MARITA INDANS

Super calm, well socialised pet rat Smokey

Super calm baby rat



First known footage of a Kingfisher laying her eggs.
BBC Springwatch, Duration: 01.47



George, a pet piglet running with his owner

                                                      

Cruel and inhumane badger culls in Somerset and
Gloucestershire approved.
Government wants badger cull to stop spread of TB.
The government's plan is based on the results of a
nine year trial, which showed that the SPREAD OF
TB COULD ONLY BE SLOWED SLIGHTLY, IF MORE
THAN 70% OF BADGERS IN AN AREA WERE
KILLED.
February 27, 2013

Why research chimps now need anti-depressants.
Many of the chimpanzees were deliberately infected
with HIV, hepatitis and other lethal diseases in labs.
February 14, 2013

Cruel Mauritius monkey trade in Mauritius.
Mauritius is the second largest exporter of monkeys.
The country exports up to 10,000 monkeys a year to
laboratories around the world, where they will suffer
and die in experiments in the USA and Europe.
February 15, 2013

Shocking new report and film expose GM mice lab
experiments.
Decisive evidence presented that 'reprogrammed'
rodents fail as models for human disease.  Their
capacity to feel pain is as fully developed as any
other mammal. 
February 13, 2013 

David Attenborough: The Early Years (The Archive)
Sir David Attenborough and the BBC have just
released a collection of programmes, letters and
photographs from 1955-1969, showcasing the
early work of Sir David Attenborough.  He traces
the evolution of natural history programming and
filming practices, and reminisces about highlights
in his broadcasting career.  BBC Four.
January 21, 2013

Zambia bans hunting of Lions and Leopards
The country has banned the hunting of lions and
leopards because of the rapid decline in its numbers
of big cats.
January 10, 2013

Wildlife crime profound threat to nations
Organised wildlife crime by armed groups operating
across borders is threatening wildlife and some
governments.
December 12, 2012

Botswana to ban hunting over wildlife species
decline from January 2014
Shooting animals for sport and trophies is no
longer compatible with their commitment to
preserve local fauna.
November 29, 2012

Government to delay badger cull until next year.
The government's plan is based on the results
of a nine year trial, which showed that the
SPREAD OF TB COULD ONLY BE SLOWED
SLIGHTLY if more than 70% of badgers in an
area could be killed.
October 23, 2012

Culling badgers could increase the problem of
TB in cattle.  Professors, doctors, presidents and
other organizations are urging the government to
reconsider its badger cull strategy.
October 14, 2012

BUAV welcomes UK Government change in
postion regarding the use of stray cats and
dogs for animal experiments in laboratories.
June 27, 2012

Two critically endangered white lionesses have
been brought to the Wildlife Heritage Foundation
in Kent to form a pride with the resident white male
lion.
May 9, 2012

Please remember the millions of animals
worldwide who are used and killed every
year for animal experiments.
World day for animals in laboratories
April 20, 2012

Lionaid receives funding from UK Government 
for African Lion Range State Conference
Petition: Lion Trophy Ban Campaign
February 15, 2012

Welsh Badger cull scrapped in favour of vaccinations.
March 20, 2012

Recent additions:
BBC2: Flight of the Rhino: Natural World
BBC1: Pengiuns: Spy in the huddle (1/3)
BBC2: Africa with Sir David Attenborough
BBC2: Winterwatch: 1963 - The Big Freeze
BBC2: Winterwatch: 1963 - (YouTube)
BBC4: David Attenborough - The Early Years
BBC2: David Attenborough's Ark: Natural World
BBC2: David Attenborough's Ark: Clips 
BBC1: Planet Earth Live: An Elephant's tale
BBC1: Ivory Wars: Out of Africa
BBC2: Natural World: Kangaroo Dundee
BBC2: Life on Earth (Landmark series 1/13)
BBC2: Wonders of Life (1/5)
BBC2: Natural World: Previous Episodes Guide 
BBC2: Giant Otters of the Amazon
CH5:   Monkey Life
CH4:   Hugh's Fish Fight: Save our Seas (1/3) 

Recommended to watch:
BBC2: Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve
BBC2: Great Barrier Reef
N/G:  March of the Penguins
BBC1: Frozen Planet 
BBC1: Earthflight 
BBC2: Natural World: The real jungle book bear
BBC2: Nature's Weirdest Events
BBC1: Super smart animals
BBC2: Wild about Pandas
BBC2: Secrets of our living planet
BBC:   Earth: The Power of the planet (DVD) 
BBC2: How to grow a planet
BBC2: Natural world: Grizzlies of Alaska
BBC1: Nature's miracle babies
BBC2: Natural world: Orca Whales
ITV:    Paul O'Grady: For the love of dogs
BBC2: Yellowstone
BBC:   Wonders of the Solar System
BBC:   Wonders of the Universe
BBC:   Nature UK  
BBC2: Natural world
CH5:   World's scariest flights
BBC2: Winterwatch 2013 (UK)

BBC Shop: Natural World Documentaries
iTunes: Indian Ocean is now available for download

You can watch the programmes on BBC iPlayer, or 
purchase the documentaries on DVD from the
BBC Shop or Amazon. 

