tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post5364951323870073567..comments2024-03-28T21:00:15.691+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: E is for Extinct Animals … and Endangered Species … Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72090046930241535442017-04-16T18:23:20.181+01:002017-04-16T18:23:20.181+01:00Hi Sara - yes they were woolly apparently ... I...Hi Sara - yes they were woolly apparently ... I'd love to have seen one - but they departed 'some' years ago. There are masses of varieties of bees - how you tell them apart I don't know ... but scientists do - thank fully! I could do wildlife and re-wilding at some stage ... cheers and thanks for visiting - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46218735096669740592017-04-08T11:59:09.957+01:002017-04-08T11:59:09.957+01:00Wooly rhinoceros! Crazy! Sad about the bumble bee,...Wooly rhinoceros! Crazy! Sad about the bumble bee, but interesting with the reintroduction of wildlife. Could definitely be its own post. <br /><br /><a href="http://saracsnider.com" rel="nofollow">A to Z 2017: Magical and Medicinal Herbs</a><br />Sara C. Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148040154590535970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49311348525439325702017-04-08T07:48:17.994+01:002017-04-08T07:48:17.994+01:00@ Anabel - it's a trial ... but will be intere...@ Anabel - it's a trial ... but will be interesting to see if there's enough room to support them - Alladale is a large estate. Glad you saw one in the States ... <br /><br />@ Natasha - it is amazing to see the range of animals we've had and still have on these shores over the millennia ... <br /><br />@ Deniz - we're in a catch 22 situation with the loss of endangered species - it was something I only really became aware of in South Africa ... the introduction of guns didn't help - yes and a larger population.<br /><br />I quite often need to rethink Wiki - and check the naming of things as there's so often two or three names - different in other parts of the world ... Osprey to me are Fish Eagles from South Africa ... and yes you've got it right re the recolonisation of them in the 1950s ...<br /><br />You'd make a good editor of Wiki - I wouldn't mind too ... <br /><br />@ Diedre - I hope there's enough room for the Moose in Glen Alladale ... but anything reintroduced is carefully monitored. That little 'blue' frog is wonderful isn't it - nature is always amazing us ..<br /><br />Cheers to you all - thanks so much for your visits ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16138226846087880442017-04-07T14:49:58.465+01:002017-04-07T14:49:58.465+01:00The Moose will surely love it at Glen Alladale in ...The Moose will surely love it at Glen Alladale in the Scottish highlands. I'm intrigued with the little 'blue' frog ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65944157770302690832017-04-07T13:41:05.155+01:002017-04-07T13:41:05.155+01:00I feel badly for the endangered animals, and for a...I feel badly for the endangered animals, and for all those that have become extinct in the last 1,000 years, since I assume it's mainly due to human interference.<br />The Wikipedia list misled me at first -- I caught the osprey on the list and was wondering how it could be extinct, then saw that it's only extinct in the UK, not elsewhere. And then I read a bit more and realised it recolonised in Britain in 1954. If I wasn't so busy, one of the things I'd like to do is become an editor on Wikipedia! :PDeniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69185401489764442342017-04-07T12:32:15.699+01:002017-04-07T12:32:15.699+01:00It is quite amazing the range of animals that have...It is quite amazing the range of animals that have live on these shores over the millenia.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="https://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> - Shapeshifters and WerewolvesTasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-69296817164398552632017-04-07T11:18:38.851+01:002017-04-07T11:18:38.851+01:00I didn't know we had moose in Scotland. I'...I didn't know we had moose in Scotland. I've only once seen one in the wild in the US.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68123251245339243442017-04-07T07:49:28.093+01:002017-04-07T07:49:28.093+01:00@ Sharon – there are 250 bee species in the UK and...@ Sharon – there are 250 bee species in the UK and 20,000 worldwide apparently. I still see some bees around and it’s lovely they come for our garden nectar … <br /><br />@ Bazza – wonderful- thank you! Oh yes ok .. ‘envelope’ only has one vowel … clever!<br /><br />@ Steve – It’s desperate to lose a species isn’t it – and I’ve read about the bees being ‘taken’ to the almond orchards in CA … <br /><br />@Jacqui – oh man!! – yes of course Homo Erectus – a few of the hominids have gone extinct … our turn will come!