National Wildlife Humane Society

 Wildlife Conservation News
 
February 27, 2010  
 
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Member News
RIP Sam Hamilton
Grizzly vs Polar Bear
New Marine Species

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  NWHS Member Newsletter #24 

Welcome members of National Wildlife Humane Society (NWHS) to your weekly wildlife E-Newsletter.

We at NWHS, considered running the story of the recent tragic incident at Sea World, where a trainer was killed by an Orca whale. Coverage has been huge, so we took a pass. We would however, like to make a statement. We have noted mainstream media using the label "Serial Killer Whale". Tilikum, a big breeder male, and trainers don't get in the water with him. He is neither a "good or bad" whale, he is simply a wild animal.

His fate is now being decided and the media's labels are not needed. Regardless of anyone's philosophy concerning Orcas in public shows, he cannot be freed and should not be euthanized. Humans working in public with wild animals know the risks, and Dawn Brancheau was certainly aware of those risks. Our hearts go out to Dawn's loved ones and our hopes are that media frenzy doesn't sway public opinion to have Tilikum euthanized. As the "blame game" progresses, he is one that has no guilt in this matter. He is an intelligent and sentient being, yet still simply one of Earth's "wild ones".
Click For Tilikum's History And NWHS/Facebook Discussion


Patrick D. Webb
 President - National Wildlife Humane Society
Founder/Director - Top Of The Rock Wildlife Sanctuary
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  NWHS Condolences - The Passing Of Sam Hamilton
Source: NWHS Web News

In memory of Sam Hamilton, Director of the US Fish and Wildlife. A great loss for wildlife conservation.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam Hamilton suffered a fatal heart attack at age 54 on February 20, 2010 while skiing in Colorado. Sam gave 30 years of service to wildlife conservation and habitat, with the US F&W. Sam was recently promoted to US Director, from head of the South East Region.

Sam provided leadership to the Interior Department's restoration work in the Everglades. He remained a strong advocate for the National Wildlife Refuge System, comprised of 150 million acres of protected habitat. Sam supported the expansion of existing refuges and the addition of new refuges as an essential step in providing for America's wildlife heritage...
Please Click Here To Read Sam's Full Bio

Grizzly vs Polar Bear

   
Grizzly bears move into polar bear territory, threatening polar cubs
Source: Mongabay - By: Jeremy Hance  
 
Two of the world's largest land carnivores are converging on the same territory, according to data recently published in Canadian Field Naturalist. Grizzly bears ( Ursus arctos horribilis) are moving into an area that has long been considered prime polar bear habitat in Manitoba, Canada.
 
Although polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are bigger than their grizzly relatives—they are the world's largest land carnivores—biologists are concerned that grizzlies will kill polar cubs, further threatening the polar bear, which is already thought to be imperiled by ice loss in the Arctic.
 
"Grizzly bears are a new guy on the scene, competition and a potential predator for the polar bears that live in this area," says Robert F. Rockwell, a research associate at the Museum and a professor of Biology at CUNY. "The first time we saw a grizzly we were flying over the middle of [Wapusk National Park], counting fox dens, when all of the sudden Linda Gormezano, a graduate student working with Rockwell and a co-author of the paper, shouted 'Over there, over there, a grizzly bear.' And it wasn't a dirty polar bear or a moose. We saw the hump."...
Click Here To Read The Article In Full
 
  Hirsuta Crab
 
Census discovers 5,000 new marine species
Source: BBC News - By:Victoria Gill
 
A preview of the Census of Marine Life has revealed that the project has discovered over 5,000 new species. These include bizarre and colourful creatures, as well as many organisms that produce therapeutic chemicals.
 
A panel of scientists presented these early insights at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San Diego. The final report from the decade-long census will be released in October 2010.
 
The project has involved more than 2,000 scientists from 80 countries, and the researchers involved believe the census will lay the scientific foundations for marine policies to protect vulnerable habitats...
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