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Title: Newborn Wildlife Abandoned Because of Heat, Drought
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URL Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/weather/stori ... of-Heat-Drought-125724738.html
Published: Jul 18, 2011
Author: unattributed
Post Date: 2011-07-18 13:05:09 by A K A Stone
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Views: 9506
Comments: 26
This deer led her fawn to water in Susan Halford's backyard in Hudson Oaks, but that's not always the case. The extreme heat and persistent drought seen in much of Texas is taking its toll on wildlife, with deer, birds and other animals abandoning or unable to feed their young. Pregnant does are having problems carrying fawns to term, and most of them born prematurely aren't surviving, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Other does are abandoning their newborns because drought-induced malnutrition has robbed them of their ability to produce milk. Abandoned fawns found all over the Panhandle and South Plains have been brought to the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Ten had been brought to the Lubbock wildlife center by the end of last week. "With the drought, there is no feed for the mother deer. And if they can't feed, they can't produce milk. They can't feed their babies, so they are leaving them," center volunteer Gail Barnes told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. The newborns that don't starve are easy prey for predators such as bobcats. One fawn that survived an attack was brought to the South Plains center, Barnes said. "It's in isolation, it's torn up so bad," she said. Other fawns are in bad shape as well, she said. "They are emaciated and dehydrated, and we are having to hydrate them. They are responding after several days of hydration," Barnes said. Song birds and birds of prey also are suffering in the drought. "They are abandoning the nest and abandoning the young because they have to be able to feed themselves to fly and get food to feed the young," Barnes said. Temperatures have verged on or surpassed 100 degrees consistently across the northern half of the state since Memorial Day. Texas A&M University researchers have found that this past February to June was by far the driest on record for that five-month period with a statewide average of 4.26 inches of rain. The next driest occurred in 1917 with 6.45 inches. The drought has been going on even longer, however, with October to June also the driest since official climate record keeping began in 1895 in Texas. Because of the drought, the fawns will have to stay at the rehab center for three or four months, Barnes said. "We can't release them in the usual places because there is no water, so we are looking for places that still have a water supply," she said. Even when rain comes, the problem will not end, she said. "When the drought ends, the problem won't be solved for about a year," she said. "The grasses have to grow back, the rodents have to come back, all the trees have to grow their limbs back. This is long term."
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Raide the debt limit or Bambi dies. I can see the commercial already.
Same with domestic animals and even humans, which is nature's way of dealing with the problem. It's "Survival of the fittest" the new conservative motto in action.
Most animals have a good instinct for survival. The natural order of things seem to favor those with strong survival instincts. I guess that is why liberal/socialist, nanny-needer slugs are made to be communal types who kill their own babies, mate with the wrong sex and sit around waiting for someone to feed them before thay have to eat each other to survive. Ah, Mother Nature at her best.
That was a good one. :) So true.
"New"? Idiot. Ever heard of Dickens? Idiot. We're a long ways from the 19th century you gibbering libTURD moron. Idiot. Want to talk about the 19 th. century definitions of "liberal" and "conservative" you gibbering libTURD bitch? Idiot.
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
No can discuss anything with a person such as yourself who refuses to get any help for your life long case of the 'clap'.
I guess that is why liberal/socialist, nanny-needer slugs are made to be communal types who kill their own babies, mate with the wrong sex and sit around waiting for someone to feed them before thay have to eat each other to survive. Ah, Mother Nature at her best. Yet wild and domestic animals do all of the above routinely, so what's your point? Oh that's right. You're the one who thinks Jack London was a conservative icon. I answered my own question because as usual you have none.
wild and domestic animals do all of the above routinely You have a lot of "gay" animals around your place?
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
LOL! I have not seen any queer moose or brown bear around here. I gave you Jack London so you could not complain about the writter without looking stupid. Answering your own questions as stupidly as you do is probably what has you so screwed-up today. Probably not a good idea to tell others about your queer animals fantasy.
yukon aka eskimo loves bears. Double entendre there.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
LOL!! That all you've got commune dweller; childish, queer innuendo?
It is not queer innuendo in your case, yukon.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Liberals=Gerbils
When asked by a Liberal what I bought my Granddaughter for her 1st birthday I replied, "MORE AMMUNITION"!!!!
LOL!! Yes, it is queer innuendo and it seems that is all you have. And, what the hell is yukon, the river the territory, what?
. YOU must be looking into a mirror you stoopid gibbering lying old libTURD cow. BUT ... BACK onto the subject bitch ... YOU are the one with ABSOLUTELY ZERO VIETNAM EXPERIENCE you stoopid gibbering lying old cow. YOU must have contracted STDS when you were gang banging all those anti-WAR "peace warriors" "back in the day" while you gleefully admired and applauded Hanoi Jane, and her good work for the cause, you know sitting on NVA AA guns for a wee photo op, or turning over that nasty 'ol M'erican killer POW'S note to his NV captors so that he could be properly re-educated, etc, etc, etc, etc, eh bitch? Because it's OBVIOUS that you are showing the classic symptoms of tertiary syphilis bitch. No wonder you endlessly gibber jabber away, while wandering about dazed and confused as a drunk skunk, as SOP. So you TRY to make it about me, when it most certainly is not. It's about a libTURD TRAITOR who now LIES and is supported in her LIES by other libTURD TRAITORS, (that's YOU et. al. cunt). Fonda is a vile LYING libTURD bitch, and so are you, you libTURD skank. YOU have a mental disease called libTURDISM. Bitch.
