to go!!
The removal of the old tray and installation of the new box, complete with roof, landing platform and fresh gravel, could not have gone any smoother!! For this successful event we have so many people to thank. Paul Melady at Berkley Property Management Inc., the Board of Directors of MTCC 918 and the staff that manage the building have been wonderful supporters, allowing us access to their building and roof to make the exchange. Donna Hayes, Patricia Cake and all of the amazing staff at Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. for graciously allowing us access to their suites to monitor the installation and take photographs ( they are coming very soon!! ). The two awesome gentlemen from Solar Window Washing that did what would be for me impossible; headed over the edge and down to the nest ledge for the tray / box swap out. Last but never least, the volunteers with the CPF that took the pictures, carried the gear, built the box and hauled it up the stairs; Marion, Mark, Bruce and Frank!!
It would seem that the efforts that everyone has made is beginning to now pay off. Today both Quest and Kendal attended the site and were sitting on the concrete pieces that extend from the building; Kendal above and Quest level with the nest ledge. They sat for over an hour on these perches that were one pillar to the right of the new nest box. Neither bird showed any concern about the change in scenery as they both sat preening the day away. After about an hour, one of the adults decided it was time to check this new house out and landed on the nest ledge no more than a foot or two away from their new home. We believe that it was Kendal that took this first tentative step towards “home ownership” and sat looking over the new digs!! It will be interesting to see which of the pair will enter the box first as Quest was born and raised in a box in Rochester, New York and at one time was squabbling with other females at other nest sites for THEIR box!! We have no doubt that Quest and Kendal will take on to and enjoy their new home and hopefully raise many a family in it. Congratulations Quest and Kendal on the new upgrade!!
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Other Nature Related Information / General Nature Discussion / The Little Red Spot on a Gull's Bill
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on: 18-Oct-11, 09:40:40 PM
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In the mid-20th Century, Dutch scientist Niko Tinbergen studied nesting Herring Gulls. He noticed that newly hatched chicks were fed by their parents only after they pecked at the adults’ bills. Tinbergen devised experiments that varied the shape and coloration of the adult’s bill. It became clear that the red spot on the adult gull’s bill was a crucial visual cue in a chick’s demands to be fed, and thus its survival.
Photo by: Tom Murry BirdNote
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