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Does anybody know of studies where typical feral urban wildlife have been tested for pollution concentration?

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:50:56 +0000

Question by fidowithaspot: Does anybody know of studies where typical feral urban wildlife have been tested for pollution concentration?
I ran a scenario by a friend the other day. Say one day you got sick of modern life and decided to become a hunter gatherer. Assume that you can hunt, kill, and prepare things without people noticing. What would be the relative risk of eating urban wildlife? Should you stay away from rats, but geese would be fine? Is most meat okay, but you shouldn’t eat the fat or liver? I know this sounds like a pretty strange question. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody knew of studies where they studied the bioaccumulation of pollutants in urban wildlife. I imagine different animals would have different risks, but I do not know for sure. Thanks.
I’d like to be able to look this up so if you know published sources that would be super. Thanks a bunch.

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Answer by Bruce S
You might check with your state dept of agriculture. They normally have such information at hand.

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The best way to Get rid of Raccoons Details You are going to Want to Listen to

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:18 +0000

The best way to Get rid of Raccoons Details You are going to Want to Listen to

Article by Cheryl Love

Many people wonder the way to do away with raccoons as these pesky creatures can trigger plenty of problems. Raccoons are in fact even classified as a pest species because they’re well-known for habitually living in the dwellings of humans. Raccoons have already been acknowledged to reside in people,??s chimneys and attics, to tip above people,??s garbage cans, and to steal bird seed and pet food. Other problems with raccoons contain scaring people,??s dogs and also other pets along with the problem with sick and possibly rabid racoons. The following options are superb tips for how you can eliminate raccoons if they are causing a disturbance.

Several of the most widespread methods for how you can eliminate racoons are trapping, repellent, and utilizing prevention strategies. Trapping is really a common choice for getting rid of racoons, however many instances don’t go as planned. As an example, numerous instances, a person will not trap the animal they need to trap. They might rather trap the incorrect raccoon, a stray cat, an opossum, or perhaps a skunk. In the event you pick to check out trapping, you would like to make certain you choose the right trap. It’s important to choose a trap that may perform for trapping a raccoon. You want to select one that’s solid walled or manufactured of sturdy steel and is large sufficient to trap a raccoon. It ought to measure 12,?? x 12,?? x 32,?? in the minimum. Though, in most areas it really is illegal to trap and relocate a raccoon without a license, if it truly is legal within your state, you want to ensure that you simply make plenty of work for the raccoon,??s safety.

In the event you make a decision to legally relocate the animal, be sure you pick an acceptable area that is ten miles or more away so that it isn’t as probably to return. As an alternative to trapping the raccoon in your personal, nevertheless, it’s very recommended which you have a licensed trapper do the job. The trapper need to have knowledge, be licensed, have already been vaccinated against rabies, and do the job legally and safely.

Other strategies to consider for how you can get rid of raccoons are to use raccoon repellents and making use of preventative strategies. These are often employed by people that have raccoons in their chimneys or attics and are made from components for example predator urine, normally from a coyote or fox, ammonia, or napthalene, the ingredient utilized in moth balls.

Sadly, even though, repellents don,??t usually do the job, however they might be really worth an attempt. Some preventative strategies for keeping raccoons away contain securing your garbage can lid, producing positive to lock any dog or ca doors, remembering not to leave out any pet food, to shield any areas wherever the raccoons are trying to enter or damage and making certain they may be no cost of holes they could get through.

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Q&A: “Slash and Burn” is characteristic of what form of culture?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:59:04 +0000

Question by mkw3319: “Slash and Burn” is characteristic of what form of culture?
a. hunter-gatherer
b. pastoralism
c. agriculture
d. industrial

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Answer by Jorge Moran
its comes from the mayans when they didn’t have perfect flat land they would just burn it down or cut it down

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Q&A: Doesn’t this sort of make nonsense of the Intelligent Design theory?

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:51:38 +0000

Question by tangerine: Doesn’t this sort of make nonsense of the Intelligent Design theory?
I have to wear glasses, because I have nearsightedness and astigmatism. Earlier today, before I put on my glasses and as I was feeling my way around the apartment, I thought to myself, “Boy, I would be screwed if I lived in a hunter-gatherer society!” It also made me think of something else. According to the ID theory, everything was designed by an Intelligent Designer (called God by many), and everything designed by this designer has a purpose. Well, if that’s the case, why do so many people (and non-human animals, for that matter) have physical and mental disabilities? What purpose do they serve?
p l gray: Actually, it argues for Darwin’s theory. If I lived in a hunter-gatherer society in which I didn’t have access to corrective lenses, I would’ve been weeded out long ago, since I either would’ve fallen in quicksand or else become some animal’s dinner.

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Answer by GLH (male 48 UK)
That’s why Intelligent Design is a crackpot theory not worth the paper it’s printed on.

In every population of living things the weak, deformed, disabled and defective becomes victims to predators or disease, usually before they are capable of breeding and passing on their characteristics to future generations. This is how a population remains strong, viable and able to compete against predators which are also being subjected to the laws of natural selection by gradually becoming stronger, faster, more cunning etc etc (the weaker ones also dying for not being able to compete).

The other side of this coin is that occasionally a genetic mutation brings with it an advantage and this enables a species to better survive in a particular environment. If the advantage is great enough then over many generations this mutation will become generally incorporated into a species or population because proportionally more individuals carrying the mutation will survive and breed in each sucessive generation.

