Monday, May 26, 2014
Baby dear rescued from cliff on Cabbage Hill
Chad Anderson was driving down Cabbage Hill, just outside Pendleton, Oregon, last week, when he spotted a fawn stuck in a fence. It had fallen down a tall cliff and become stuck in the boulder retaining wall. After releasing the fawn he handed it over to a Fish and Wildlife officer.
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Bear that kept getting stuck in trees eventually rescued by firefighters
Firefighters in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, have eventually removed an elusive black bear down from a tree.
The bear was first spotted in a tree in Broken Arrow on Thursday where he sat for more than 17 hours before making his way a couple miles away to a new tree on Friday. (Video).
He was found on Friday afternoon and before he could climb any higher, a game warden was able to shoot him with a tranquilizer dart. The bear quickly fell asleep and became wedged between the branches of the tree.
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Broken Arrow Fire Department arrived on scene with its ladder truck and were able to get Chester the bear, as he's been named, down. They had to trim the tree in an effort to reach him. After a health screening, Chester will be released back into the wild.
The bear was first spotted in a tree in Broken Arrow on Thursday where he sat for more than 17 hours before making his way a couple miles away to a new tree on Friday. (Video).
He was found on Friday afternoon and before he could climb any higher, a game warden was able to shoot him with a tranquilizer dart. The bear quickly fell asleep and became wedged between the branches of the tree.
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Broken Arrow Fire Department arrived on scene with its ladder truck and were able to get Chester the bear, as he's been named, down. They had to trim the tree in an effort to reach him. After a health screening, Chester will be released back into the wild.
Police officer decided against pursuing deer that allegedly committed numerous traffic violations
A police officer from Norwood Police Department in Massachusetts filed a report on Sunday about a deer that had committed numerous traffic violations.
The deer had apparently veered over double yellow lines, into the lane of approaching traffic.
When the officer motioned for the offender to pull over, “the violator abruptly turned left, (without signalling) and fled up Berwick Place.”
According to the report, there being nothing other than traffic violations, the officer decided not to pursue in the interest of safety. The officer concluded with: “I radioed a description and direction of travel last seen.”
The deer had apparently veered over double yellow lines, into the lane of approaching traffic.
When the officer motioned for the offender to pull over, “the violator abruptly turned left, (without signalling) and fled up Berwick Place.”
According to the report, there being nothing other than traffic violations, the officer decided not to pursue in the interest of safety. The officer concluded with: “I radioed a description and direction of travel last seen.”
Surgery performed on man who had used his earphone cable as a catheter
A 32-year-old man from southern China has had surgery to remove a 45cm earphone cable from his bladder after using it as a catheter.
The patient, surnamed Luo, arrived at the Shenzhen Shuguang Hospital seeking medical treatment for a urinary tract infection, but initially failed to tell doctors about the headphone cable that he'd inserted up in there himself as a "home remedy".
Xu Chang, vice-head of the hospital, said that Luo had suffered from numerous urinary tract infections. Apparently, Mr Luo had performed this makeshift procedure on himself several times after a friend recommended the idea to him. Luckily for Mr Luo, the cable was removed from his body after a 20 minute surgery on Wednesday.
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At this point, it had already managed to wrap itself around a urinary tract stone. Following the operation a doctor said: "Using an earphone wire to clear an obstruction in your urinary tract is complete nonsense. If there is an inflammation of any kind, you should visit a reputable hospital to receive medical treatment."
The patient, surnamed Luo, arrived at the Shenzhen Shuguang Hospital seeking medical treatment for a urinary tract infection, but initially failed to tell doctors about the headphone cable that he'd inserted up in there himself as a "home remedy".
Xu Chang, vice-head of the hospital, said that Luo had suffered from numerous urinary tract infections. Apparently, Mr Luo had performed this makeshift procedure on himself several times after a friend recommended the idea to him. Luckily for Mr Luo, the cable was removed from his body after a 20 minute surgery on Wednesday.
