14/10/18

[Maik]

Eleven people killed in crash of car carrying migrants in Greece

THESSALONIKI, GREECE – A speeding car carrying migrants collided with a truck in northern Greece on Saturday, killing 11 people, police said.

Ten of the victims were believed to be migrants who crossed into Greece from Turkey. The 11th person was the car’s driver and a suspected migrant smuggler, police said.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/13/world/eleven-people-killed-crash-car-carrying-migrants-greece/

[Maik]

Bit of excitement for Kef, Levkas and Ithaki coast guard yesterday when a 30 y-o foreign national was rescued from a dinghy after the boat he was in sank off northwest Kef. After being taken to Fiskardo and confirmed to be in good health the lone sailor was arrested for theft of the vessel from Misolongi.

[TonyKath]

Bit of excitement for Kef, Levkas and Ithaki coast guard yesterday when a 30 y-o foreign national was rescued from a dinghy after the boat he was in sank off northwest Kef. After being taken to Fiskardo and confirmed to be in good health the lone sailor was arrested for theft of the vessel from Misolongi.

Very stupid and very lucky. 

Tony

[Maik]

Brown hares could face extinction after mysterious deaths identified as myxomatosis
Experts fear deadly infection has jumped from rabbits to their threatened cousins

Britain’s brown hares could be wiped out after a deadly infection spread from rabbits threatens this already vulnerable species, experts have warned.

Over the past month, scientists have been inundated with reports of dead or dying hares, particularly in the east of England, prompting them to launch an investigation.

Early examinations suggest the animals are victims of myxomatosis, a virus introduced to the UK in the 1950s to control rabbits that killed 99 per cent of the population.

University of East Anglia experts issued an appeal with local wildlife trusts last week to get to the bottom of the cause of the mysterious deaths.

“The death of any animal is obviously distressing but we’re asking people to try and photograph these hares to help us understand what is happening,” said university biologist Dr Diana Bell.

“Getting good images of the bodies of these hares, along with their exact location, is crucial for us to rule out or identify possible diseases.”

While they continue to monitor hare populations, the experts urged the public to continue sending their images of sick or dead hares to Dr Bell.

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/brown-hare-extinction-deaths-myxomatosis-disease-east-anglia-wildlife-trusts-a8583281.html

[Maik]

At least fifth of British mammal species could be wiped out within a decade

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/mammals-uk-extinction-hedgehogs-water-voles-squirrels-nature-farming-pesticides-a8395581.html