Nature phokking with hyoooomans (cont'd)

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Nature phokking with hyoooomans

Turtles crossing runway cause New York flight delays - chicagotribune.com

this is probably nothing to worry about (cont'd)

"If the bee disappeared off the face of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."
-- Albert Einstein

threatdown

BILLINGS, Mont. - Nearly extinct last century, grizzly bears are back in a big way in the northern Rockies -- rising in numbers, pushing into new territories and mauling hunters who stumble across them in the wild.

While state and federal officials laud the bear's comeback, others say it's time to lift the remaining protections that helped them recover. They point to recent grizzly encounters as evidence.

"We've got grizzly bears eating people who come here to hunt," said Vic Workman, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks commissioner, who fended off a grizzly during a Nov. 25 hunting trip near Whitefish. "It's getting out of whack. We've got too many bears."

the squirrels are angry, my friends

News item: Squirrels briefly kill power in 2 cities

Thieving monkeys 'out of control' in northeast India
Sat Nov 17, 12:12 PM ET

Troupes of monkeys are out of control in India's northeast, stealing mobile phones and breaking into homes to steal soft drinks from refrigerators, lawmakers in the region have complained.

"Monkeys are wreaking havoc in my constituency by taking away mobile phones, toothpastes, sipping coke after opening the refrigerators," Hiren Das told Assam state's assembly.

He said the primates were "even slapping women who try to chase them".

"It is a cause of serious concern in my area, with more than 1,000 such simians turning aggressive by the day," fumed Goneswar Das, another legislator representing Raha in eastern Assam.

Assam's wildlife minister, Rockybul Hussain, said the state government has formed a panel to study the problem.

Because of shrinking forest cover, monkeys have increasingly moved into cities elsewhere in India as well.

Last week, around two dozen people were hurt after monkeys rampaged through a New Delhi neighbourhood.

Last month, the deputy mayor of Delhi died when he fell from his balcony after being attacked by monkeys.

Efforts to drive out the animals is complicated by the fact that devout Hindus view them as an incarnation of Hanuman, the monkey god who symbolises strength.

why Smiff doesn't go to the beach

People carried away and eaten alive by giant jellyfish? We'll pass...i was practically eaten alive by mosquitoes on Sunday.

“I'd estimate about 200 citywide per day,” said Lt. Nick Lerma, spokesman for the San Diego lifeguard service.

Rise in giant jellyfish brings scores of stings