Oct
16
National Parks and Wildlife Safety Tips
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MIKE SELVON asked:
National parks and wildlife within these parks may sometimes be an exhilarating experience but, from a timid deer to an aggressive bear, wildlife should be dealt with caution and care.
These animals are called “wild” life for a reason. While spotting a wild animal within the parks may not happen every time you visit, the sightings do happen, and it’s a good idea to know the safety tips should you happen upon any wildlife.
In any Canadian national park or national parks and wildlife reserves, a creature as benign as a deer may cross your path. This passiveness can sometimes be mistaken for friendliness.
All it takes is one sudden movement and you will be defending yourself from a frightened animal protecting itself on instinct. An angry or frightened deer can be just as dangerous as a charging bear. A human can’t out run an animal and has fewer defenses when it comes to dealing with claws, teeth and antlers.
Do not feed the animals. You may see signs with these words in any national parks and forests. This is not because the park rangers want the animals to die of famine. This tip is as much as protection for the animals as it is for people.
Wild animals have found food on their own before humanity created a sanctuary for them, they will find food long after. If you approach a deer or elk with some food, if you manage to get close enough for it to eat out of your hand, this may seem like a pristine photo opportunity.
However, this innocent situation could turn ugly. One flash from the camera could cause the animal to lash out with its hooves or horns. Also, as these animals become more and more habituated to human interaction, they may start begging for handouts and may even get aggressive if they don’t receive any.
Leave these animals to fend for themselves. Take a picture from afar. It may save you a few broken bones and bruises when you leave these Canadian national parks.
Keep children and pets close by. National parks and wildlife can sometimes seem like play things to kids. There are many places for young ones and pets to disappear in dense cover.
Also, even if you have an eye on them, keep them within grabbing distance. To some wildlife, small children and pets are the size of their prey. Even something as harmless as a chipmunk may suddenly become violent and bite.
Canadian national parks and forests are wild habitats and should never be considered substitute playgrounds for children.
Treat all wildlife with respect. Whether this means giving them their space or putting away all garbage so you leave no damage to their habitats, wild animals deserve this courtesy.
You wouldn’t like a stranger to come into your place, flop on your couch, and take pictures while throwing empty wrappers on the floor, would you? Neither do the animals in our national parks and forests.
Interfering with their instinctual needs can threaten their natural development. Canadian national parks are these animals’ homes. We are simply their guests.
For more safety tips, you can visit any national parks and wildlife websites or contact your local national parks. Before you head out into the wilderness, inform yourself on the type of animals you may have sightings of and learn about their typical defensive behavior.
Learn the animals’ habits, what they eat, when they sleep or where they hunt. The more you know, the better your chances are of having a harmless encounter. Better safe than sorry!
KELVIN
National parks and wildlife within these parks may sometimes be an exhilarating experience but, from a timid deer to an aggressive bear, wildlife should be dealt with caution and care.
These animals are called “wild” life for a reason. While spotting a wild animal within the parks may not happen every time you visit, the sightings do happen, and it’s a good idea to know the safety tips should you happen upon any wildlife.
In any Canadian national park or national parks and wildlife reserves, a creature as benign as a deer may cross your path. This passiveness can sometimes be mistaken for friendliness.
All it takes is one sudden movement and you will be defending yourself from a frightened animal protecting itself on instinct. An angry or frightened deer can be just as dangerous as a charging bear. A human can’t out run an animal and has fewer defenses when it comes to dealing with claws, teeth and antlers.
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Do not feed the animals. You may see signs with these words in any national parks and forests. This is not because the park rangers want the animals to die of famine. This tip is as much as protection for the animals as it is for people.
Wild animals have found food on their own before humanity created a sanctuary for them, they will find food long after. If you approach a deer or elk with some food, if you manage to get close enough for it to eat out of your hand, this may seem like a pristine photo opportunity.
