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This trophic interaction involves many things. The gopher hole allows the mammal to interact with the soil and the plant life on the ground as well as the various insect species that are being kicked out of their homes when the gopher digs.
I believe that the most influential species on my site is the gopher or other small rodents. The trifolium clover species is the most overpopulated species that seems to cover most of the entire site. It is also the main food source for most of the insects in the area. The insects are in turn limited by this seemingly unlimited food resource. This results in what should be an overpopulation of insects and herbavores. Why don’t we see this happening? The predators of those species are limiting the growth of the various insects. This results in the gophers and small rodents being the most influential species in my opinion. If the predators of these insects and herbivores where to be taken out we would expect to see an overpopulation of those insects and herbivores. If the influential species became invasive then the populations of the herbivores would decrease and the population of the plant life would decrease.
The trifolium clover isn’t limited by anything besides soil type and area. Therefore the limiting factors are almost unbound in this case
The squirrel is a rodent that eats small nuts and insects therefore it is limited by the trees that produce the food they eat and the insects they eat. In turn they are ultimately limited by the local flora.
The rollie pollie insect Is limited by the decomposing plant material that is available to them. The decomposition of the flora is limited by the amount of flora available and the speed at which they are able to die off and become ingestible for the insect.
Well, well! Looks like Squirrel Nutkin here is not his usual sassy self. A bit camera-shy, too. He's about to be a participant in my Squirrel Overpopulation Management Program (SOMP). Don't worry, Nutkin, your new home will be nice and woodsy, and relocation beats some of the other alternatives, such as the free swimming lessons which I could always offer instead.
Fred Cheverie being interviewed by C.B.C. Charlottetown's Sally Pitt regarding the beaver overpopulation and its effects on P.E.I. watersheds at Bear River - November 16, 2007
Setting & Composition:
The image depicts a futuristic urban environment, densely packed with high-rise buildings. Elevated highways and neon lights create a vibrant yet cluttered cityscape.
Foreground:
The scene features a mixture of older residential buildings and more modern structures, with storefronts at street level adorned by neon signs.
Midground:
A red building with prominent curved architecture is visible, along with interconnected walkways that hint at a multi-layered urban design. The emphasis on verticality suggests a bustling metropolis.
Background:
In the distance, more skyscrapers rise amidst a slightly hazy atmosphere, creating depth. The elevated highway extends across the image, while smokestacks suggest industrial activity.
Weather Effects:
The lighting suggests a setting sun, casting a warm glow and long shadows, contributing to a slightly hazy ambiance typical of a sprawling city.
Mood & Cinematic Feel:
The scene exudes a cyberpunk aesthetic, blending technological advancement with urban decay. The mood is vibrant yet gritty, capturing the complexity of a futuristic world.
Themes & Possible Interpretations:
- Urbanization & Overpopulation: Highlights the density and vertical growth common in megacities.
- Technology & Modernity: The presence of neon lights and highways symbolizes technological progress.
- Contrasts of Old & New: The juxtaposition of older buildings against modern architecture suggests tension between tradition and innovation.
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Cleo is a 5 year old Siberian Husky mix who was given up because her previous owner's other dogs were aggressive towards her. How unfair is that?? She is looking for a new home.
She is at the grand opening of the National Capital Area Spay/Neuter Center, which has the capacity for performing 75 sterilization surgeries per day. It will help Washington Humane Society and other animal rescue organizations in the region prevent pet overpopulation and end euthanization of adoptable dogs and cats.
Rachel Moriarty, who started and runs Rachel's Rescue Ranch from her home in Maryland, is pictured with a cat she rescued. Following is an excerpt from her website: "I rescue animals with the goal of alleviating suffering as best as I can of any animal that comes across my path. This is a homeless cat rescue primarily, with the occasional listing on behalf of owners who need to rehome their animals for reasons out of their control. My main goal is to continue spaying and neutering homeless cats until the regional pet overpopulation problem gets under control and our state doesn't have to euthanize so many healthy, loving dogs and cats everyday. Please please please....spay/neuter your pet and PLEASE don't buy a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store. They are lives...just like people. If you "order" a dog or cat, you are signing a death warrant for a soul in a shelter somewhere. Mutts and Domestic regular cats are amongst the healthiest pets out there. So go for the heart and save a devoted life. You will be rewarded with a lifetime of love."
For more information about Rachel's Rescue Ranch, please visit Rachel's website at www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD241.html
Squatters play cards under a bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia. Eleven families live in the makeshift community. Poverty and overpopulation make life hard for many in greater Jakarta, which is home to up to 20 million people.
Langford, a suburb of Victoria, BC, has done well to incorporate bike facilities into their growing road network. Community design that favours big box development and an overpopulation of parking lots nonetheless has suppressed demand for bicycle travel. Supportive infrastructure is often insufficient in the absence of more sympathetic land use planning and design. Within the Victoria area, Langford continues to underperform in attracting cycling as a means of travel for many trips.