<br /><br />@ Liz – extinctions are terrible to learn about – especially recent ones, that could have been saved.<br /><br />@ Denise – yes Wiki is extraordinary with its information – thank goodness: I do use a lot of my books, exhibitions and museums in researching information … <br /><br />@ Pamela – good to meet you … and yes there are other animals around the world that need protecting too …<br /><br />@ Carrie-Anne – I used to love similar books and have some here, or inherited some from my mother or uncle – wonderful that your mother gave the school a book in your uncle’s memory … I hope it generated a love of science for a few pupils … <br /><br />@ Jean – I’ve found one other extinction post under E – but I expect there are others … very sad to think about extinct species …<br /><br />@ Jo – well they’re giving Moose a try in the Highlands. The Pika sounds an interesting animal … <br /><br />@ Gail – too many questions!! The answer is of course we don’t know do we – probably the question to be asked – is if we weren’t around would the world still go round – and I guess it would with some species, not with others … we just are able to write and record the details … will it help in the end, or are we just expediting zoological demise ….??<br /><br />@ Michelle – the honeybee is only one of many species … but it’s good that it is being studied and understood better – it does seem strange that bees would be endangered – yet there are so many varieties of them … and the parasites are attacking them – caused by us perhaps … <br /><br />Thanks everyone – so glad you’ve read these ideas and comments with interest – definitely we need to help our world all we can … cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-51877539314500258262017-04-07T07:25:48.333+01:002017-04-07T07:25:48.333+01:00Recently, the plight of the honeybee seems to be i...Recently, the plight of the honeybee seems to be in the spotlight. <br />Who would have thought that bees would become endangered? <br />Just seems strange because there are millions of bees... or so it seems. Yet, the writing has been on the wall from a decade ago, when beekeepers noticed their honeybee populations had started dying off at increasingly rapid rates.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9672652330745562472017-04-07T03:00:00.238+01:002017-04-07T03:00:00.238+01:00Your topic today is thought-provoking and controve...Your topic today is thought-provoking and controversial. Do species have a predetermined expiration date; would some species become extinct even without the invasion of their territory by other species? Also, would new species not exist if others had not died out? I'm not sure Charles Darwin had all the answers.Gail M Baugniet - Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543343067963247963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-44117272083614633202017-04-07T02:03:29.885+01:002017-04-07T02:03:29.885+01:00Reintroducing moose to Scotland, what a great idea...Reintroducing moose to Scotland, what a great idea.'<br /><br />Saw a programme on TV about the pika and other animals in it's very cold habitat. It will probably not survive the planetary warming.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83499661764153643832017-04-07T00:43:36.861+01:002017-04-07T00:43:36.861+01:00Extinction seems to be a popular topic today. Sad ...Extinction seems to be a popular topic today. Sad to think about all the creatures there once were that are no more.<br /><a href="http://jeanddavis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Discarded Darlings - Jean Davis, Speculative Fiction Writer, A to Z: Editing Fiction</a>Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57386544214248554292017-04-07T00:15:56.700+01:002017-04-07T00:15:56.700+01:00My parents once bought me a book about the extinct...My parents once bought me a book about the extinct creatures which once roamed Earth (both dinosaurs and other animals). Later, my mother bought another copy and donated it to my elementary school library in my uncle's memory, since he loved science and dinosaurs. It's so sad to hear about species going extinct.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24845777934195692182017-04-06T22:38:47.779+01:002017-04-06T22:38:47.779+01:00Such an important topic as we need to make sure mo...Such an important topic as we need to make sure more creatures don't disappear from the planet. The Tasmanian Tiger is extinct but I like to think they're still out there somewhere. Great post.<br /><br /><a href="https://thewrightsdaysoffun.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Highlands Days of Fun</a>PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470130153229393246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23975425232694758482017-04-06T21:50:56.693+01:002017-04-06T21:50:56.693+01:00Wikipedia never ceases to amaze me. Sad to see all...Wikipedia never ceases to amaze me. Sad to see all of the extinct animals. Happy Thursday, Hilary. Cheers, DM. Denise C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10326139040976625458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3655052065463589262017-04-06T21:48:29.813+01:002017-04-06T21:48:29.813+01:00Extinctions make me sad.Extinctions make me sad.