Thursday, March 13, 2014

Vulture killing drug now available on EU market - BirdLife’s

Diclofenac is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug that has wiped out vulture populations in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Now, a repeat of this ecological disaster is threatening Europe. Despite the fact that safe alternative drugs are readily available, Diclofenac has been authorised for use on domestic animals in Italy, and in Spain where 80% of European vultures live, and is now becoming widely available on the EU market. According to experts in SEO/BirdLife (BirdLife in Spain), RSPB (BirdLife UK) and the Vulture Conservation Foundation, this may cause a European mass die off of endangered and ecologically valuable wildlife.
(see also: obat burung)

Vultures have long suffered from unfavourable public opinion in Europe, but as species that are built to do the dirty work of ecological recycling, they are essential to the health and well-being of ecosystems. In Europe, four rare vulture species exist and are continuing to face threats to their survival. Egyptian Vulture is listed as Endangered by BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List of Species while Cinerous Vulture is listed as Near Threatened. Fortunately, thanks to decades of conservation efforts and millions of euros invested, vulture populations are recovering. The introduction of Diclofenac now puts these efforts and investments in jeopardy.

In India, Pakistan and Nepal, Diclofenac was regularly used in the 1990’s to treat cattle. When the animals died, Diclofenac remained in the body and was eaten by vultures, causing their almost immediate death. In about 10 years, the vulture populations in these countries has declined by 99%, bringing some of the most common and iconic large birds of the Indian subcontinent to the verge of extinction. This also led to serious human health consequences as the availability of unconsumed carrions led to an increase in stray dogs and spread of diseases such as rabies. Thanks to joint campaign efforts from the RSPB and its partner SAVE, Diclofenac has been banned in India and we are beginning to see signs of recovery for the Indian vulture population. (see also: vitamin burung)

The EU and its Member States have a legal obligation to conserve vultures under the EU Birds Directive and EU Veterinary Drugs legislation that require avoiding ecological damage. An immediate ban on veterinary Diclofenac is needed to protect our vultures from the fate of their Asian cousins, and would also send a crucial signal encouraging African countries to stop the spread of Diclofenac, which is already affecting the highly endangered populations of African vultures.

source:http://www.birdlife.org/

Saturday, March 8, 2014

A Brief History And Types The Angora Cat Cute

Well on this occasion I will share a little about A Brief History And The Cute Angora cat type , so for those of you who are planning to adopt a cat that is no good you know in advance of its history and this one kind of cat that knows everything about cats this one .
(see also: pakan burung)

The Cute Cat Angora type
TYPE Angora Cat

This is the type of cat is a close friend of his Persian cat , and the cat started in the know about the 16th century and the Angora cats are equally come from Turkey or the original cat in the scatterplot are disseminated by a noble Italian origin , and he took them into italy royal palace , and not at the suspect and the suspect a lot of people are also fond of this one cat .

And this is the cat 's heyday at the height of the king french louis xv , which incidentally he was also very fond of cats pet this one and this period also continued into the 19th century , due to enter his or her start no newcomer persian cat .

Well the first of its truth so popular it is not the kind of Angora cat persian cat , but in today's more famous is not a persian cat Angora cat , but of course these two types of cats each has its own uniqueness in it.

Go to the story well , although fans Angora cats have started moving to persria cat , but at that time so many have wanted to breed the Angora cat and this cat in 1973 was officially recognized by the CFA America and the cat fans began to grow again and many more who want to preserve it until now .

The hallmark of the type contained in the Angora cat that is: on the ears and his face looks sharp with eyes slightly wide and his nose aquiline , and the visible part of his body parallel to his or equal to the buttocks, and the cat has fur is smooth and soft , with variant colors like white, brown , and purple .
(see also: pakan burung manyar)

While the carpenter of the Angora cat which had carpenter obedient , cheerful and active , and it is also very clever cat adapt to its new environment , so we will not be so difficult if raising animals on this one , and this cat was also very fond of the water and happy water play .

source:http://floradanfauna.net/ 

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

After Mars, NASA Explores Life on Jupiter Moon

encarian location in space life support continue to be done by the U.S. space agency ( NASA ) . If the number of experts from various countries still focus on proving the existence of life on Mars , NASA has prepared a place habitable search in Jupiter satellite , Europa .
( see also: lomba burung )

As written Independent , Thursday, March 6, 2014 , the plan could be realized after NASA get funding of U.S. $ 17.5 billion , equivalent to Rp 203.4 trillion , of the U.S. federal government for the 2015 budget . Stated that the funds will be used for the preparation of this mission . Ambitious NASA sample observed on the ocean in Europa .

The scientists believed that the outside of the ice Europa , which contains a large ocean almost twice the water content in the Earth . Researchers also believe in the bottom of the ice Europa is possible living organisms .

water jets

This suspicion is reinforced by the Hubble Space Telescope observations at the end of last year , which showed the presence of large water jets , with a height of about 200 km, which emanates from the South Pole Europa .

The emission is expected to facilitate the Europa Clipper , NASA space shuttle missions to Europa . The plane can fly above the water jets and freely collect samples from the inside Europa .
( see also: video lomba burung )

" Europa is a very challenging mission in a very high radiation environment . There is much to do to prepare for it , " said Beth Robinson , Finance Director of NASA , noting that the mission is scheduled to launch mid 2020.

source:http://news.viva.co.id/