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Once common throughout the country, by the 20th century the species had become extinct from the majority of Ireland, surviving only in a few isolated and fragmented populations mainly in the west. The main reasons for the species’ decline were related to hunting for its fur; loss of habitat through the destruction of forests; direct and indirect poisoning and persecution as a potential predator of livestock/game populations. Taxonomically, the species belongs to the Mustelid group of animals and it is related to wildlife such as the stoat, otter and badger. Adult pine marten are about the size of a domestic cat, hence the Irish name ‘Cat crainn‘, and have a long tail that can be half the length of their body. They have a rich fur coat, typically dark brown in colour and a distinguishing creamy-yellow throat patch. Pine marten are habitat specialists, requiring forest or scrub habitat to exist in an area. They are adept at climbing trees as they have powerful non-retractable claws. The species is primarily active at night and individuals live in territories that can vary in size from 60 hectares to 430 hectares. Males typically have bigger territories than females and there can be partial overlap between adjacent territories. Life expectancy can be up to ten years, although the majority of individuals are unlikely to survive past five years in the wild.
Distribution
Pine marten occur throughout mainland Europe, stretching from the Ural mountains in the east to Ireland at the western edge of the species global distribution. They can also be found in parts of the Middle East. In Europe, pine marten exist with a similar species called the beech or stone marten, although that species tends to be more associated with areas of human habitation. Also, in the eastern parts of pine marten distribution (mainly Russia) there is some overlap with a related marten species known as the sable.
In Ireland, pine marten were once widely distributed throughout every county. Current pine marten distribution is largely concentrated in western counties and the midlands of Ireland. The species now occurs in approximately 50% of its historical range. Pine marten remain extinct throughout the majority of Munster and are very rare in Ulster.
Den & Refuge Sites
Pine marten can utilise a variety of den sites, which are used for breeding. Den sites can include rock crevices, tree cavities, subterranean burrows, buildings (abandoned or occupied), old bird nests, squirrel dreys and log piles. These sites provide cover from weather extremes and safety from potential predators. Den sites are normally only occupied during the breeding season. Outside of this period, pine marten use what are termed refuge sites. Refuge sites can be very varied although normally they are located several metres off the ground in forest canopy. Upturned or blown over tress are often used as refuge sites but the species can exploit any habitat feature that provides cover and safety. Pine marten will tend to have refuge and den sites that are used repeatedly in a forest and they can have a high fidelity to these sites.
Reproduction
Pine marten are solitary and adults avoid contact with each other throughout most of the year. The species only breeds once with mating typically occurring in early summer between adults that are at least two years old. Pine marten have what is termed ‘delayed implantation’, which means that fertilised eggs are not implanted in the uterus until the following January. This is a strategy to ensure that young (known as kits) are born during the most favourable time of year, which for pine marten is during March and April. Typically, two to three kits will be born in spring, each weighing less than 30g. The kits will stay in the den for about six weeks and are totally dependent on the female. Kits will then start exploring the area around the den and will stay with the female for at least six months, up to a maximum of 12–16 months. After this period, juveniles will disperse and attempt to establish their own territory. Only a small number of juveniles will survive to become adults and breed. Pine marten are considered to be slow breeders both in the terms of the number of young that are produced and the age at which reproductive maturity is reached.
Foraging/Hunting/Diet
In terms of diet, pine marten are omnivorous taking both plant and animal material. In Ireland, pine marten exploit a variety of resources including berries, fruits, small mammals, invertebrates, birds and amphibians. In some areas where pine marten occur close to towns and villages the species will exploit rubbish bins for food. In other countries, pine martens rely heavily on microtine rodents such as voles and also in colder countries on carrion, especially in winter. When foraging, pine marten will usually stay within their own territory, which will have a variety of food resources available within it.