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-37630073739336396142017-04-06T21:12:54.539+01:002017-04-06T21:12:54.539+01:00Then there's Erectus (as in Homo erectus), one...Then there's Erectus (as in Homo erectus), one of man's predecessors. Extinct for quite a while now.Computer Tutorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938856237984732342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54314897313789379832017-04-06T21:10:45.644+01:002017-04-06T21:10:45.644+01:00It is sad to hear a lose of any population. There ...It is sad to hear a lose of any population. There are a few endangered around me in just pollinators.In California they have to import bees to ensure a good almond crop just to keep up with demand.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86762888645125474082017-04-06T20:32:02.772+01:002017-04-06T20:32:02.772+01:00Erudite education & eminent entertainment! Evi...Erudite education & eminent entertainment! Evidently extinction endangers extant & enmeshed exemplars....oh, I give up – it’s too hard!<br />(What word starts with E and only has one letter in it? Envelope!)<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s stupendous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b><br />bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82201933838742233932017-04-06T20:24:25.025+01:002017-04-06T20:24:25.025+01:00Very interesting, Hilary. Thank you. My garden was...Very interesting, Hilary. Thank you. My garden was visited by bumble bees one summer. Very similar to the short haired one you show, so now I wonder how rare they might been. It was such a treat, as I had not seen bumble bees in a long, long time.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-928564313525326322017-04-06T19:22:59.171+01:002017-04-06T19:22:59.171+01:00@ CD – do you have an over abundance of Moose in N...@ CD – do you have an over abundance of Moose in Newfoundland – are they not diseased? I see Newfoundland is an island – perhaps that stock is not infected. Difficult if they are so prolific – I understand about causing accidents … a challenge … <br /><br />@ Susan – I suspect we may well be extinct at some stage … I just didn’t suggest it – thankfully others have! Glad the pictures bring some aspects to life (or extinct ‘life’!) … <br /><br />@ Stephen – yes we are on the same page today … we had a lot of interesting animals – the bones have been found … even down here where I live – they wandered around!!<br /><br />@ Roland – you may well be so right – just a depressing thought … and if so we could well be extinct ‘fairly soon’ … wise words for us to think about … <br /><br />@ Jeffrey – I’m ok .. and it’s good to see you again – just glad to comment – when and if you blog. Yes the Dodo is a sad case of human intervention … but that was Africa … <br /><br />@ Laurel – yes we’re told about the bees in the States too – I’m so glad you saw honey bees in your garden … I’m not that up on the different species of bees – some are very obvious … we’ve had very large bumbling ones around recently – wasps are good too!<br /><br />@ Inger – it’s a trial .. but we’ll see how it goes: the Elk is your national animal .. but in North America there is another species called an Elk … but your Swedish Alg is a Moose in American English and Elk in British English – c/o Wiki .. but defeated me! I’m just happy you’re enjoying the posts and remembrances of England … and your stay here.<br /><br />@ Trudy – good to see you … and so I’m delighted to read your grandchildren will be happy with the science poem and some of these posts – perhaps I should have done southern African animals … but brilliant they’re interested in animals of any sort – the cheetah are just lovely I’ve seen them out of my car window … just below – very lucky me!<br /><br />@ Joanne – yes we can learn from extinct animals and still are – but every living thing is dependent on something else … one goes extinct – so does a chain. Sadly we’re killing too many of them – and the whole of earth is a whole … <br /><br />@ Diane – I agree if we’re not very careful about our wild life – as you say the hunting and need for so called ‘traditional medicines’ don’t help – not a happy world …<br /><br />@ Nick – yes I think I’ll have to write some in the Reflections post about rewilding … there are some toxic diseases that bees seem to be prone to … it’s a whole another part of the scientific world. Except these things make a return and surprise us – let’s hope the short-haired bee is one … but as you say the worst predator is us.