Saving Amur Leopards!

AMUR LEOPARDS NEED SAVING!!!

Fewer than 35 Amur Leopards remain in the wild, they are the worlds most endangered cat and seriously need our help!

There are adverts on the telly pleading for people to help and the WWF and working tirelessly to get as many people to donate money in order to save these beautiful creatures. The main reasons for them becoming so endangered is due to logging, forest fires and clearing of land to be used for farming; so as this is all humans doing do you not think we owe them something back by trying to save them!?

They are one of the worlds many most elusive but amazing creatures and there is so much more we can learn from them if we ensure them the future they deserve, would it not be a shame to let them die due to our own selfishness?

You can find out more and help to save the Amur Leopards by visiting the WWF website, you could make a huge difference even by doing the smallest things such as donating a small amount or even by just spreading the word as i am. You could save an Amur Leopards life and therefore provide the whole species with a future!

There is not much time left so ACT NOW.

Sun Bear

Scientific name - Helarctos Malayanus.

Where are they found - Primarily found in the tropical rainforests of South East Asia.

Size - They are the smallest member of the bear family standing at approximately 4ft (1.2m) in length and weighing less that 145lbs (65kg). Males also tend to be slightly larger than females in this species. 

Hibernation - Sun Bears do not hibernate so they can reproduce all year round and can have 1-2 cubs per year.

What they eat - They are also known as Honey Bears because of how much they love honey. They're omnivores so they will eat a wide variety of foods but they mainly eat invertebrates and fruits.

Predators - Sun Bears have few predators, other than humans. They are classed as vulnerable due to a recent decline in their population caused by the hunting of 'nuisance bears' that destroy crops and the widespread poaching driven by a market for their fur and their bile which is used in Chinese medicine. 

Sun Bears are sometimes captured or bred to be domestic pets; a role of which they are considered desirable, due to their relatively inoffensive nature and small size in comparison to other bears.

Unlike other bears, Sun Bears have short and sleek fur due to the lowland climates they inhabit. Dark/black fur covers the bears body, except on the chest where there is a pale orange/yellow marking in the shape of a horseshoe and similar coloured fur around its muzzle and eyes. This is what gives the Sun Bear its name.

THE FIRST-TIME NATURALIST Book Review

THE FIRST-TIME NATURALIST

Amazing book written by Nick Baker, a must read for anyone interested in the natural world! Its like a bible for people who want to go into a naturalist related career!! Everything from equipment needed, to how to track animals and identify them, experiments and things you can observe, how to build things such as a bird box and worm enclosure, and other things too!!! RECOMMENDED.