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Otters released into Provo River
Source:Desert News By:Jeremy Castellano
PROVO - Some long-lost residents have returned to the Provo River thanks to efforts of Utah Wildlife in Need, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Brigham Young University. A doctor from BYU and wildlife officials released a pair of river otters into the Provo River between Heber City and the north end of Deer Creek Reservoir. River otters disappeared from part of the river due to unregulated trapping, water pollution and a flood-control method called channelization, in which the shallow, winding course of the river was cut into straight paths and deepened. This raised the banks higher, allowing the river to hold more water. But in the process, it destroyed the existing wildlife habitat along the banks.
According to DWR, as habitat and food supply declined, so did the number of otters. The decline eventually led to such a low population that they were unable to reproduce in adequate numbers. A new foundation called Utah Wildlife in Need saw an opportunity as the river began to be restored. The foundation's executive director Bob Hasemyager said, "The DWR and the Utah Reclamation and Mitigation Commission have been working for years to re-establish this river system. One of the benefits of this renovation is now there are too many fish in this part of the river and as a result they are stunting, they aren't growing to the size the fisherman would like to see them." "The otter being a dominant predator is going to come in and thin those populations and, in theory, get some better fish," he continued. "So not only are we re-establishing otters but we are using the otter as a management tool for this part of the river"... Click To View The Full Article |
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Thailand seizes ton of elephant tusks from Africa
Source:SIGN ON San Diego News
BANGKOK - Thai authorities on Friday [Feb. 25] displayed a ton of illicitly smuggled African elephant ivory and rhino horns seized at Bangkok's airport, a haul described as a victory for better international intelligence sharing among wildlife officials. The Customs Department says the 118 tusks and 50 additional cut pieces of ivory, along with three rhino horns weighing a total of 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) are worth more than $1.7 million.
The tusks were found Wednesday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport in 11 boxes declared as crafts, after a roundabout journey from Lagos, Nigeria via Doha, Qatar and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "Nigeria, despite having few elephants within its borders, is a major departure point for poached ivory from Africa," said FREELAND, a Bangkok-based NGO that fights wildlife and human trafficking. The group said the seizure was the sixth law enforcement action against ivory smugglers since an intelligence sharing meeting between Thai and African wildlife officials late last year. It said U.S. agencies, including the Fish and Wildlife Service, supported the cooperation, and more such meetings would be held in Africa this year... Click To View The Source Article And Additional Photos |
Endangered giraffes take daring barge trip home after 40 years
Source:Wildlife Extra
The endangered Rothschild's giraffe has made a spectacular return home after 40 years in an unprecedented and daring ferry ride across Kenya's Lake Baringo - with the whole thing caught in a series of stunning pictures, including the one above. "We have been waiting for four years since we began our conservancy to see these animals return home," said Richard Lotuliapus, chairman of the board of the Ruko Community Wildlife Conservancy where the animals will live in safety.
Originally named after Lake Baringo, one of the Great Rift's lakes in Kenya, the Rothschild's giraffe is one of the most endangered sub-species of giraffe in the world, with a population numbering only a few hundred. It was a joint operation between Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and the Ruko Conservancy which brought eight Rothschild's giraffe by lorry from Soysambu Conservancy and then by barge to the community-owned sanctuary on the shores of Lake Baringo. This landmark translocation is reestablishing Rothschild's giraffe in an area where it had disappeared. The return of the giraffe is symbolic of the community's commitment to conservation and will boost tourism revenue to the local people... Click To View The Entire Article |
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