<br /><br />@ Bob – I don’t get a paper … so I’ll have to look perhaps in the Library – I expect Saturday’s paper will show me something re the Ice Age separation … <br /><br />I haven’t come across the A-Z on Echidna .. hope I find it … very rare by the sound of it … <br /><br />Thanks everyone – those I haven’t visited I’ll be across .. but wonderful to have your comments and ideas – cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59672483261779564692017-04-06T19:22:19.707+01:002017-04-06T19:22:19.707+01:00@ EC – so glad you listened to Mr R’s poem … it do...@ EC – so glad you listened to Mr R’s poem … it does bring it home. I hope conservation can become part of the norm and we look after all our species.<br /><br />@ Sophie – yes ‘extinct’ isn’t a good word is it. We do need to be careful – and I think they are … but the law of unintended consequences is always an unknown … I’m glad the topic is giving you something to think about – me too … <br /><br />@ Nas – I’m glad you’re reading the posts and being aware of them … <br /><br />@ Nila – thanks so much – I’ve taken on board your edutainment ‘tag’ … and that Mr R’s poem resonated. Poor old short-haired bee … with flowing locks! When I read your comment I was also needing more coffee!<br /><br />@ Phillip – insects are a completely different story … so many of them, and so many we have no idea about. Yes there were sabre-toothed tigers – found in caves here in the UK – this link takes you to the Devon ones I wrote about … <br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/west-country-south-zeal-menhir-part-4.html <br /><br />@ Courtney – thanks for the link to the book World Without Us – I’ll check it out … I know little about animals or history of North America … <br /><br />@ Lynn – oh sadly we’ve lost quite a few species of bees or they are definitely on the endangered list – we do have documentaries on the varieties of bees … <br /><br />@ Vinodini – I’m just aware that we need to protect our environment in all its parts … animals, plants, insects, etc otherwise life on earth will disappear. Also if I write about a subject I try to give as much pertinent information as possible – yet keep my content interesting … <br /><br />@ Sylvia – ‘extinct’ is such a traumatic word isn’t it … some of these large ancient extinct animals were quite amazing, but haven’t sadly stayed the test of time in Europe or Asia … <br /><br />@ BookWorm – interesting to read about the Passenger Pigeon being extinct in the States. Very sad knowing that some animals have gone extinct – but it seems to be part of the cycle of life … and yes they are trying to resurrect some extinct animals … we just need to be careful … but it is research … <br /><br />@ Keith – I think they probably did – which is why the many cow populations is really large around the world – but since we’ve been farming and particularly in recent hundreds of years so much has been learnt … definitely the number of creatures roaming have decreased year on year … sad but true – and yes only cats – not good!<br /><br />@ Arpan – thanks for visiting – you’re right about our first instinct is to kill them – originally for food … <br /><br />@ Mel – yes the oceans are still a source of new species … sadly we are getting down to those depths … but let’s hope sense prevails – hope!<br /><br />@ Cynthia – glad you enjoyed Mr R’s science poem and to know that your kids will enjoy the poem … the sadness of extinction is terrible, but let’s hope endangered species can be kept from the brink … <br /><br />@ Namy – I suspect we are responsible for plenty of species – but some went in the Ice Age … good to see you and thanks for your visit…<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2798790311487384182017-04-06T18:55:38.524+01:002017-04-06T18:55:38.524+01:00On another post I have just seen a verse about an ...On another post I have just seen a verse about an echidna. It's also quite a coincidence that the ice age separation of Britain and France by the destruction of the chalk land bridge featured in the newspapers yesterday.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-32311318977640082542017-04-06T18:49:14.934+01:002017-04-06T18:49:14.934+01:00Great to hear moose have been reintroduced here. D...Great to hear moose have been reintroduced here. Didn't know about that. I wonder if the short-haired bumblebee was competed out of the market by the more heavy and, well, bumbling ones you normally see. It looks a bit delicate. Sadly though, most extinctions are caused by the deadliest predator on the planet: us.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62891398905170876402017-04-06T17:30:03.663+01:002017-04-06T17:30:03.663+01:00I think that extinct list is going to grow rapidly...I think that extinct list is going to grow rapidly if something is not done about paoachers and gun happy people who shoot for the fun of it!!! Cheers Diane Rhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.com