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Each year, millions of cats enter the animal shelter system. And this year, shelters are reporting rising populations. In the first half of 2024, shelters experienced fewer animals coming in but ...
Sinonovacula constricta, the constricted tagelus, Chinese razor clam or Agemaki clam, is a commercially important species of bivalve native to the estuaries and mudflats of China and Japan. It is extensively aquafarmed in China and other countries, with 742,084 tons worth US$667,876,000 harvested in 2008.
Alley Cat Allies created National Feral Cat Day in 2001, [17] which it promotes every October 16. In 2017, the organization changed the event's name to Global Cat Day. [18] On October 16, 2023, Alley Cat Allies conducted a program in Grand Cayman, providing spay/neuter surgeries for as many as 100 cats and distributing cat food.
Clam garden in the Broughton Archipelago. A clam garden (k’yuu kudhlk’aat’iija in the Haida language, [1] lux̌ʷxiwēys in the Kwakʼwala language [2]: 2 [3]) is a traditional Indigenous management system used principally by Coast Salish peoples.
It also shares the common name horse clam with Tresus nuttallii a species which is similar in morphology and lifestyle. Both species are somewhat similar to the geoduck ( Panopea generosa , which is in the family Hiatellidae ), though smaller, with shells up to eight inches long (20 cm), weight to 3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg).
Introduced in 2011, trap door traps are humane box traps with a spring-loaded lid and feeding platform. The trap attracts target birds to feed and is triggered when the bird steps on a perch. The trap then drops the bird via gravity into a quiet, comfortable space until they are ready for live removal and relocation.
Meretrix lyrata, the lyrate Asiatic hard clam, also known simply as the hard clam (Vietnamese: Nghêu Bến Tre), is an edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. This species occurs along the coasts of Vietnam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo) and South China. [1]
The jungle cat is typically diurnal and hunts throughout the day. Its activity tends to decrease during the hot noon hours. It rests in burrows, grass thickets and scrubs. It often sunbathes on winter days. Jungle cats have been estimated to walk 3–6 km (1.9–3.7 mi) at night, although this likely varies depending on the availability of prey.