Source Romania has a lot of brown bears. Yes, that is the same species (Ursus arctos) that we North Americans call a grizzly, an Alaskan or coastal brown, or a Kodiak bear. The species has (or rather had) a Holarctic distribution. The European subspecies is known as the European brown bear, the Eurasian brown bear, or [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Romania’s Brown Bears
Posted in wildlife, tagged brown bear, Nicolae Ceausescu, Romanian brown bear on December 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Setting some rumors straight
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2009 | 69 Comments »
As per my ending the blog: 1. I may return to it off and on. I still moderate comments. As soon as wind in my sails again, I’ll start writing things again. It might take a month or so. 2. The reason why I am ending the blog for a while is that I am [...]
End of the blog
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This blog will no longer be regularly updated.
End of the blog
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2009 | 18 Comments »
I’m afraid that this will be the last post in the blog for the foreseeable future next month or so or until my writer’s block subsides. I may return to it at a later date, but it is defunct for now. I will continue to approve comments and moderate them. If you need to contact [...]
Back to normal
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had power since Monday evening. But the wireless router was out. New stuff coming tomorrow.
Another pet that can kill you
Posted in pets that can kill you, wildlife, tagged brown bear, pet bears, pets that can kill you on December 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I wonder how long this will last: Source. My prediction is that it will end up like this: Source. However, the first case could actually be worse because 1. there is no muzzle and 2. food is involved.
Donald McCaig talks some sense
Posted in dog breeding on December 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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Dog-Fox hybrids?
Posted in wild dogs, wildlife, wolves, tagged canid hybrids, dog-fox hybrids, side-striped jackals on December 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
No. Side-striped jackals (Canis adustus): Source I think that it is very likely that some of the reports of “dog/fox hybrids” in Britain from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are actually these animals. When the sun never set upon the British Empire, it was commonplace for creatures native to the far reaches of the [...]
Blog Updates will be delayed
Posted in housekeeping on December 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Although many people in my area were without power during the big snow storm, we were spared. Well, we were spared until it started snowing last night. That added another inch or so to our totals. Unfortunately, that extra two inches were a little too much for a tree near the power lines that are [...]
More snow photos
Posted in golden retriever, tagged 2009 snowstorm, golden retriever, golden retriever pictures, snow, snow pictures on December 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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