Mark – I think every animal in every video needs a bloody good drink at the very least !!! – don’t you ?
Category: General News
Photo – Getty.
I agree with things said in the following article. I am skeptical a little – Labour promised to end the badger cull pre election, yet they are still approving its continuation; that is why I take political talk with a pinch of salt. What action are we really going to see here ?
What are the 3Rs – https://nc3rs.org.uk/who-we-are/3rs
Photo – Getty Images / izanbar.
Related – Camp Beagle.
The Government will now be monitored closely on this. Lets hope they fare better on this than they have on badger actions.
Well. where do I start ?
WAV is from the county of Kent https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=299&q=kent+england+images&cvid=1d45b283e1e1405bbb1b0ba49eec58fc&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIARBFGDsyCQgAEEUYOxj5BzIGCAEQRRg7MgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEC4YQDIGCAQQRRg9MgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYQTIGCAcQRRhBMgYICBBFGEHSAQg4NjQ2ajBqMagCALACAA&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=DCTS which is directly to the South East of London. For our overseas visitors, Kent is very ‘near to London’, but is VERY different from London. Fortunately, you can visit the county and still see its beautiful historic buildings and real countryside, without realising that it borders one of the wonderful capital cities of the world, London.
So, what is coppicing ? An technique undertaken in Kent and a few other SE counties singe Roman times – I think it best to refer you to wikipedia and Forest Research to give you very detailed information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing
https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/lowland-native-woodlands/coppice-woodlands/
Here are many photographs of coppiced areas and the beautiful fencing that is made by undertaking it: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=where+do+they+coppice+in+the+world&qpvt=where+do+they+coppice+in+the+world&form=IQFRML&first=1
Coppicing is a special technique used by specially trained persons. Branches are cut back at special angles almost to the original tree stump, but the regrowth which then happens provides more control of the woodland. Coppicing is undertaken at regular intervals and from the WAV side of things, that being animals, the coppiced fencing techniques are used as borders around small fields (not huge endless areas as seen in some other nations) in the UK, which in turn then provide encouragement for lots of wildlife to live – including birds, badgers, foxes, rabbit and hares, deer and especially butterflies, moths and bees which are sadly in decline.
How each stage of coppicing benefits wildlife – https://www.wildlifebcn.org/blog/wildlife-trust-bcn/how-each-stage-coppice-cycle-benefits-wildlife
Coppicing is a dying trade performed by specialists. It retains beautiful woodland, whilst encouraging a huge range of wildlife animals. It needs encouragement to retain this technique – it must never be allowed to die out – Regards Mark.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=where+do+they+coppice+in+the+world&FORM=HDRSC4
Animals do not cause wars, but they serve and are killed just like humans. This post is dedicated to all animals that have served, survived, or been killed in wars. I hope you find the pictures interesting of the other heroes, the animals.
Photo below Imperial War Museum – British troops scrape mud off a mule in the Western Front, World War 1, Europe 1916.
WELL WORTH WATCHING; AND LEARNING WHAT ANIMALS DID IN WAR.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/15-animals-that-went-to-war
Article repeated from ‘Independent’ newspaper, London UK. For us non US residents, a very informative (and also worrying) article detailing what exactly SNAP is and how caring pet owners are being seriously affected. I feel for you – lets hope this Government shutdown is resolved rapidly – Regards Mark.
Photo – Associated Press.
World Animals Voice 