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Newsletter Christmas 2011
Dear LHNet followers!
Enjoy reading the Christmas newsletter 2011.
LHNet wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Where did the wild horse go
Wild horses have been an intricate part of the wildlife of Europe since hundreds of thousands of years. During historical times, wild horses have been described by contemporaries from the ancient period, until the 19th century.
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Expansion large mammal species?
In an article published on Discovery News, Jennifer Viegas reports on scientists' prediction that it may be possible to clone a woolly mammoth within the next five years. They are currently analysing the marrow from a mammoth thigh bone found in the Siberian permafrost. Cloning mammoths will no doubt raise many questions.
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Where are stable 50-year-old landscapes with patches and long, wide corridors?
Do conservation corridors work? Examples sought in Europe.
Dr. Paul Beier and Dr. Andrew J. Gregory of the School of Forestry and Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, U.S.A. initiated a study to determine if conservation corridors work. The goal of their study is to measure the ability of long, wide corridors to promote gene flow and long-term patch occupancy among habitat blocks that are embedded in a human dominated (row crop ag, industrial forest, urban matrix).
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LHNet signed the joint statement to Secure the Future of CMS
Nineteen non-governmental organisations, incluciing LHNet, undersigned the Joint Statement directed to the participants of the 10th CMS Conference of the Parties, November 2011, Norway. The action was based based on a initiative of the Migratory Wildlife Network.
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The bison returns to Danish wildlife
Four million Danish kroner for the reintroduction of European bison on Bornholm
The Villum Foundation has given 4 million Danish kroner to enable the Ministry of Environment to reintroduce the European bison in the forest Almindingen on the Danish island of Bornholm.
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LHNet Library optimisation
The library has been updated, reorganized and optimized
Did you know LHNet has a library? LHNet is permanentely collecting articles, reports about LHNet related activities and started a video collection. The goal of this library is to provide a broad collection about large herbivores and other topic related materials in an easy accesible way. Feel free to contact LHNet and provide us with links or documents to add to the LHNet library.
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Pamir Argali in Tajikistan: Sustainable Hunting Stabilizes Population
Pamir Argali in Tajikistan: Sustainable Hunting Stabilizes Population
Recently published advertisements and infomercials on hunting of Pamir argali (also known as Marco Polo sheep or scientifically as Ovis ammon polii) made reference to Pamir argali numbers and hunting in Tajikistan. These publications have not always used reliable sources, correct population numbers and authoritative connected information.
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The World Wilderness Congress - WILD10
WILD10 confirmed: 2013 in Spain!
The 10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10) will convene in Spain in October 2013, focusing on the global and European status of wilderness and human society.
