By Kevin Jackson
Its hooves have been supposedly a medication for epilepsy; it's the mascot of the Seattle Mariners baseball crew and the garments corporation Abercrombie & Fitch; and its meat is a delicacy. The moose is an interesting yet elusive animal of the north, and its little-known traditional background is the focal point of Kevin Jackson's attractive new book.
Moose explains moose's organic historical past and describes its traditional environments around the globe, together with Canada, New England, Alaska, and Scandinavia, the place the moose is the nationwide animal of Sweden and Norway. Jackson considers why the moose is absolutely an elk and an elk is a wapiti, and he additionally appears on the controversy in the back of the naming of the Irish Elk. Moose explores the animal's position in human heritage because the Stone Age, together with the "alces" in Julius Caesar's heritage of the Gallic Wars and its impression on figures similar to poet Ted Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt and his Bull Moose social gathering. The Rocky and Bullwinkle express, a 150-foot statue being inbuilt Sweden, and colourful moose lore all look during this wide-ranging learn, making this a necessary learn for naturalists and moose fans alike.
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But they are very vulnerable to disease, especially in wet conditions. And in our Western regions, they are not indigenous. Sheep are especially fond of sweet tasting plants. They eat much less than horses and cattle, which are also less selective grazers. Sheep may cause the local extinction of plant species vulnerable to overgrazing. Areas with vulnerable vegetation can only be grazed by large herds of sheep and goats if they are managed by a shepherd. Even then, grazing must be based on a good management approach.
In other areas, like the Veluwezoom, a dry sandy area pushed up during the Ice Age, or the Lauwersmeergebied - a recently reclaimed area - things develop differently. Too little is known still about the precise influence of grazing on the ecosystem, and until now unfortunately not much accessible has been written about this grazed heathland. It is clear that grazing is more natural than mechanical management. 3 Animal welfare and healthcare A number of questions will always recur in discussing animal health and welfare, such as: • When is an animal ill from natural causes, and when is human intervention required?
Goats are useful when nature areas are Nature conservation in pastoral landscapes 21 being overgrown by scrub. But they are very vulnerable to disease, especially in wet conditions. And in our Western regions, they are not indigenous. Sheep are especially fond of sweet tasting plants. They eat much less than horses and cattle, which are also less selective grazers. Sheep may cause the local extinction of plant species vulnerable to overgrazing. Areas with vulnerable vegetation can only be grazed by large herds of sheep and goats if they are managed by a shepherd.
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