If you're from anywhere in the Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania area, you'll know what a "Food Lion" is. I am not sure how far they reach into the west or south, but they were quite popular in the states mentioned. A year or so ago, the Food Lion grocery chain was purchased by Shop n Save, and has been undergoing store re-models and re-branding to that name. On a recent visit to my brother's house near Madison, VA, I came across a Food Lion that hasn't yet been re-branded, and silly enough, had to get a picture of it. I'll miss the Lion logo, but I suppose all things change or come to an end at some point.
Good Morning All, I hope everyone is enjoying the weekends. Last night I went to Taronga Zoo with my friends to attend the Zoofari Ball 2014, a fund-raising event to raise money to save Sumatran Tigers.
Those who don’t know about Sumatran tigers, they are a rare tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Because of heavy deforestation and poaching this beautiful creatures are closer to being extinct. If this continues this noble creature could end up like its extinct Javan and Balinese relatives. There are only 400 of them left in the wild and their population is dwindling rapidly. But despite increased efforts in tiger conservation including law enforcement and anti poaching activities the market for Sumatran tigers are high in Sumatra and rest of Asia. Zoos around have joined the battle to prevent this creature from extinction, but the prospect of losing the last of the world’s wild tigers within the next five years continues to loom.
The event was a huge success. I don’t know how much they raised as they still didn’t posted any info on their website. Most of the fund raised will be spend on breeding programs, research and other activities. This photo was taken at Taronga Zoo just before the event. This guy was already sleeping when I visited his cage. I guess he had his dinner early. I had to knock on the glass to get him to look the camera. Excuse about the quality. This is the only image I got him to look at the camera. I got really excited that I didn’t look for focussing properly. Feel free to share the photo. Enjoy the weekend.
blog post here: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=2242
at the American Museum of Natural History Wing of Mammals and their Extinct Relatives
'Endangered and Extinct' by creative recycling artist Val Hunt, an exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral, Saturday 26 September-Sunday 1 November 2020 in the Cloisters
From the Cathedral's website:
"This exhibition presents a subtle message about recycling and preservation, raising awareness of why the creatures on show are endangered or extinct...
Having worked for the past 29 years as a professional maker, Val Hunt continues to be amazed at the versatility of creative recycling. There is an enormous variety of discarded material just waiting to be reconstructed and given a new identity, especially Val's favourite material of drinks can metal. Intricate constructions and interesting textures are key elements found in her work, humour is also an added ingredient whenever possible.
Through experimentation, ingenuity and skill her work is always changing as she discovers new techniques and ways of constructing recycled materials to signal a new meaning. Her works recycles a diverse selection of throwaway material, from these she creates a fascinating selection of large and small sculptural pieces which are both appealing and informative.
Despite her use of manufactured materials, her main inspiration comes from the natural world. Val has a special interest in endangered and extinct species and most of her work reflects this. She makes animals, exotic birds, dinosaurs, insects and species of flora all on the edge or now extinct.
The increasing awareness of the effects of pollution, climate change, plastic in the Ocean and environment destruction on the habitat have influenced Val's work. She now dedicates her making to highlighting the plight of species that are on the edge or gone forever in her touring educational exhibition 'Endangered and Extinct'...
Val's work has been shown in exhibitions around the UK, Denmark, Japan, United Emirates, USA and toured overseas with the British Council. She has work in many permanent collections."
Extinct monsters : a popular account of some of the larger forms of ancient animal life / by Rev. H. N. Hutchinson ... with illustrations by J. Smit and others.
London : Chapman & Hall, 1896.
When Robert Griggs first arrived here in 1919 he found it as a geothermal area. It became known as The Yellowstone of the North. It was however, not geothermal at all. The fumeroles had been created by super-heated steam created by the molten lava and ash boiling the River Lethe. Fumeroles are long gone now however. It is said that the Lunar Rover and astronauts trained here for the moon landings. Just saying! .... It is 1985 here. Filmed on Kodachrome 64 and scanned at 4000dpi.
blog post here: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=2242
at the American Museum of Natural History Wing of Mammals and their Extinct Relatives
'Endangered and Extinct' by creative recycling artist Val Hunt, an exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral, Saturday 26 September-Sunday 1 November 2020 in the Cloisters
From the Cathedral's website:
"This exhibition presents a subtle message about recycling and preservation, raising awareness of why the creatures on show are endangered or extinct...
