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Don't Shoot Bats - Please tell your state & local leaders

Submitted by Gitie on 24 March, 2012 - 15:32

Don't Shoot Bats - Banner

It's not too late to help - visit - dontshootbats.com to find out how you can help and for more information on bats.

"Full exclusion netting is the only reliable method" - NSW Govt (Dept of Environment & Climate Change)

Unfortunately LNP has announced plans to shoot bats instead of following progressive ways that actually work. Let your pollies know that these bad old ways are no longer acceptable.

Sign the petition at: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/don-t-shoot-bats.html

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Eldon Taylor's - I Believe

Eldon's fascinating new book reveals the importance of choosing your beliefs and the effects these choices have on the quality of your life—impacting areas that may surprise you in ways you have not thought of. From influencing how long you will live and how your DNA expresses itself to what you will allow yourself to see and hear, we promise that you will be astounded at the many consequences for every single belief. It's like a spider web that continually builds upon itself often trapping us where we don't want to be.

Go here for more information.

"The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens to them. In this engaging and provocative book, Eldon Taylor provides his readers with specific ways in which their beliefs can lead to success or failure in their life undertakings. Each chapter provides nuggets of wisdom as well as road maps for guiding them toward greater self-understanding, balance, responsibility, and compassion."

~ Dr. Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., author and Professor of
Psychology and Humanistic Studies at Saybrook University

We highly recommend you read this book and that is why we are giving away our From A Wild Bird's Heart Gift Package as a special bonus gift to all who order their copy today!

Read more about Eldon Taylor's - I Believe

Jan's Magpies Help Nom Butcherbird

Submitted by Gitie on 5 March, 2012 - 13:42

Nom - Juvi pied bitcherbird

Nom is a one year old pied-butcherbird and a much loved friend of readess Jan & Victoria Anderson (remember the gorgeous picture of Pingu magpie with Vic).

Nom and older brother Om were regular visitors to Jan's home along with their siblings and parents (see picture below).

Bird territorial rules are very complex. When another pied-butcherbird family moved into the area they felt Jan's yard fell within their boundaries and began to chase Om, Nom and family away much to Jan and Vic's dismay.

Around the same time Nom began to show symptoms of conjunctivitis. (Regular readers may remember our pied-butcherbird Butchie getting this terrible condition which often inflicts pied-butcherbirds and which can end in a cruel death for the bird.)

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Repurposing Abandoned Mines For Bats & Wildlife

Submitted by Gitie on 4 March, 2012 - 22:53

2012 sees the continuation of the Year of the Bat.

Abandoned mines although unsuitable for human use can provide much needed habitat for bats and wildlife. In the United States alone there are over 48,000 abandoned mines. Abandoned mines are like caves and non-destructive mine closures are those where features such as bat gates, cupolas and other preservation tools have been installed to help bats (or other wildlife depending on the location) use the mines for refuge.

Bat Conservation International and the US Bureau of Land Management have combined their efforts to create a guide that helps determine the best closure type for mine openings. On their dedicated site http://www.batgating.com they provide a wealth of information as well a decision matrix tool to help land managers and conservation groups evaluate a closed land mine, or a mine targeted for closure and determine the most suitable mine opening. There is also a wealth of information on closure types, materials, considerations, and other expert material.

Such re-purposing is great news for bats and other wildlife and hopefully a turning point as more unusable mines are converted to help conservation efforts across the globe.

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Wildflower Wonders - The World's Top 50 - by Bob Gibbons

Submitted by Gitie on 3 March, 2012 - 16:59

wildflower wonders by Bob Gibbons

I love wildflowers and I know that wild birds love wildflowers too. Bob Gibbon's Wildflower Wonders - The 50 Best wildflower sites in the World is filled with spectacular photographs like the one above of Wood Cranesbill and Bistort in the Upper Narreyroux Valley in in the Ecrins National Park in France.

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Carbon Is Life Book

The story of carbon dioxide, the essential life-giving gas that feeds all life. Contrary to everything we have been told, our planet is currently suffering a carbon famine, with deadly consequences for the poor and for wildlife.