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South American coursing, they run a Galgo X Greyhound hybrid on the introduced European hare.     

No borders to passion.   Few people understand this passion. I do not get excited with technology, nor with jewelry or cars, I just get excited watching my galgos run after a hare on the pla

Y dint it just fly off stupid thing

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DNA from dog remains traces a relationship across time and space

 

Very interesting article. The part about wolves picking up genetic material from domestic dogs reminded me of an article I read about the black fur trait common in our western wolves. They were transplanted to the area around Yellowstone from the Yukon. They picked up the black fur from Inuit dogs that once lived in the area. (I'd be curious to see the male dog that pulled that off.)

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Iberian hares, are translocations effective for the repopulation of our preserves?

A study by the University of León and the Artemisan Foundation provides new data on the translocation of hares.

The release of hares has been a frequently used technique to repopulate hunting grounds. Both from farm-raised specimens, such as wild hares captured in the natural environment, a technique that we know as translocation. To date, not many studies have evaluated the performance of translocated hares after their release, that is, if they are able to survive and adapt, and there is no data on how many are hunted.

A study carried out by the University of León, and in which Fundación Artemisan has collaborated, evaluated the survival and territory of 12 wild hares caught in a preserve in León and released in an area of the same preserve with a low density, in which only their hunting with greyhounds was allowed.

The catches and releases were made in summer. Each of the hares was fitted with a radio-tracking collar that allows the location of the specimens. We summarize the results:

  1. The mean survival time after release was 102 days. The adults had a higher survival than the young, observing a higher mortality during the hunting season.
  2. The predation was the most important cause of mortality and 23% were hunted.
  3. Hares preferred to bed in during the day on farmland. However, they select to fix their territory areas with a combination of pasture and vineyard.
  4. The average territory of the studied specimens was 27 hectares, showing the males greater values than the females.

If we compare our results with previous studies with wild hares, the survival of the translocated ones was generally lower, but similarities were observed in the use of the territory, with hunting being an important factor that determines both the survival and the behavior of the hares.

hares with locator

In conclusion:

In conclusion, the translocation of hares can be considered as a useful technique, although in each preserve it would be necessary to assess the relationship between the effort to carry out the captures and releases and the specimens hunted later. In all cases, the preserves must first bet on caring for native hares through hare counts, habitat management, predator control and hunting adjustments.

Article reference

Sánchez-García, C., Pérez, JA, Armenteros, JA, Gaudioso, VR, & Tizado, EJ (2021). Survival, spatial behavior and resting place selection of translocated Iberian hares Lepus granatensis in Northwestern Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 67 (2), 1-8.

Survival, spatial behavior and resting place selection of translocated Iberian hares Lepus granatensis in Northwestern Spain | SpringerLink

 

https://www.fundacionartemisan.com/2021/06/16/translocaciones-liebres-cotos/?fbclid=IwAR2DyJ9mACpq7x7WaVxr1y-TIXyQxPK83bCG2s0DoteNX6D6l7PrWRsFRJU

 

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Good that were sandulu that slipper looked like he were doing about 40 mph and I think the fen lads are missing a trick not having a scissor lift knocking about

This is it!

You'd evade suspicion, and no mistake towing a scissor lift behind the Subaru forester around the fen country track roads regardless of occupancy of sand slugs, hammerheads, and roll your owns, few paint rollers, and boiler suits slung in the footwell it'd be reet

Wheel trim akimbo

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Over all those years form follows function.

UK

Old Photos of Northam - Francis Frith

Spain

May be an image of one or more people, people standing, horse and outdoors

Rome even

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or even older, Italian cave paintings.

Sighthounds and primitive dogs in Italy and the mediterranean basin -  DicasaMarziali

Convergent evolution across time and space but always the same outcome, a recognisable sighthound.

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