Having worked for the past 29 years as a professional maker, Val Hunt continues to be amazed at the versatility of creative recycling. There is an enormous variety of discarded material just waiting to be reconstructed and given a new identity, especially Val's favourite material of drinks can metal. Intricate constructions and interesting textures are key elements found in her work, humour is also an added ingredient whenever possible.
Through experimentation, ingenuity and skill her work is always changing as she discovers new techniques and ways of constructing recycled materials to signal a new meaning. Her works recycles a diverse selection of throwaway material, from these she creates a fascinating selection of large and small sculptural pieces which are both appealing and informative.
Despite her use of manufactured materials, her main inspiration comes from the natural world. Val has a special interest in endangered and extinct species and most of her work reflects this. She makes animals, exotic birds, dinosaurs, insects and species of flora all on the edge or now extinct.
The increasing awareness of the effects of pollution, climate change, plastic in the Ocean and environment destruction on the habitat have influenced Val's work. She now dedicates her making to highlighting the plight of species that are on the edge or gone forever in her touring educational exhibition 'Endangered and Extinct'...
Val's work has been shown in exhibitions around the UK, Denmark, Japan, United Emirates, USA and toured overseas with the British Council. She has work in many permanent collections."
Antigua placa de hierro de la extinta compañía inglesa Stothert & Pitt, fabricantes de grúas y piezas de hierro para locomotoras y otros a principios del siglo pasado.
Esta placa se encuentra en una de las locomotoras del Museo Ferroviario Pablo Neruda, Temuco Chile.
Old iron plate from the extinct English company Stothert & Pitt, manufacturers of cranes and iron parts for locomotives and others at the beginning of the last century.
This plate is found in one of the locomotives of the Pablo Neruda Railway Museum, Temuco Chile.
'Endangered and Extinct' by creative recycling artist Val Hunt, an exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral, Saturday 26 September-Sunday 1 November 2020 in the Cloisters
From the Cathedral's website:
"This exhibition presents a subtle message about recycling and preservation, raising awareness of why the creatures on show are endangered or extinct...
Having worked for the past 29 years as a professional maker, Val Hunt continues to be amazed at the versatility of creative recycling. There is an enormous variety of discarded material just waiting to be reconstructed and given a new identity, especially Val's favourite material of drinks can metal. Intricate constructions and interesting textures are key elements found in her work, humour is also an added ingredient whenever possible.
Through experimentation, ingenuity and skill her work is always changing as she discovers new techniques and ways of constructing recycled materials to signal a new meaning. Her works recycles a diverse selection of throwaway material, from these she creates a fascinating selection of large and small sculptural pieces which are both appealing and informative.
Despite her use of manufactured materials, her main inspiration comes from the natural world. Val has a special interest in endangered and extinct species and most of her work reflects this. She makes animals, exotic birds, dinosaurs, insects and species of flora all on the edge or now extinct.
The increasing awareness of the effects of pollution, climate change, plastic in the Ocean and environment destruction on the habitat have influenced Val's work. She now dedicates her making to highlighting the plight of species that are on the edge or gone forever in her touring educational exhibition 'Endangered and Extinct'...
Val's work has been shown in exhibitions around the UK, Denmark, Japan, United Emirates, USA and toured overseas with the British Council. She has work in many permanent collections."
Extinct monsters : a popular account of some of the larger forms of ancient animal life / by Rev. H. N. Hutchinson ... with illustrations by J. Smit and others.
London : Chapman & Hall, 1896.
Agfa Agfapan APX 400 and APX 100, expired in July 2002.
Kodak Kodacolor-X CX 120 "Process promptly - Process C-22", expired in October 1965.