I went for a walk along Metroplex Avenue where I have previously found sacred kingfishers, swans with cygnets and a buff banded rail to name a few. Today, possibly due to recent heavy rain, I found an overpopulation of ibis, a dead possum and a lot of plastic litter against the grass.
I decided to read one book from every shelf face (i.e. vertical stack of ~9 shelves) in the paperback section of the MIT Science Fiction Society library. Starting in the middle, here are the first two. The Bones of God is the tale of the next prophet of God -- who hears her voice calling from the depths of space. 2018 is a dystopia set in a future Stockholm while humanity crumbles under the weight of overpopulation and resource exhaustion. It comes with an appendix full of references to prove that the absurd projections the author made were actually reality c. 1970.
TIKAL NATIONAL PARK
Tikal National Park encompasses 575 square kilometres of jungle and thousands of ruined structures. The central part of the ancient city alone contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers.
Tikal is also part of the one-million-hectare Maya Biosphere Reserve created in 1990 to protect the dense forests of the Peten, which started to disappear at an alarming rate due to population pressures, illegal logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices. Archeologists estimate that the Maya settled in the area now known as Tikal in about 900 BC.
Tikal grew into an important ceremonial, cultural, and commercial centre over the centuries. Most of the city's huge temples were constructed during the eighth century AD when Tikal became the greatest city in the Maya world with a population of perhaps 100,000. Like Maya complexes on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Tikal fell into decline at the end of the ninth century and was virtually abandoned. The causes of the Maya empire's collapse remain a mystery, but wars, famine, overpopulation and resource depletion have all been blamed.
Tikal's great stone monuments languished for centuries and were gradually reclaimed by the jungle. Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico, and his motley band of conquistadors marched by Tikal in 1525, but they failed to see its temples concealed by 40-metre-tall silk, cotton, cedar and mahogany trees. It wasn't until 1848 that an expedition sent out by the Guatemalan government officially discovered the ruins. Swiss, German and British archeologists soon followed to clear debris and begin studying the site.
Rachel Moriarty, who started and runs Rachel's Rescue Ranch from her home in Maryland, is pictured with a cat she rescued. Following is an excerpt from her website: "I rescue animals with the goal of alleviating suffering as best as I can of any animal that comes across my path. This is a homeless cat rescue primarily, with the occasional listing on behalf of owners who need to rehome their animals for reasons out of their control. My main goal is to continue spaying and neutering homeless cats until the regional pet overpopulation problem gets under control and our state doesn't have to euthanize so many healthy, loving dogs and cats everyday. Please please please....spay/neuter your pet and PLEASE don't buy a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store. They are lives...just like people. If you "order" a dog or cat, you are signing a death warrant for a soul in a shelter somewhere. Mutts and Domestic regular cats are amongst the healthiest pets out there. So go for the heart and save a devoted life. You will be rewarded with a lifetime of love."
For more information about Rachel's Rescue Ranch, please visit Rachel's website at www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD241.html
Rachel Moriarty, who started and runs Rachel's Rescue Ranch from her home in Maryland, is pictured with a cat she rescued. Following is an excerpt from her website: "I rescue animals with the goal of alleviating suffering as best as I can of any animal that comes across my path. This is a homeless cat rescue primarily, with the occasional listing on behalf of owners who need to rehome their animals for reasons out of their control. My main goal is to continue spaying and neutering homeless cats until the regional pet overpopulation problem gets under control and our state doesn't have to euthanize so many healthy, loving dogs and cats everyday. Please please please....spay/neuter your pet and PLEASE don't buy a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store. They are lives...just like people. If you "order" a dog or cat, you are signing a death warrant for a soul in a shelter somewhere. Mutts and Domestic regular cats are amongst the healthiest pets out there. So go for the heart and save a devoted life. You will be rewarded with a lifetime of love."
For more information about Rachel's Rescue Ranch, please visit Rachel's website at www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD241.html
The overpopulation of stray cats and dogs is a huge problem in Sri Lanka so much so that street dogs have been deemed a menace to society. They are often treated like garbage where stones are thrown at them or they are hit by moving vehicles, which I had the unfortunate incident of witnessing. In front of the restaurant I was eating at, a dog was struck by a tuk tuk and miraculously scurried behind the restaurant yelping in the highest pitched sound that I will never forget. Three men quickly followed after the dog to which the sound suddenly stopped. I lost my appetite after I saw a man come out with a plastic black bag. We patrons looked at one another in disbelief with water in our eyes, wondering if there was something we could have done to save the poor dog's life.
