Defenders Volume 02, Number 06

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1 The Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy Animal Studies Repository Defenders Volume 02, Number 06 Follow this and additional works at: Recommended Citation "Defenders Volume 02, Number 06" (1972). Defenders This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy. It has been accepted for inclusion by an authoried administrator of the Animal Studies Repository. For more information, please contact

2 DEFENDERS JUNE 1972 Vol. 2 lo. 6 ' Photo courtesy Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph IT IS KIND TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT ANIMALS THAT NEED OUR HELP, GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO HELP, TOO, See story page 5

3 J un e is a month when many anim :!e n h i!!eti e r=cvery tiny and helpl e s - The is at t h is time. Occasiontion and care of their paren 1 babies are lost from ally danger threaten rr: i eir mother. If you know their nest or separa e exactly what to do, you mig, ht be able to help. h ld always be followed in A single important ru. s ou NEVER try to help until you trying to help such b ies. do it know what to do and. how to find animal babies in the woo s an abandoned. d Many young people d think they have been ir mother to lie quietly and Baby deer are t u ht by the where mother put the m. If not leave the hiding place d it might run away from you should frighten a baby eer, the hiding place and get lost. h'dd nest in t e gr h ass Mother Baby bunnies live in.a i en rabbit does not stay wth b : :ed ost is QUIET. She very delicate. The thing knows this, and, even toug ies because they are h Y he is very quiet herself, a to feed them. Many she only visits them twice a ld! ave baby b unnies they people have thought they co o have them die in a few found in the meadows' only 1. n the neat where they days. Had they left th a o ave returned just after found them, mother rub t done faithfully every day. dusk and fed them, ass e If you find a baby ir. t first deb' d fallen from its nes ' t of its feathers. If so, termine if it hs grown mos and may just be resting. The it may be learnin to fly' kind thing to do i to keep a y, 2 cat doesn't catch it. Pretty soon :wa but stand guard so a it will probably be rested and try to fly again. A baby bird must learn to fly on his own. All we can do is guard it from-danger when it falls on the ground and needs to rest. If you find a baby bird on the.ground, evn i it has no feathers, its mother may still be feeding it there. She will try to feed it if she knows where it is. This is why it is so important not to 7emov a baby animal except as a last attempt to save its life. Try to locate the nest. Get an adult to help you if you can. Place the baby gently and carefully back in the nest. If you cannot reach it-place him on a branch as near the nest as you can reach. Even on a low branch a baby bird is better protected from danger than when on the groun. A mother bird does not object to human scent and she will feed the baby where she finds him. If you think something may have happened to the mother bird, you may want to stand watch to be certain she returns to feed her young. Birds will not return to a nest when there is noise or activity in the yard, so you must sit quietly, at least 10 feet away, in a hiding place. Under ideal conditions, a mother bird will feed her young every 5 or 10 minutes, when all is quiet. If the baby has down, but no feathers, it can go without food for 1 to 2 hours. food for almost a f ull day. Even if you think the babies may already have been left for the limit of their mealtimes, wait at least over a full hour until you decide. to take over the job of foster mother. You can judge A feathered baby can go without somewhat by the appearance and actions of the baby itself. An active chirping baby can wait for food. A listless, wan looking baby may already have waited its limit. NEVER NEVER NEVER attempt to adopt a baby bird unless you have tried everything else. If you are sure the parents are dead, call your local humane society, garden club, or newspaper to find someone to adopt the baby bird. You aren't likely to be able to help it yourself; baby birds have to be fed frequently. Even an expert some- times can't save every one. 3