And two Perutz "17", 17 DIN, 40 ASA 3,5, expired in October 1965. Would anybody please have any hints on how the Perutz wants to be "promptly processed"? I do not seem to be able to find any info online. Also: is this a colour film? 0:-)
I am waiting for the right moment (and some info on developing the Perutz) before I bring them out for a shot…
Date: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014
Caption: Dinosaurs become 3D when viewed from a platform above at the Sarasota Chalk Festival in Venice, FL on Nov. 15, 2014. Artists from around the globe use the pavement as their canvas and pastel chalk as their medium to create street paintings at the annual festival.
Photo by Lara Cerri
Background: The Sarasota Chalk Festival is a local community-based event by the Avenida de Colores 501c3 charitable cultural arts organization. It is the first and only internationally acclaimed festival in Sarasota County that is free for all – children, students, adults, families, and the elderly – to participate in and attend.
The festival is also a global community-based event where pavement artists from around the world come together, once a year, to participate in the festivities. Hundreds of artists use the pavement as their canvas and pastel chalk as their medium to create breathtaking oversized traditional and 3D illusionistic paintings. The public are invited to participate in, attend, and interact with the artists as they go about their work.
The Sarasota Chalk Festival’s 2014 Theme is ‘Extinct and Endangered Species’ because planet earth is now in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of plants and animals. This is the worst epidemic of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Although extinction is a natural phenomenon, it occurs at a natural “background” rate of about one to five species per year but we are now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with literally dozens going extinct every day – EXTINCT. It could be a scary future indeed, with as many as 30 to 50 percent of all species possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century. Join us November 14-17 in Venice as we bring awareness to those species that cannot speak for themselves!
Visit www.chalkfestival.org for more info.
The species is now extinct in the wild on the Australian mainland. Mala were once widespread and abundant throughout the spinifex deserts of central and western Australia. By the 1930s, habitat destruction and the introduction of rabbits, foxes and cats had made them one of the rarest macropods in Australia. By the 1980's only two small populations remained in the Tanami Desert, NT, until one population was destroyed by a fox in 1987 and the other by a bushfire in 1991. Luckily, prior to their destruction some of the animals were captured and bred in captivity. These captive-bred mainland mala survived and provided the source of several ‘fenced’ populations and a new population on islands off northwest Western Australia.
The species is thriving at Scotia in a special cat and fox free, fenced area of about 100 hectares. This particular female is carrying a joey in its pouch. It was an absolute delight to have about a dozen of these beautiful small marsupials moving around our legs as they were given supplementary food.
Heifer blog post by Donna Stokes --
Mandira Bote (pictured) of Sarlahi, Nepal. She and others in her community near the Bagmati River belong to a marginalized, nearly extinct caste of landless fishermen. Before Heifer came into the community in late 2006, the women there suffered greatly. This photo of her was taken at the beginning of the project by Heifer's partner, the Bagmati Welfare Society of Nepal. Make a note of what's missing or hiding: No goats, no smile, and just the tiniest hint of the confidence, determination and lifelong dream of learning that had yet to be realized.
The women in the Heifer group talked about how before they started the values training and joined the self-help group, their husbands drank away their earnings, forcing them to work crushing stones in a quarry to provide food for their families. Their huts were very small and leaked when it rained. They had tried to raise animals, but didn't know how, and their hard-earned money was lost when the animals died without the proper care.
Mandira Bote of February 2011, several years into a Heifer goat project. She stands boldly in front of a community meeting, with visitors from Heifer headquarters in attendance, and beams with pride when it is announced she is the very first woman of her village to finish high school.
"Now with the goat project, I finally have the resources to educate my children and myself," Bote said. "I'm very proud and happy to be the first here to finish high school. Now I want to go to college; I have always wanted to. I would like to be a teacher."
