As heatwaves intensify, Melbourne Zoo masters the art of primate cooling How Melbourne Zoo keeps primates cool during heatwaves with ice treats, water access and monitoring

As heatwaves intensify, Melbourne Zoo masters the art of primate cooling

#MelbourneZoo #AusNews #HeatwaveAustralia #WildlifeWelfare

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Only two more days until the return of the Fish Doorbell, the most satisfying fish-themed internet distraction of all time.

March 3, Fishes! 🐟

(Here's what it's all about: visdeurbel.nl/en/about/ )

#Animals #WildlifeWelfare
#FishDoorbell #Visdeurbel

Yet another way we fragment wildlife populations and cause senseless death.

It's time to make the consideration of non-human animals an integral part of any planning and construction process, and work quickly to make retrofits as needed.

#WildlifeCrossings #WildlifeWelfare #RoadEcology (ish)

Outstanding rescue work from the Toronto Wildlife Centre with the help of Pickering wastewater facility staff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4re...

#WildlifeRescue #WildlifeRehab #WildlifeWelfare #UrbanWildlife #Mammals

N.S. wildlife sanctuary welcomes upcoming changes to bear rehab policies | CBC News An animal rehabilitation centre on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore is looking forward to the opportunity to rehabilitate orphaned black bear cubs as the Department of Natural Resources readies to issue re...

Soon the Hope for Wildlife rehab facility in Nova Scotia will be allowed to take care of injured and orphaned bear cubs.
🐻 #WildlifeRehab #WildlifePolicy #WildlifeWelfare
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A female Northern Cardinal perches on the edge of a feeder tray, a bit of black oil sunflower seed clenched in her beak.

Love feeding the birds? So do we! But the Cardinal of Cleanliness is here to remind everyone to regularly wash and disinfect your bird feeders - Cornell's All About Birds website has tips on how best to get it done: www.allaboutbirds.org/news/how-to-...
#birds #OneHealth #WildlifeWelfare

Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.

This is interesting for the conservation angle the authors take, but also relevant to the study of #WildlifeWelfare in general.
"Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too..." by Xochitl Ortiz Ross and Daniel T. Blumstein
#Wildlife #Mammals #Animals

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