@White1939D I’ve still got my vixen. Last year’s cubs still around and she’s calling for a boyfriend already. A month early. As it’s bonfire night she’s resting on the top landing as the loud bangs frighten her. She uses the old cat flap.
🇬🇧 Meanwhile in England
“This Guy just killed one - he just broke the Ducks neck - stop it stop stop it”
Yet ANOTHER UK Tax Payer subsidised migrant caught on camera murdering British wildlife for fun.
You can see the evil in his eyes - as wildlife groups and activists remain completely silent.
@FlopsyPickle@GootByee@SafferTheGaffer They have a short gut. Cannot digest bread. Don’t have the enzymes. They will eat it but it screws up their digestion in that quantity. Foxes have small stomachs unlike dogs. Why not give it the contents of the baguette but not the bread. Ham cheese or fish i
It would be great if more hardworking, authentic, and inspiring people like Gerald were celebrated as celebrities. These real-life everyday heroes are the role models younger generations actually need.
In a historic advancement for veterinary medicine, California wildlife rescuers successfully utilized sterilized tilapia fish skins to treat two adult black bears that sustained severe injuries during the catastrophic 2017 Thomas Fire. The bears had suffered debilitating third-degree burns across all of their paw pads, leaving them entirely unable to stand, walk, or forage.
Faced with deep, extensive wounds that would typically require many months of painful clinical isolation, a specialized medical team from the University of California, Davis, collaborated with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement a highly experimental protocol. Drawing inspiration from cutting-edge human burn treatments pioneered in Brazil, the veterinarians sutured processed tilapia skins directly over the scorched tissue of the animals' paws.
Tilapia skin is naturally abundant in type-1 collagen and maintains a high moisture content, allowing it to function as an optimal biological matrix. Once secured, these organic bandages provided immediate pain relief by shielding exposed nerve endings, accelerated deep tissue regeneration, and created a durable sterile barrier against opportunistic bacterial infections.
To safeguard the delicate fish-skin grafts from being licked or chewed off, the veterinary team wrapped the bears' paws in protective outer layers composed entirely of rice paper and corn husks. This creative measure ensured that if the bears ingested the wrappings, the materials would digest safely without causing hazardous intestinal blockages. The treatment yielded remarkable speed, enabling the bears to comfortably stand and bear weight within mere days of the operation.
Time was of the essence, as wildlife biologists needed to return the large predators to the wild before they could lose their natural instincts or habituate to human caretakers. Because the bears were scheduled for release during the winter hibernation cycle, wildlife officers went a step further by scouting remote territory and constructing cozy, artificial earthen dens deep within the forest. This allowed both bears to be released directly into a secure environment, where they could safely complete their final healing stages in the comfort of their native habitat.
[University of California, Davis. (2018). Bears burned in California wildfires healed with fish skins, released to wild. UC Davis News]
@SamaHoole Hot water pastry goes back to medieval times at least. It was used to slow bake swans! The claylike pastry moulded what was called a sealed coffin round it. It was discarded and given to servants after the meat was cooked.
@NetherfieldV2 Amazing that they are still flowering in October. Roses everywhere here, in front gardens. Not for much longer. Storm on the way, they’ll get a battering
@EddieWr99671067 Hi Eddie. I havnt been on here for a while. It got too much in so many diff ways. I think you are right to give it a break. There are other platforms out there. Come back when you feel ready.