The Lurkdragon's Lair

fightingforwhales:

This amazing video of a pod of pilot whales shows just how social and curious they are. And you can hear them squeaking!

liris-san:

 What Kind of Future we Deserve?..

That’s my word of sorrow for all the innocent creatures that were destroyed in a bloody mess, which annually takes place in the Taiji (Japan), the Faroe Islands (Denmark) and the Solomon Islands (Peru, Brazil).
It may seem insignificant, but … Believe me, this work was created by the deep pain and sorrow.
Perhaps this horror will stop not so soon, but each of us can do something. Indifference is a terrible enemy of the human feelings.

Learn more and take a part:

Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project - http://dolphinproject.org/
Save Japan Dolphins - http://www.savejapandolphins.org/
Official cite of Izumi Ishii - http://izumiishii.com/
Cove Guardians - http://www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians/
Call of the Cove - http://callofthecove.wordpress.com/
The Cove - Take a Part - http://www.takepart.com/cove

Petitions:
Don’t let them build the new Moscow dolphinarium,containing orca,belugas and dolphins from Japan! - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/866/611/083/
Stop the Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-the-dolphin-slaughter/
Yahoo: Stop Selling Dolphin And Whale Meat- http://www.change.org/petitions/yahoo-stop-selling-dolphin-and-whale-meat
WAZA & IMATA: Stop Supporting the dolphin Slaughter in Taiji - https://www.change.org/petitions/waza-imata-top-upporting-the-dolphin-laughter-in-taiji

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Русскоязычная версия - http://s3.itrash.ru/idb/4340/oWhat_Kind_of_Future_we_Deserve_RUS_by_Liris_2013_1.jpg
Это мое слово скорби по всем невинным существам, что были уничтожены в кровавом месиве, ежегодно устраевомом в бухте Тайдзи (Япония), на Фарерских (Дания) и на Соломоновых островах (Перу, Бразилия).
Оно может показаться незначительным. но… поверьте, эта работа была создана моей болью и огромной печалью.
Возможно, этот ужас остановится нескоро, но каждый из нас может сделать хоть что-то. Равнодушие - страшнейший враг человечности.

Узнать больше и принять участие можно здесь:

Уничтожение дельфинов в Японии - http://www.delphinidae.narod.ru/murder_of_dolphins_in_taiji.htm
Фестиваль забоя черных гринд в Дании - http://kitti-super.livejournal.com/127049.html
Соломоновы острова - возрождение бойни - http://www.delfinariy.info/2013/01/solomonovy-ostrova-boynya-delfinov.html
“Гуманность” нового метода убийства опровергнута - http://vk.com/namiko_dolphin?w=wall-47233111_231

Dolphin Project Рика О’Барри - http://dolphinproject.org/
Save Japan Dolphins - http://www.savejapandolphins.org/
Официальный сайт Изуми Исии Izumi Ishii - http://izumiishii.com/
Официальный сайт Cove Guardians - http://www.seashepherd.org/cove-guardians/
Call of the Cove - http://callofthecove.wordpress.com/
The Cove - Take a Part - http://www.takepart.com/cove

Петиции:
Помогите остановить строительство дельфинария в Москве, который будет спонсировать новую бойню в Тайдзи - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/866/611/083/
Stop the Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-the-dolphin-slaughter/
Yahoo спонсирует бойню, продавая мясо дельфинов (отмечу, что Amazon откликнулся на аналогичную петицию: Stop Selling Dolphin And Whale Meat- http://www.change.org/petitions/yahoo-stop-selling-dolphin-and-whale-meat
Обращение к WAZA и IMATA - https://www.change.org/petitions/waza-imata-top-upporting-the-dolphin-laughter-in-taiji

soozblog:

rhamphotheca:

How Does a Lynx Cross a Fence?

Rare images of lynx family in Banff National ParkFebruary 2013.

Alex Taylor, a human-wildlife conflict specialist who works for Parks Canada, was sent to intervene to help keep a lynx and her kitten off the highway near Canada’s Lake Louise in Banff National Park.

While on the scene, Alex snapped an incredibly rare sequence of images of the animals as they crossed highway fencing.

“As the pictures clearly portray, lynx are incredibly agile and flexible animals - this sequence is nothing short of stunning,” said Omar McDadi, a Parks Canada Communications Officer.

“We believe this is the first time lynx have been captured on film crossing highway fencing in this fashion.

“Lynx sightings in Banff National Park are rare, though last March a lynx was snapped using one of the park’s wildlife overpasses…

(read more: Wildlife Extra)         (photos: Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)

So basically they magically phase through them, much like when polygon graphics do clipping.

I always knew lynxes defied the laws of physics.

Well, they ARE cats.

elsielazlo:

Close snake portrait by Tambako the Jaguar on Flickr.

(via squeedge)

rhamphotheca:

American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in Flight, North America

(photo: Robert Martinez)        (via: Project Feederwatch)

rhamphotheca:

How Does a Lynx Cross a Fence?

Rare images of lynx family in Banff National ParkFebruary 2013.

Alex Taylor, a human-wildlife conflict specialist who works for Parks Canada, was sent to intervene to help keep a lynx and her kitten off the highway near Canada’s Lake Louise in Banff National Park.

While on the scene, Alex snapped an incredibly rare sequence of images of the animals as they crossed highway fencing.

“As the pictures clearly portray, lynx are incredibly agile and flexible animals - this sequence is nothing short of stunning,” said Omar McDadi, a Parks Canada Communications Officer.

“We believe this is the first time lynx have been captured on film crossing highway fencing in this fashion.

“Lynx sightings in Banff National Park are rare, though last March a lynx was snapped using one of the park’s wildlife overpasses…

(read more: Wildlife Extra)         (photos: Parks Canada/Alex Taylor)

We’re having a bit of a cold snap.

Today I saw a poor little killdeer hunting worms up near the call centre and it was actually shivering. I felt so bad for it! I wish, little ploverbird, that we could talk and that I could have invited you inside to warm up. Good luck out there.

(via the-goggles)

llbwwb:

Hatching Cobra. by Coy.

(via adorablesnakes)

fightingforwhales:

dubphinstep:

weirdunicorn:

That’s right, some of the Bowhead Whales in Alaska are well over 200 years old plus their population is on the rise after years of near extinction and I think that is fabulous!

Read more here:

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/01/there-are-whales-alive-today-who-were-born-before-moby-dick-was-written/

Amazing

Lovely :) I adore bowhead whales. So mysterious.

jordansadventures:

Another one of my favorites, isn’t he cool?

(via the-goggles)

reptilesrevolution:

Ptychozoon lionotum

http://dragonsdasgard.actifforum.com/t3977-ptychozoon-lionotum

(via the-goggles)

earth-song:

Sailfish Hunt” by Eric Cheng

(via thepredatorblog)

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(via fuckyeahfoxfriends)

Bloodthirsty 'factual' TV shows demonise wildlife

rorschachx:

Adam Welz: Major US TV channels are promoting hysterical and outdated ideas about wildlife in popular, blood-soaked shows

In case you guys missed this piece by Adam Welz

(via metazoa-etcetera)