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Update on FMD in Mongolia: Life stock vaccination, or killing wild life?
Life stock vaccination, or killing wild life?
In continuation on the earlier item (FMD in Mongolia: wild life or livestock, who is guilty?” veterinarian problems have to be solved by whom who are in principle responsible: and that’s agriculture, and not wild nature.) on foot and mouth disease (FMD) LHNet received new information about what emergency actions were taken by the Mongolian government, via Dr. Lkhagvasuren Badamjav Conservation Director WWF Mongolia.
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ICMO Advice on the Oostvaardersplassen published!
On the 22th of November 2010 the International Committee Management Oostvaardersplassen published its second advice. Below the summary of this advice, and how it can be downloaded.
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Carcasses of large grazers in nature reserves almost no risk
Carcasses large grazers in nature is hardly a risk to public and animal health
Leaving carcasses of large grazers such as cattle and horses in nature is hardly a risk to public and animal health. In the Netherlands, carcasses of large herbivores (cattle, horses) in the wild have to be removed. Carcasses in nature are a part of the "circle of life, therefore Dutch nature conservationists want to leave carcasses of large grazers in the large nature areas Oostvaardersplassen and the Veluwezoom. This would contribute substantially to the public debate about nature values.