National Wildlife Humane Society

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February 13, 2010  
 
In This Issue
Member News
Photo Contest Winner
Feeding Wild Lions
African Penguins

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  NWHS Member Newsletter #22 

Welcome members of National Wildlife Humane Society (NWHS) to your weekly wildlife E-Newsletter. The NWHS wildlife/nature photo contest at Wildlife Community Network-WCN has finished. Please view the article below to see who won, and view the NWHS Photo Contest Presentation of the contestant entries.

The Stop Wildlife Poisoning fundraiser continues at Wildlife Community Network-WCN, assisting WildlifeDirect to help stop wildlife poisoning in Africa. Over a million wild animals (including lions) have been poisoned with Furadan. It must end! Join WCN and donate. Any size donation gets your name in a drawing for a nice NWHS sweatshirt. If you would like to help without joining WCN, simply click here: Stop Wildlife Poisoning.
 
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Patrick D. Webb
President - National Wildlife Humane Society
Founder/Director - Top Of The Rock Wildlife Sanctuary

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  Feb. 2010 NWHS Wildlife/Nature Photo Contest Finished
Source: NWHS News

National Wildlife Humane Society recently concluded the Feb. 2010 Wildlife/Nature Photo Contest. The contest was held in the NWHS sponsored internet community, Wildlife Community Network. Congratulations Tracy, the contest winner! Tracy's photo of the very young ocelot captured people's votes and 1st place. It was not an easy win for Tracy, as all of the photos were outstanding. Tracy will receive an NWHS Messenger Bag.

The contest photographs were compiled and included in an NWHS Contest YouTube Presentation for all to enjoy. Click the video link below to view.

NWHS sees value in these photo contests because it encourages people to get up, go outside, connect with nature and/or wildlife. Connection creates understanding, and understanding creates caring...
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Zebra Roundup

   
Kenya rounds up prey for national park's starving lions
Source: Canada. Com - By Otto Bakano, Agence France-Presse - Photo by: Tony Karumba  
 
SOYSAMBU CONSERVANCY - Kenyan game rangers on Wednesday began rounding up thousands of zebras to be moved to a reserve where starving lions have been attacking livestock.
 
The spectacular nationwide operation, launched in Soysambu conservancy by the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS), is due to last until the end of the month in what will go down as one of Africa’s largest animal translocations yet.
 
Shortly after daybreak, rangers in helicopters rounded up startled galloping zebras into a large V-shaped tarpaulin enclosure. The animals at the narrow end of the enclosure were allowed through into an adjoining pen and from there they were loaded on to trucks, each carrying some two dozen zebras.
 
KWS aims to move some 7,000 animals in all, 4,000 zebra and 3,000 wildebeest. At least 88 zebras had been captured Wednesday, hours into the operation...
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  African Penguins Rebound
 
Endangered African Penguins Rebound in No-Fishing Zone
Source: Discovery News - By Jennifer Viegas
 
THE GIST:

* A new study reports that a marine protected area closed to fisheries can have immediate benefits for an endangered top marine predator.
* The African penguin, which would benefit from the establishment of a permanent no-fishing zone, is being upgraded from "vulnerable" to "endangered."
* Marine protected areas are being considered for other penguin species and additional marine predators, such as whales.
 
The African penguin population decreased by 90 percent during the 20th century, but conservationists believe they have identified a proven way to save this flightless bird and other endangered seafaring animals.
 
A new study, published in the latest issue of the journal "Biology Letters", reports on the world's first experimental demonstration that a marine protected area closed to fisheries can have immediate benefits for an endangered top marine predator....
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