However, this innocent situation could turn ugly. One flash from the camera could cause the animal to lash out with its hooves or horns. Also, as these animals become more and more habituated to human interaction, they may start begging for handouts and may even get aggressive if they don’t receive any.
Leave these animals to fend for themselves. Take a picture from afar. It may save you a few broken bones and bruises when you leave these Canadian national parks.
Keep children and pets close by. National parks and wildlife can sometimes seem like play things to kids. There are many places for young ones and pets to disappear in dense cover.
Also, even if you have an eye on them, keep them within grabbing distance. To some wildlife, small children and pets are the size of their prey. Even something as harmless as a chipmunk may suddenly become violent and bite.
Canadian national parks and forests are wild habitats and should never be considered substitute playgrounds for children.
Treat all wildlife with respect. Whether this means giving them their space or putting away all garbage so you leave no damage to their habitats, wild animals deserve this courtesy.
You wouldn’t like a stranger to come into your place, flop on your couch, and take pictures while throwing empty wrappers on the floor, would you? Neither do the animals in our national parks and forests.
Interfering with their instinctual needs can threaten their natural development. Canadian national parks are these animals’ homes. We are simply their guests.
For more safety tips, you can visit any national parks and wildlife websites or contact your local national parks. Before you head out into the wilderness, inform yourself on the type of animals you may have sightings of and learn about their typical defensive behavior.
Learn the animals’ habits, what they eat, when they sleep or where they hunt. The more you know, the better your chances are of having a harmless encounter. Better safe than sorry!
KELVIN
Oct
12
Wildlife Art is A Popular Gift and can Help with Conservation
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Dave Joa asked:
Today Wildlife Art is now so popular that many of the top wildlife artists are now becoming well known world-wide for the amazing wildlife paintings and photographs of animals and birds in the wild.
However if you want to buy wildlife art you will not always find it so easy to find. There are currently many different types of wild life art and the choice available can be a little overwhelming, even though it is sometimes difficult to find exactly what you want.
You can get wildlife photos, drawings, posters, prints, paintings and sculpture. So whatever you are looking for you should be able to buy, but finding it might take some time.
Go Online to Find and Purchase Wildlife Art
When you are ready start looking for wildlife art but are not really sure of exactly what you want just search online to get some ideas of what is available. This could be a lengthy process but at the end of it you will have a much better understanding of what you like.
If you like nature and appreciate the natural world then you will definitely like wildlife art in one form or another. You should put some wildlife art in your home and you could chose to buy a painting, photograph or poster or maybe get a sculpture of a bird or an animal.
Whatever wildlife you prefer whether it is birds, insects, fish, mammals or reptiles you will be able to find whatever you by searching on the Internet. This means that art about wildlife is now so much easier to get and thus is making it more popular.
To find the best deals on all wild life posters, paintings, pictures, photos or sculptures then go to the bigger auction websites such as eBay. Here you will always find a good selection of discount wildlife art that will change almost daily. These items will be from many different sources including artists, painters, photographers and maybe even a gallery.
Wildlife Art has Many Benefits
Bring nature into your home by using wildlife art and enjoy the benefits. Whenever you want you will be able to look at natural scenes and your favorite wildlife species in their normal habitat. In addition this will make you want to get outdoors to enjoy these natural habitats and get some exercise as well as see more wildlife.
If you are not able to get out much or are restricted to being at home for any other reason then you will really appreciate having images of nature and your top wildlife in your home all year long.
There is now just so much different wildlife art available that choosing the right wildlife picture, painting or photo is probably the most difficult part of the process. You will eventually always find something that you like. If you enjoy wildlife then wildlife art is for you wherever you get it.
Wildlife Art Can Help Promote Wildlife Conservation
There are just so many different and often unique style of Wildlife Art currently available for the top wildlife artists that you have a very wide choice of species to pick from. If you collect wildlife art you will be able to enjoy incredible images and sculptures from some of the best artists in the world. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to increase your enjoyment of nature.