This website is still under construction.
15 October 2012

My websites
www.maritaindansblog.webs.com
www.maritaindans.co.uk

My Twitter websites
@animalpetitions;
@veganknowledge;
@shc_deathwatch;
@maritaindans

Email
marita.indans@hotmail.co.uk

Help IFAW to save the elephants.

The African wild lion population has decreased by more
than 90% over the last 50 years, and now there are only
about 20,000 in the world.  From 2002 - 2008, the
majority of 4,400 wild lion trophies (hunted and killed)
were exported to the U.S.  Shocking statistics have
revealed that there are less than 300 white lions
world-wide, many are kept in zoos, and the rest are
used for canned hunting operations as there are no
protection laws in place for white lions.  It's devastating
to know that within a few decades around 50% of all
animal and plant species will disappear, and we will
never see them again.


 

Photographs of a cedarplus nesting box
that buckled, expanded and developed
rust and large damp patches soon after
I bought it, will be posted in this space
in the near future.  There is also a large
gap between the roof and the main box
which is not advertised on any of the
websites I've looked at.
 

• 25% die during hibernation due to low
  weight (below 650g)
• Habitat destruction (no home)
• Freezing temperatures
• Roadkill: 170,000 hedgehogs per year
• Sharp open tins
• Garden strimmers
• Garden forks 
• Open drains
• Fireworks
• 
• Bonfires
• Lawnmowers 
• Chemicals
• Slug pellets
• Lack of natural food
• Bread and milk
• Garden ponds
• Netting  
• Sharp nails
• Rough and splintered wood on and 
  under sheds 
• Aggressive pets 
• Thorny leaves
• Thorny branches 
• Stinging and poisonous plants 
• Birds of prey 
• Dangers to hedgehogs 
• Click on to Hedgehog emergencies
  to obtain fact sheets
• The endangered hedgehog population
  has declined by more than 25% during
  the last ten years, and our much loved
  garden friends desperately need your
  help.  Fifty years ago there were 30
  million hedgehogs in Britain, and now
  there could be less than 1 million. 
   
  
  

Hedgehogs are an endangered species,
and you can give them the help they so
desperately need by giving them a cozy
hedgehog starter home.  The homes are
finished to a good standard with smooth
wooden panels, and each base is lined
with plastic to protect the wood.  The
houses are fitted with a side entrance
to keep predators out, although you will
need to place a piece of tarpaulin on the
roof of any hedgehog home to keep the
rain out.  When you buy a hedgehog
home, bird or bat nesting box, make sure
the wood is smooth and without splinters
or rough surfaces, because substandard
homes will splinter and buckle.  Rough 
wood will lead to cuts and infections on
the skin and eyes.

This damp-proof Schwegler hedgehog
dome is insulated and made from
wood-concrete, and will last for decades. 
Request a free garden wildlife catalogue.

1. ARKive - World's most endangered species
2. TIMELINE OF EXTINCTIONS
3. THE SIXTH EXTINCTION
4. LIST OF EXTINCTIONS
5, IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES
6. THE CURRENT MASS EXTINCTION
7. SPECIES ALLIANCE

Please refer to the list above for a list of extinct
animals, birds, butterflies and cetaceans.  You
may also find the following links on my website
useful.

1. Directory: Wildlife & insect conservation
2. Directory: Nature, conservation, environment 

Products that carry the leaping bunny
logo in the UK and US, have not been
tested on animals.

 
The Western Black Rhinoceros
was declared extinct in November
2011.  The IUCN warns that
despite conservation efforts, 25%
of the world's mammals are at
risk of extinction. 


                   
IFAW PETITION: SAVE THE ELEPHANT

• Help us to protect badgers from badger
  baiters who use dogs to kill badgers. 
• You could also object to Badger culls in
  this country (killing en-masse) by signing
  petitions and visiting websites.
• Save the Badger
  Badger Protection league
• Stop the plan to shoot Badgers petition!!!
• Legal information RSPCA
  

Approximately 80,000 Koalas left in the wild.  Find
out more from The Australian Koala Foundation.