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
. BTW bitch. I know what thread that this is. It's called "an illustrative example" you gibbering bitch.
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
I know what thread that this is. It's called "an illustrative example" you gibbering bitch. Did you ever find that link I asked you about, or are you ready to admit you are a liar?
You used to post to yukon all the time. Don't tell me someone else is using your ID?
You're talking about that mental patient who spams another forum for 15 to 18 hours a day. You sort of remind me of that character. That was over a year ago. You should go read some of that stuff so I don't have to repeat it to you here.
LOL! You delusion bitch, I'm not looking for anything for you. You don't need to admit to being a LIAR bitch, YOU are an infamous LYING libTURD whore.
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
You delusion bitch, I'm not looking for anything for you. 'Tick Tock' liar.
TIck ... tiCk ... TicK ... LOL! Go pound sand you diseased libTURD skank whore. libTURD thy name is HYPOCRITE. libTURD thy name is LIAR. You no modifier needed LYING cunt. Why was it again that your messiah 'king" obammy started a WAR with Libya? LMAOAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a NICE day bitch. ;^)
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
When the spaceship is built. I hope it has lazers and zaps you in your pig headed ass.
. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HARSH! Well ... kind of Well ... sort of Well ... even if you are a craven sissy it sounds kinda ... lol ... Well ... OK ... even a new born infant would laugh at you on THAT one! HARSH! In your "mind" maybe? LOL!
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Go pound sand you diseased libTURD skank whore. libTURD thy name is HYPOCRITE. libTURD thy name is LIAR. Vietnam Navy vets are unanimous: Mad Dog=liar
Yawn ... Sane humans are unanimous, whinnyold is a vile, stoopid, shit eating, lying old libTURD cunt. "libTURD thy name is LIAR" "libTURD thy name is HYPOCRITE".
Spoiled, stupid and ignorant, brain dead phuckwads, libTURD fools, tools, and idiots, are the real sickness; the messiah "king" obammy and his regime are only the symptoms.
Because of the drought, the fawns will have to stay at the rehab center for three or four months, Barnes said.
#2. To: A K A Stone (#0)
(Edited)
Pregnant does are having problems carrying fawns to term, and most of them born prematurely aren't surviving, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. Other does are abandoning their newborns because drought- induced malnutrition has robbed them of their ability to produce milk.
#3. To: A K A Stone (#0)
This deer led her fawn to water in Susan Halford's backyard in Hudson Oaks, but that's not always the case.
#4. To: eskimo (#3)
who kill their own babies, mate with the wrong sex
#5. To: mininggold (#2)
Same with domestic animals and even humans, which is nature's way of dealing with the problem. It's "Survival of the fittest" the new conservative motto in action.
#6. To: Mad Dog (#5)
Want to talk about the 19 th. century definitions of "liberal" and "conservative" you gibbering libTURD bitch?
#7. To: eskimo (#3)
(Edited)
Most animals have a good instinct for survival. The natural order of things seem to favor those with strong survival instincts.
#8. To: mininggold (#7)
mate with the wrong sex
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#9. To: mininggold (#7)
Yet wild and domestic animals do all of the above routinely, so what's your point? Oh that's right. You're the one who thinks Jack London was a conservative icon. I answered my own question because as usual you have none.
#10. To: eskimo, mininggold (#9)
LOL! I have not seen any queer moose or brown bear around here.
#11. To: Godwinson (#10)
#12. To: eskimo (#11)
LOL!! That all you've got commune dweller; childish, queer innuendo?
#13. To: eskimo (#3)
I guess that is why liberal/socialist, nanny-needer slugs are made to be communal types who kill their own babies, mate with the wrong sex and sit around waiting for someone to feed them before thay have to eat each other to survive.
#14. To: Godwinson (#12)
#15. To: mininggold (#6)
No (sic) can discuss anything with a person such as yourself who refuses to get any help for your life long case of the 'clap'.
#16. To: mininggold (#6)
#17. To: Mad Dog (#16)
BTW bitch.
#18. To: eskimo (#14)
And, what the hell is yukon, the river the territory, what?
#19. To: mininggold (#18)
You used to post to yukon all the time.
#20. To: mininggold (#17)
#21. To: Mad Dog (#20)
LOL!
#22. To: mininggold (#21)
Tick ... tIck ... tiCk ... ticK ...
#23. To: Mad Dog (#22)
#24. To: Annica Mc (#23)
#25. To: Mad Dog (#22)
LOL!
#26. To: mininggold (#25)
(Edited)
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