Anyone who loves wildlife art will have a keen appreciation of wildlife and this often means that those who collect it are also keen to help conserve natural habitats for the wildlife that lives there. Wild bird and animal extinctions are becoming more and more numerous and there are now so many threats to almost every species that we all need to do what we can to help.
With more exposure to wildlife art those that perhaps did not previously appreciate nature may understand better what nature is all about just from seeing paintings, pictures and photos of their favorite wildlife. This is a good thing and when they see some of the more famous wildlife artists selling copies of their images these people could donate to help a conservation charity and therefore help wildlife too.
When younger children see and like wildlife art they too will stand a better chance of increasing their understanding and love of nature. Through wildlife art it is therefore possible to create a greater awareness of wild places and support for nature.
This will help give all of our planet’s wildlife the possibility of a better future. This is help that they need.
ED
Today Wildlife Art is now so popular that many of the top wildlife artists are now becoming well known world-wide for the amazing wildlife paintings and photographs of animals and birds in the wild.
However if you want to buy wildlife art you will not always find it so easy to find. There are currently many different types of wild life art and the choice available can be a little overwhelming, even though it is sometimes difficult to find exactly what you want.
You can get wildlife photos, drawings, posters, prints, paintings and sculpture. So whatever you are looking for you should be able to buy, but finding it might take some time.
___________________________________________________________________
Go Online to Find and Purchase Wildlife Art
When you are ready start looking for wildlife art but are not really sure of exactly what you want just search online to get some ideas of what is available. This could be a lengthy process but at the end of it you will have a much better understanding of what you like.
If you like nature and appreciate the natural world then you will definitely like wildlife art in one form or another. You should put some wildlife art in your home and you could chose to buy a painting, photograph or poster or maybe get a sculpture of a bird or an animal.
Whatever wildlife you prefer whether it is birds, insects, fish, mammals or reptiles you will be able to find whatever you by searching on the Internet. This means that art about wildlife is now so much easier to get and thus is making it more popular.
To find the best deals on all wild life posters, paintings, pictures, photos or sculptures then go to the bigger auction websites such as eBay. Here you will always find a good selection of discount wildlife art that will change almost daily. These items will be from many different sources including artists, painters, photographers and maybe even a gallery.
Wildlife Art has Many Benefits
Bring nature into your home by using wildlife art and enjoy the benefits. Whenever you want you will be able to look at natural scenes and your favorite wildlife species in their normal habitat. In addition this will make you want to get outdoors to enjoy these natural habitats and get some exercise as well as see more wildlife.
If you are not able to get out much or are restricted to being at home for any other reason then you will really appreciate having images of nature and your top wildlife in your home all year long.
There is now just so much different wildlife art available that choosing the right wildlife picture, painting or photo is probably the most difficult part of the process. You will eventually always find something that you like. If you enjoy wildlife then wildlife art is for you wherever you get it.
Wildlife Art Can Help Promote Wildlife Conservation
There are just so many different and often unique style of Wildlife Art currently available for the top wildlife artists that you have a very wide choice of species to pick from. If you collect wildlife art you will be able to enjoy incredible images and sculptures from some of the best artists in the world. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to increase your enjoyment of nature.
Anyone who loves wildlife art will have a keen appreciation of wildlife and this often means that those who collect it are also keen to help conserve natural habitats for the wildlife that lives there. Wild bird and animal extinctions are becoming more and more numerous and there are now so many threats to almost every species that we all need to do what we can to help.
With more exposure to wildlife art those that perhaps did not previously appreciate nature may understand better what nature is all about just from seeing paintings, pictures and photos of their favorite wildlife. This is a good thing and when they see some of the more famous wildlife artists selling copies of their images these people could donate to help a conservation charity and therefore help wildlife too.
When younger children see and like wildlife art they too will stand a better chance of increasing their understanding and love of nature. Through wildlife art it is therefore possible to create a greater awareness of wild places and support for nature.
This will help give all of our planet’s wildlife the possibility of a better future. This is help that they need.