4 WHAT'S WRONG HERE? This fox is in a natural history museum_, part of a special room where live animals are on display. It was built especially to attract young people like yourself, to get them more interested in natu.ral history. List the things you think are wrong in this photograph. Since many museums are planning to have live animal exhibits in the future, you can help them by listing what you think should be done for each kind of animal you think should be in such an exhibit. Perhaps you think certain animals should not be included. You can list them, and tell why you think they should not be displayed. You can either send your comments to us, or write a letter directly to the Natural Science for Youth Foundation. This is the agency that offers advice and assistance to museums, to help them plan better displays and programs for young people. They want to offer the best advice possible, and your suggestions will help. Send your suggestions to: Mr. John Ripley Forbes, President Natural Science for Youth Foundation ;lvermine Road ',._ n,:; A40 Miss Alice Avenue Blackburn s School A 4th d Grade Clas They gave a P rf rmubon, N.J., With t h: i Club fr om Haviland ment for their l ance with their r puppet show Members of the l h um ane society! P iets a s entertinand delighted With The KIND b ooth by the Tyler ' T?t the East Texas S Welfare Associati :1 ual e n meeting. performance. were impr e ssed! k e Timberw= o i ves' Branch t.i Pa i : opera-ted fo r f n s wearing t h rom a local co11 ig broth ers air e visitors Snoopy ege costum fraternity took leaflets that t M f y people sign: d a s?ttractio o d abo u t KI ND. petitions and

5 TADPOLES, FROGS, AND TOADS One of the most fascinating animals is the tadpole, sometimes called polliwog. You can watch a tadpole lose its tail and grow legs, turning into a frog or toad shape. Boys often collect tadpoles and keep them in a jar to watch their transformation into frogs or toads. But how would you like to be removed from your home and have to live in a glass jar while you grow up? Collecting tadpoles is cruel. It reduces their chances of survival. It takes them away from their home and familiar surroundings. We need every tadpole to grow up into frogs or toads to control insect populations. One toad in your garden is estimated to be worth $25 each season in the insect control he provides. Every tadpole taken from its home upsets the balance of nature just a little bit. A whole jar full of tadpoles taken from their home upsets the balance of nature a lot. Have fun watching tadpoles change, by visiting them every day at the pond where they live. Take nothing but memories; leave nothing but footprints. ¾ I TRAPS The Department of the Interior is urging the Senate- Committee on Commerce against the enactment of the bill to ban steel leghold traps. It claims these traps are necessary for the 'management' of wil9life, and that no other trap exists that would be a suitable substitute. Apparently the Department of Interior officials didn't attend the Congressional hearings, or hear all the testimony given there. Evidence was submitted at that time on a new type of trap that was offered as a substitute. Of all the animals caught in the new trap when it was tested, not one suffered a broken bone. 'Cottontails' animals. sell' 'Cottontf g 700kes to raise mone the 'Beagletail ' g e, no w calling th. es (boys) helping animals s. Working together r COmbined club clubs recently mer s (girls) and 'Bea g l Y,for helpi ng ey raised $50 for RAISING M ONEY TO HELP DEFENDERS ANIMAI,s to often send. to wr7te hel and ask if the money to be ere are many wa authorie y ou to ask carnivals Others oru;:: grow P lants o ws and sell tickets memb ers P lan for sale, d such sell as them and doated Or refreshment s ite ms for bird feeders o; bird ake useful items neighbors a to garage ear sale. oxes. Or 0th collect for money, but P ni mals. We can' t Y c an. collect money ; help anima1 s : s m! arning or raisi ng wht you can do h oney for their an U:r mo l a wns for animals. is summer to earn m a friends. See oney for h.: :-

6 UAIJANE s I ETYof (Sp OREO BY co Ill - 8. (D :c C 3 Ill ::i (D C n Ill!' ::i (") (D ::i ::c "'!i s. = j!: :::a.::: c I: 1-1 <JI, - Z iii"' ; 111 _,. iii"0 N C NC, co:! oo n "' "'... ::iu ) Photo courtesy Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel,::J ;-,.. \/ l--:.1. ' -: : : <:1 8 L-;... tt:, : " 0 1-l lccj, 0!=!.,i, l-j L1 (/:l 0 n <1 -, '.,-) >.. - <..., \_,) en!s C i"i'i 1;71 I/ff! f&li.1 Oi w,.,,,, ffi! Z'. i.&l ffi ) ) The 'Beagleteils' of Nacogdoches, Texas, pose beneat a billboard sign they donated. A bank donated space for the sign. Some counties ban billboards to keep scenery natural. Be sure space is available before planning such a project. ;:o (") )>..0 a. C: (I).., Cll n Cll en,... en,... - en (I) 0 a. ::i (I) 0 a.