You are correct that without glasses you would be a complete liability in a hunter-gatherer society and it is only in comparatively recent times that poor eyesight has stopped being a factor in deciding whether you get to contribute to the next generation – in earlier times human society may have supported you in return for you performing menial tasks but you would have been unlikely to have found a mate. Still earlier I suspect that you may have been driven away from the tribe as an expensive liability.

The fact that you (and I – because I also wear spectacles) are alive and able to discuss this proves the case for the only form of Intelligent Design that ever has existed – the intelligent design BY humans that have evolved through natural selection brains capable of devising technologies that enable them to solve problems to improve their chances of survival.

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How did the society of the Southwestern people differ from most other Native American societies?

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:52:24 +0000

Question by : How did the society of the Southwestern people differ from most other Native American societies?
A.They ranked themselves according to social and economic status.
B. They ruled themselves through a common council.
C. They were hunters and gatherers.

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Answer by Ii’ni’ da’ałhosh
B.

We are farmers/shepherd/ranchers
We have a council
We are all equal.

And what’s with this “were” crap? We’re still here, you know!

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Rangefinders for Hunting

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:16:35 +0000

Rangefinders for Hunting

Article by Nicole Roberts

Can someone explain Neolithic Revolution?

admin — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:49:43 +0000

Question by saphire: Can someone explain Neolithic Revolution?
Can someone explain Neolithic Revolution, Nomads, and hunter-gatherers? >< ;

and the Catal Huyuk.

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Answer by stephen
The Neolithic Revolution was the first agricultural revolution—the transition from nomadic hunting and gathering communities and bands, to agriculture and settlement. It occurred in various independent prehistoric human societies between 10-12 thousand years ago.

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I am doing a low-carb diet and have high cholesterol.?

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:54:00 +0000

Question by iwsyu: I am doing a low-carb diet and have high cholesterol.?
I did not have it checked before I started. I am 31 y.o and my total cholesterol is 257. I do believe that I should eat as a hunter/gatherer (low carb) Should I continue and eat leaner and recheck my cholesterol in a month?

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Answer by Dr.Marine
You should eat fish and lean meats and you will not have a problem. Stay away from the mayo too. The south Beach diet book (phase 1) has really great recipes and is heart healthy.

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Trapping Mice Humanely

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:56:30 +0000

Trapping Mice Humanely

Article by Jerry

This particular article is going to give you a good leg up in your quest to get a superior understanding of just what makes a humane mouse trap. There can be a lot of confusion with regards to just what is thought of as a humane mouse trap. Does humane mean that the mouse can’t be hurt in the course of its capture? Or simply does it imply the fact that it must die a rapid as well as painless death? There are differing perspectives, but would you be shocked if I told you that there is in fact an international humane kill standard pertaining to mice.

One particular trap that is definitely not humane is the glue trap. The inhumane aspect of these traps has been the matter of a great deal of controversy by animal rights activists. Death brought about through the use of a glue trap is slow and painful. This is the reason for the scorn. Mice usually do not perish right away right after they get caught in the glue trap. Instead it gradually starves to death or more often than not, death by lack of fluids and exposure. It may take hours, from time to time longer for the course of action to end. Mice are already proven to gnaw through their own legs to try and break free from the glue trap. This really is incredibly inhumane and is generally viewed as a bad method of eliminating a mouse issue.

One can find electronic mouse traps which basically administer an electrical zap to kill mice. Loss of life from these types of traps is quite fast and is known for a very high kill rate. Because of this, this sort of trap is considered humane. One more benefit of this humane kill trap is that that it is multiple-use, and so the overall cost to kill rodents is substantially decreased when compared with single kill traps such as snap traps. A lot of electrical shock traps possess storage compartments for simple disposal of mice. You won’t have to concern yourself with dealing with the rodents as you might using a bar snap trap. Just throw it into the trash bin. In case you are really fussy, you could find a mouse trap that will catch the mouse, and you never have to look at it while you dispose of it. That is a definite benefit if the sight of deceased rodents tends to make you uneasy.

There is an even more humane approach to capture rodents which is through using live catch mouse traps, often called no kill mouse traps. It is possible to merely release the mouse far away from your home once you catch it. The live catch trap is great to utilize when small children or pets are at home. It’s impossible for the children to accidentally set off the trap or get their fingertips trapped in them. Almost all electronic traps possess safety mechanisms set up to stop unintended discharge, but a snap trap could leave young children vulnerable to injury should they unintentionally come across it.

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Q&A: Is this a condensed version of mankinds histry?

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:50:11 +0000

Question by : Is this a condensed version of mankinds histry?
For those that don’t know about world history … Here is a condensed versionâ€&brkbar; Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunter/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and went to the coast or rivers and lived on fish and lobster in the winter. The two most important events in history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups: 1 . Liberals 2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture.Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum canwere invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That’s how villages were formed. Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at nightwhile they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement…

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ’s and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement. Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. They became known as girlie-men. Some note worthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided

Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons. Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamersinHollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn’t fair to make the pitcher also bat. Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud or Miller. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys,lumberjacks,construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives, athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively.

Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living. Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America .. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing. Here ends today’s lesson in world history: It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it. A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to #$ %$ them off. And there you have it. Let your next action reveal your true self…..I’m going to have another beer.
Leroy Abraham Lincoln was a repubician and the government in the Southern States were liberal. Anyways MERRY Christmas to you too

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Answer by Cjcivicx
Best. History. EVER!

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