[NatureNS] TV last night and tonight re squirrels, Kermode bears, etc.

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Hi Jim:  Nice documentary.  The other interesting point the narrator =20
brought up was that pine martens were becoming more common in Ireland =20=

and that if this continues, might be able to hold grey squirrels =20
somewhat in check by killing them:  the thesis was that the grey is =20
relatively heavy and lumbering and should be more easily captured by =20
the marten than the red squirrel, which is small and more agile and =20
could retire to thin high branches out of reach of the heavier marten.
Steve

On 26-Mar-15, at 4:26 PM, Jim Wolford wrote
>> Subject: [ValleyNature] TV last night and tonight re squirrels, =20
>> Kermode bears, etc.
>> Date: March 26, 2015 at 3:00:40 PM ADT
>> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
>>
>> MARCH 26, 2015 - Last night on PBS-Boston TV, the great series =20
>> =93NATURE=94 showed a very interesting hour-long documentary, =20
>> =93Irelands Wild River=94, referring to the Shannon River (in sw. =20
>> Ireland?)(try pbs.org/nature/irelandswildriver/ to get it on the =20
>> Internet).   I believe this was a rerun of a 2014 episode, but I =20
>> must have slept through parts of it or just didn=92t see the whole =20=

>> thing, but not so last night.  The show was narrated by the film-=20
>> maker, whose name I didn=92t get.  Among the subjects was the near-=20=

>> disappearance of formerly abundant shorebirds like lapwings, =20
>> curlews, and redshanks.  But my main reason for writing this is =20
>> that he showed and discussed the native Eurasian red squirrel =20
>> (which is quite different from our diminutive red squirrel).  The =20
>> widely introduced gray squirrel (same as ours) has not yet made it =20=

>> into the Shannon Valley area of Ireland.  Grays would out-compete =20
>> their native red squirrel (he didn=92t mention the virus which the =20=

>> gray carries but kills the reds), but so far the reds are doing =20
>> well there.  This documentary ended with awesome footage of the =20
>> aerobatics of huge flocks of pre-roosting starlings (which of =20
>> course are native there).
>>
>> Interestingly, from my many local contacts in King=92s and Annapolis =20=

>> Counties who have gray squirrels and red squirrels often in their =20
>> yards, so far the two species seem to be co-existing all right, =20
>> with occasional chasing but no clear dominance one way or the other.
>>
>> P.S. Speaking of TV, TONIGHT is The Nature of Things with David =20
>> Suzuki, and the subject is the so-called SPIRIT BEAR or KERMODE =20
>> BEAR,  a white-coloured black bear that lives in British =20
>> Columbia=92s GREAT BEAR COASTAL RAINFOREST, mostly from Prince =20
>> Rupert northward toward Alaska.  I am currently reading a fabulous =20=

>> coffee-table book, =93Great Bear Wild=94 (2014 or 2015?), by Ian =20
>> McAllister.  Ian puts out the interesting idea that one reason for =20=

>> the whiteness of these black bears is for camouflage against the =20
>> bright sky when the bears are hunting salmon along the mountain =20
>> creeks on these islands.
>>
>> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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Hi Jim: &nbsp;Nice documentary. &nbsp;The other interesting point the =
narrator brought up was that pine martens were becoming more common in =
Ireland and that if this continues, might be able to hold grey squirrels =
somewhat in check by killing them: &nbsp;the thesis was that the grey is =
relatively heavy and lumbering and should be more easily captured by the =
marten than the red squirrel, which is small and more agile and could =
retire to thin high branches out of reach of the heavier =
marten.<div>Steve<br><div>&nbsp;<div><div><div>On 26-Mar-15, at 4:26 PM, =
Jim Wolford wrote</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] TV =
last night and tonight re squirrels, Kermode bears, =
etc.</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 26, 2015 at =
3:00:40 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;<br></span></div><br><div><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>MARCH 26, 2015</b> - <b>Last night on =
PBS-Boston TV</b>, the great series <b>=93NATURE=94</b> showed a very =
interesting hour-long documentary,<b> =93Irelands Wild River=94</b>, =
referring to the Shannon River (in sw. Ireland?)(try <a =
href=3D"http://pbs.org/nature/irelandswildriver/">pbs.org/nature/irelandsw=
ildriver/</a> to get it on the Internet). &nbsp; I believe this was a =
rerun of a 2014 episode, but I must have slept through parts of it or =
just didn=92t see the whole thing, but not so last night.&nbsp; The show =
was narrated by the film-maker, whose name I didn=92t get.&nbsp; =
<b>Among the subjects was</b> the near-disappearance of formerly =
abundant shorebirds like lapwings, curlews, and redshanks.&nbsp; But my =
main reason for writing this is that he showed and discussed the native =
<b>