After the meeting, she leads us to the construction site of her new brick home, being built directly in front of her old hut. She cradles a goat, but explains that it isn't just the animals and income from them that transformed her. It was also the values training that helped her and her fellow members see that they were strong enough and smart enough to achieve their dreams.
She holds the hand of her son, Sanam Bote, age 7, and talks excitedly about her plans for her own future as well as her children's. Daughter Basha, now just over 1 year old, will have every opportunity, she promises.
"I am more determined to send her to college than my son," she said. "Daughters are always looked down upon, seen as lesser than sons. I want to give my daughter the same chance as the boys."
Wicker Park Warlords from a time before the hood flipped affluent; found this acting on a tip from "Mr. Eastvill". Between Schiller & Evergreen on Damen. (Gang Graffiti)
This card is number three in a a series of extinct animal cards. It is printed with black water based speedball ink from a hand carved linoleum block. It is of the Stephens Island Wren(Xenicus lyalli). It was a small flightless wren native to Stephens Island, a small uninhabited island off New Zealand's South Island. A lighthouse was built on the island in 1894 and the entire species was supposedly wiped out by the lighthouse keeper's cat named Tibbles in that same year.
Project Title: Extinct Attractions Club Horizons
Created: 6/22/2006
Media: DVD
Description:
The DVD from the Extinct Attraction Club. Please see the following website for more information…
www.extinct-attractions-club.com/
Design:
The overall layout of the DVD cover is based on the originals but with a significant artist step forward. The original was simply a white pavilion logo with the attraction’s signature color as a background.
Legal/Technical Notes:
All projects completed by JLH are created and archived in high quality 300 – 600 dpi.
JLH Omnimedia is not associated with or endorsed by the Walt Disney Company.
Original artwork, graphics, and logos are ©Disney and/or JLH Omnimedia.
Unauthorized duplication and distribution are subject to prosecution and (in many cases termination from the Walt Disney Company.)
An extinct genus of ungulates which lived from the Late Eocene to the earliest Oligocene.
Dinosaur Court
This series of sculpted dinosaurs and extinct mammals was commissioned in 1854 and unveiled in 1856. This was designed to accompany the Crystal Palace in its new home in Bromley.
The beasts were built by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, and were the first of their kind. Hawkins was assisted with Sir Richard Owen providing some technical guidance on the dinosaurs.
The design of some of these dinosaurs are rather innacurate, but others are believed to be quite realistic.
Crystal Palace Park came from the Penge Place estate when, in 1854, the Crystal Palace was moved from Hyde Park (where it was set up in 1851 for The Great Exhibition).
The Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton, who also played a role in the relocation and designing the new site with its Italian gardens and terraces.
The area waned in the late c19th, and despite hosting the Festival of Empire in 1911, the managing company declared bankruptcy. In 1913 the Earl of Plymouth purchased it to save it, and a public supscription was raised to purchase it for the nation.
It was a naval training ground during the Great War, after which it was the first Imperial War Museum.
The 1920s saw a programme of restoration and rejuvenation, but 30 November 1936 an office fire broke out and the building burned down.
Since then the Park has hosted various events and partial development. Today it is primarily a public park.
Taken in Crystal Palace
Mt Eden's summit crater and downtown Auckland city
From the book Our Mountains. www.ourmountainsbook.wordpress.com
Extinct monsters and creatures of other days : a popular account of some of the larger forms of ancient animal life / by Rev. H. N. Hutchinson. With illustrations by J. Smit, Alice B. Woodward, J. Green, Charles Knight, and others.
London : Chapman & Hall, 1910.
Posemètre à extinction d'écran "intégralement français", exemplaire n° 2340 aluminium émaillé et laiton nikelé (sic), échelles gravées. 8 cm, 60 g. Livré en étui aluminium avec notice 8 pages.
"Lire le temps de pose, en regard de l'ouverture du diaphragme, lorsque la lueur est sur le point de s'éteindre brusquement"
Bourse de matériel photographique, 31 octobre 2015, St-Bonnet de Mûre (Rhône)