ED
Aug
18
The Use of Remote Sensing Cameras for Deer and Wildlife Management
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Several environmental organizations have called for the preservation of the environment, while other groups have decided to take concrete actions to protect the wildlife as these animals help preserve the balance of nature. Some researchers have decided to study the movement of the deer and other animals in the wild so as to see their reproductive pattern and to identify their biological needs. This way, humans are more equipped to help these animals in case they are injured or if they will need human intervention so that their breed will continue. We have heard the story of the dodo and how it became extinct. In a world dominate by knowledge and information, being ignorant is not an option. We need to learn much about everything around us, and thanks to new technologies such as digital cameras, we can now observe nature, live from the comforts of our homes.
Most video systems used to study wildlife are activated through infrared, and can be categorized as passive infrared (PIR) or active infrared (AIR). PIR are activated by motion or even the difference in the temperature of the background and the subject while the AIR system is activated when the subject passes the “beam” between the transmitter and receiver. Aside from this, live cams used for wildlife management can be further subdivided into 35MM photography, digital still photography, digital video and VHS video and most units are powered by dry cell batteries. Digital still photography systems, digital video are usually PIR activated and uses a flash card to store images while VHS video is also PIR activated storage is on VHS video tape.
Of course, field studies have already been made to identify which camera is best used to monitor wildlife and the answer differs depending on what kind of animals are being observed and the location of the cameras. Some use remote cameras to census deer population while others try to determine age structures, identification of bucks to be included in harvest or protected from harvest, get the *** ratio, and identify the general condition of the animals. Some people say that the use of live cams in wildlife management is not only for research but also, it improves the quality of deer and hunting experience as hunters can now study the patterns of the deer they want to catch.
Now, hunters have a better idea what their deer is doing at a specific time, which enables them to create a hunting plan to anticipate the daily patterns of their game. Not only that, they also get an idea how other factors such as the weather affects deer pattern. Of course, other uses of live cameras for deer and wildlife management include advertising and marketing of hunting operations.
JACKIE
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Several environmental organizations have called for the preservation of the environment, while other groups have decided to take concrete actions to protect the wildlife as these animals help preserve the balance of nature. Some researchers have decided to study the movement of the deer and other animals in the wild so as to see their reproductive pattern and to identify their biological needs. This way, humans are more equipped to help these animals in case they are injured or if they will need human intervention so that their breed will continue. We have heard the story of the dodo and how it became extinct. In a world dominate by knowledge and information, being ignorant is not an option. We need to learn much about everything around us, and thanks to new technologies such as digital cameras, we can now observe nature, live from the comforts of our homes.
Most video systems used to study wildlife are activated through infrared, and can be categorized as passive infrared (PIR) or active infrared (AIR). PIR are activated by motion or even the difference in the temperature of the background and the subject while the AIR system is activated when the subject passes the “beam” between the transmitter and receiver. Aside from this, live cams used for wildlife management can be further subdivided into 35MM photography, digital still photography, digital video and VHS video and most units are powered by dry cell batteries. Digital still photography systems, digital video are usually PIR activated and uses a flash card to store images while VHS video is also PIR activated storage is on VHS video tape.
Of course, field studies have already been made to identify which camera is best used to monitor wildlife and the answer differs depending on what kind of animals are being observed and the location of the cameras. Some use remote cameras to census deer population while others try to determine age structures, identification of bucks to be included in harvest or protected from harvest, get the *** ratio, and identify the general condition of the animals. Some people say that the use of live cams in wildlife management is not only for research but also, it improves the quality of deer and hunting experience as hunters can now study the patterns of the deer they want to catch.
Now, hunters have a better idea what their deer is doing at a specific time, which enables them to create a hunting plan to anticipate the daily patterns of their game. Not only that, they also get an idea how other factors such as the weather affects deer pattern. Of course, other uses of live cameras for deer and wildlife management include advertising and marketing of hunting operations.
JACKIE