I was relieved to find organizations like The Hope Foundation that has saved thousands of stray animals using the CNVR (Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return) method which by far seems the most humane and effective means of controlling the stray dog population and making Sri Lanka rabies free. Their ears are marked and then returned back to where they are found to keep new dogs with rabies from entering into the area. #thehopefoundationsrilanka
The prison site initially covered approximately 16 1/2 acres of land, which was enclosed by a fifteen foot high stockade wall. The prison was enlarged in June 1864 to 26 1/2 acres to compensate for overpopulation. The stockade was constructed in the shape of a parallelogram that was 1,620 feet long and 779 feet wide. Approximately 19 feet inside of the stockade wall was the "deadline," which the prisoners were not allowed to cross. If a prisoner stepped over the "deadline," the guards in the "pigeon roosts," which were roughly thirty yards, apart were allowed to shoot them.
www.nps.gov/ande/learn/historyculture/camp_sumter_history...
TIKAL NATIONAL PARK
Tikal National Park encompasses 575 square kilometres of jungle and thousands of ruined structures. The central part of the ancient city alone contains 3,000 buildings and covers about 16 square kilometers.
Tikal is also part of the one-million-hectare Maya Biosphere Reserve created in 1990 to protect the dense forests of the Peten, which started to disappear at an alarming rate due to population pressures, illegal logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices. Archeologists estimate that the Maya settled in the area now known as Tikal in about 900 BC.
Tikal grew into an important ceremonial, cultural, and commercial centre over the centuries. Most of the city's huge temples were constructed during the eighth century AD when Tikal became the greatest city in the Maya world with a population of perhaps 100,000. Like Maya complexes on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Tikal fell into decline at the end of the ninth century and was virtually abandoned. The causes of the Maya empire's collapse remain a mystery, but wars, famine, overpopulation and resource depletion have all been blamed.
Tikal's great stone monuments languished for centuries and were gradually reclaimed by the jungle. Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico, and his motley band of conquistadors marched by Tikal in 1525, but they failed to see its temples concealed by 40-metre-tall silk, cotton, cedar and mahogany trees. It wasn't until 1848 that an expedition sent out by the Guatemalan government officially discovered the ruins. Swiss, German and British archeologists soon followed to clear debris and begin studying the site.
ON THE GREAT PLAZA
The Temple of the Grand Jaguar (Temple I) and the Temple of the Masks (Temple II) loom like a pair of colossal bookends on opposite sides of the Great Plaza, a vast expanse ringed by terraces, palaces and ball courts.
Temple I rises some 50 meters above the plaza's eastern end. A stone stairway leads up the pyramid's nine tiers, corresponding to the nine levels of the Mayan underworld.
Called Temple of the Masks because of huge stone masks guarding its stairway, Temple II is almost as tall as Temple I.
From atop Tikal's pyramids, Maya astronomers tracked the movements of Venus and all the other visible planets.
They used these calculations -- extremely accurate even by today's standards -- to fine tune their complex calendar.
I went for a walk along Metroplex Avenue where I have previously found sacred kingfishers, swans with cygnets and a buff banded rail to name a few. Today, possibly due to recent heavy rain, I found an overpopulation of ibis, a dead possum and a lot of plastic litter against the grass.
This surreal landscape was created by an overpopulation of moose that has browsed the birch so severely that thousands of trees have died.
Fred Cheverie being interviewed by C.B.C. Charlottetown's Sally Pitt regarding the beaver overpopulation and its effects on P.E.I. watersheds at Bear River - November 16, 2007
It is ALWAYS better to offer fixed kittens for a price, not Free Kittens. When you give an animal away for free it implies that they are worthless and disposable. When they aren't fixed, you will never know if that kitten you are giving away will add to the pet overpopulation problem or not. Kittens can be fixed at 8 weeks of age.
Fred Cheverie being interviewed by C.B.C. Charlottetown's Sally Pitt regarding the beaver overpopulation and its effects on P.E.I. watersheds at Bear River - November 16, 2007
Elephants devastate the land where they graze, which is why overpopulation is so problematic. Some countries, Zimbabwe and Zambia among them, allow elephants to be hunted because the land is not enough to support the population.
I went for a walk along Metroplex Avenue where I have previously found sacred kingfishers, swans with cygnets and a buff banded rail to name a few. Today, possibly due to recent heavy rain, I found an overpopulation of ibis, a dead possum and a lot of plastic litter against the grass.
Woof Gang Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, no-kill, all volunteer dog rescue organization serving not only the Wisconsin and Illinois areas but Kentucky and Indiana as well. We are dedicated to rescuing dogs left homeless for whatever reason – primarily focusing on dogs in public shelters where they are at high risk of euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, dogs given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.