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At this point, it had already managed to wrap itself around a urinary tract stone. Following the operation a doctor said: "Using an earphone wire to clear an obstruction in your urinary tract is complete nonsense. If there is an inflammation of any kind, you should visit a reputable hospital to receive medical treatment."
Cyclist with shopping trolley on back called daft
A man who tried riding his bicycle on a busy road in Cambridge while holding a Tesco shopping trolley on his back
has been branded "daft" by a safety campaigner.
Kevin Clinton, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ head of road safety, said: “This is a daft and potentially dangerous thing to do.
“Carrying a supermarket trolley like this will make riding more difficult, especially turning corners, and the rider could easily lose balance and fall into the path of other vehicles on the road.
“It also looks incredibly uncomfortable, which itself would be distracting for the rider.”
Kevin Clinton, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ head of road safety, said: “This is a daft and potentially dangerous thing to do.
“Carrying a supermarket trolley like this will make riding more difficult, especially turning corners, and the rider could easily lose balance and fall into the path of other vehicles on the road.
“It also looks incredibly uncomfortable, which itself would be distracting for the rider.”
Fox and hedgehog have become unlikely mealtime companions
A fox and a hedgehog have been captured sharing food on webcams set up by wildlife
enthusiast Jason Alexander, at his home in Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk. "You naturally think the fox will see the hedgehog as prey, so I was
surprised to see them feed side by side," Mr Alexander said.
"I think there have been several of each using the feeding stations. They seem to tolerate each other." Mr Alexander, 43, has been adding to his collection of webcams over the past two years and now has about 30 - monitoring nest boxes along with visitors to his garden's feeding stations.
He said the hedgehogs feed about 10 times a night, and are most likely to be joined by a fox between 1am and 3am. "One of the first things I do each day is to sit with a cuppa and take a look at the footage from the night before," Mr Alexander said. Suffolk Wildlife Trust says that foxes "generally don't pose a threat to hedgehogs, but aren't completely benign".
Simone Bullion, senior conservation adviser, said: "There are rare incidents where foxes can prey on hedgehogs, using learned behaviour." She said some foxes had been known to wait for a hedgehog to unroll from its defensive ball, before taking a bite at it. "In this individual case, however, the fox does not appear to view the hedgehog as prey."
Jason Alexander's webcam website.
"I think there have been several of each using the feeding stations. They seem to tolerate each other." Mr Alexander, 43, has been adding to his collection of webcams over the past two years and now has about 30 - monitoring nest boxes along with visitors to his garden's feeding stations.
He said the hedgehogs feed about 10 times a night, and are most likely to be joined by a fox between 1am and 3am. "One of the first things I do each day is to sit with a cuppa and take a look at the footage from the night before," Mr Alexander said. Suffolk Wildlife Trust says that foxes "generally don't pose a threat to hedgehogs, but aren't completely benign".
Simone Bullion, senior conservation adviser, said: "There are rare incidents where foxes can prey on hedgehogs, using learned behaviour." She said some foxes had been known to wait for a hedgehog to unroll from its defensive ball, before taking a bite at it. "In this individual case, however, the fox does not appear to view the hedgehog as prey."
Jason Alexander's webcam website.
Late man stood in middle of road and refused to move out of the way of wrong bus
A man caused a stir in Bexleyheath, south east London, on Saturday afternoon by standing in the road and refusing to move out of the way of a bus.
Police officers were forced to confront the man who missed his bus by a few seconds and so ran into the road to stop it.
A stand-off ensued before officers intervened and gave the man 20 seconds to move. However, during the countdown, the man realised it wasn’t his bus after all and moved onto the pavement.
He was heard saying: “I’ve just realised it’s not my bus.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police attended at 2.19pm and removed a man who insisted on standing in front of a bus. He then agreed to move.”
Police officers were forced to confront the man who missed his bus by a few seconds and so ran into the road to stop it.
A stand-off ensued before officers intervened and gave the man 20 seconds to move. However, during the countdown, the man realised it wasn’t his bus after all and moved onto the pavement.
He was heard saying: “I’ve just realised it’s not my bus.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Police attended at 2.19pm and removed a man who insisted on standing in front of a bus. He then agreed to move.”
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