Fawn, there was an overpopulation of deer that summer, so this was an orphen, she died a few days later. We though about taking care of it, but we did not know if the mother was around, we figured we would have done more harm than good
Rachel Moriarty, who started and runs Rachel's Rescue Ranch from her home in Maryland, is pictured with a cat she rescued. Following is an excerpt from her website: "I rescue animals with the goal of alleviating suffering as best as I can of any animal that comes across my path. This is a homeless cat rescue primarily, with the occasional listing on behalf of owners who need to rehome their animals for reasons out of their control. My main goal is to continue spaying and neutering homeless cats until the regional pet overpopulation problem gets under control and our state doesn't have to euthanize so many healthy, loving dogs and cats everyday. Please please please....spay/neuter your pet and PLEASE don't buy a dog or cat from a breeder or pet store. They are lives...just like people. If you "order" a dog or cat, you are signing a death warrant for a soul in a shelter somewhere. Mutts and Domestic regular cats are amongst the healthiest pets out there. So go for the heart and save a devoted life. You will be rewarded with a lifetime of love."
For more information about Rachel's Rescue Ranch, please visit Rachel's website at www.petfinder.com/shelters/MD241.html
It was a truly gorgeous morning, with temperatures to rival those in southern California (minus the overpopulation).
Here I am standing at the intersection of Robidoux and Summit Ranch roads, facing west. The road in the picture is Robidoux, after it makes a 90-degree turn and heads west, back out onto the open prairie again, while the southerly road I WAS on (Robidoux), even though it continues straight south, has a change. At this intersection it becomes "Summit Ranch" (click the map link for understand what I cannot put into words). Summit Ranch looked much more interesting, so that's the road I took.
Construction progress on the Community Center overflow patio, front entrances, and inside The Park at the new Animal Services Center for the County of Santa Clara.
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The County of Santa Clara Animal Care and Control Department needed to replace their makeshift former residence with several additions and portables into an adequate home for the area’s needy animals.
Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture — working with animal care designer, The Bacon Group — created the County’s new Animal Services Center campus with state-of-the-art animal care functions in a park-like setting, providing innovative and sustainable building systems and amenities in the 24/7 facility.
The new Animal Services Center has capacity for 54 dogs and 90 cats, with spaces for other types of animals including rabbits, horses, and goats. To house and showcase larger animals, a barn is sited along the main building frontage, increasing visibility.
Taking a distinct departure from traditional shelter design, dog kennels are organized around an outdoor landscaped courtyard named “The Park”. Together with surrounding “Get Acquainted” pods, the experience offers a bright and open area to meet and greet potential pets in a natural park-like environment.
In addition to animal adoption, a primary objective of the Animal Services Center is to educate the public about the benefits of spaying and neutering. The County is taking a proactive approach to overpopulation by educating the public on reducing the number of animals ending up at the Animal Services Center through the use of the public surgery suite, located inside the facility’s clinic.
Another key solution the Animal Services Center provides is its large Educational Meeting facility. Not only will animal-specific community events be held there, but other County agencies will also be able to utilize the assembly space for conferences and gatherings up to 150 occupants—a resource they previously lacked.
The County of Santa Clara Animal Services Center is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification.
A conversation on demographic decline with Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute, and Brad Wilcox, Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia, moderated by Margarita Mooney Clayton, Associate Professor of Congregational Studies, Princeton Theological Seminary
One current phenomena drawing attention is the steep decline in worldwide birth rates. Is this demographic drop-off a real problem when overpopulation has been presented for years as a real threat to our future? What are the most predictable consequences for society? What might be the main causes and most adequate remedies? These are some of the questions which the speakers will address in their conversation.
How I Feel about Puppy Mills: Ozzie is a puppy mill survivor who was in deplorable condition when a mill was raided and closed down in Maine.
He is 9 years old and now just starting a normal
life.
The number of dogs spewed out by these mills
every year (3-4-million) about equals the number killed in animal shelters annually...
Maybe we could gain on overpopulation if the mills did not exist.
Dave and Dave's Nature Park, Costa Rica
Also known as the Strawberry Poison Dart Frog. Similar to its cousin, the Green-and-Black Poison Arrow Frog, the Blue-Jean Poison Dart Frog is found in lowland rainforest and premontane forest.
Unfortunately, like the Green-and-Black, the Blue-Jean has been a popular frog to put in captivity because of it's bright colors. Although the trapping of these frogs has decreased throughout the years, this problem still poses as a threat to the species and viable habitat for these frogs. These same frogs hold the same integral role in the balance of their ecosystem. If their population were to be diminished due to captivity, the insects they eat would be in overpopulation and the animals that eat them would resort to eating other prey.
The National Capital Area Spay/Neuter Center has the capacity for performing 75 sterilization surgeries per day. It will help Washington Humane Society and other animal rescue organizations in the region prevent pet overpopulation and end euthanization of adoptable dogs and cats. At left is Becky Robinson, founder of Alley Cat Allies.