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The true story behind the death of this snake that most people don’t know especially Futarian.

As a curious wildlife conservationist, I was exploring the Futa wildlife park with my friends and then went in deep into the park. On my way out, I was approached by one of the park’s coordinator and he rebuked me from going through the particular direction I was coming from again. Then I asked why, and he told me this story which I was thinking was a myth.

He said Futa had 2 African rock Python snakes a long time ago, but due to poor management then, one died, and the skin is at the Futa wildlife museum till now, but the other snake escaped from the enclosure and ever since it was not seen.

Around a decade ago, while one of the female lecturer was roaming the Futa wildlife park then came across this particular snake, immediately she ran away and went to call 5 sheriffs to capture this particular snake but when the sheriffs got there, the massiveness of this snake made them took off as well. Ever since the snake has not been seen again but he was sure that the snake was not far from the park.

I was really surprised and excited by the story, which prompted me to study more about snake for a year, I learn snake handling through YouTube videos, I’ve caught/rescued and released about 4 snakes back to the wild around my place then. I got connected with a lot of snake handlers around the world just to learn about snake, I’ve ask several people information about the particular snake. The amazing piece about this, is that one of my friend’s dad told him he has seen this snake before during the time he was still an undergraduate over 20 years ago.

Surprisingly this morning (5th of November, 2019), I woke up just to find the body of the snake I’ve been excited and patiently waiting to see all this years laying on the ground lifeless on my phone.

It got me thinking, if we had people brave enough to protect the snake from being killed last night, successfully captured and placed in a safe place where people can visit to view the amazing sight of the massive snake before returning to the wild… Just imagine!!!…

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Despite their unwarranted reputation, snakes are critically important animals for our world. Snakes maintain balance in the food web and therefore keep ecosystems healthy. They provide humans an ecological service by controlling pest populations.

Why snakes should be protected?

Snakes are protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. It is an offence to kill, injure or take snakes from the wild. … Without them, the numbers of prey species would increase to unnatural levels and the predators that eat snakes would struggle to find food.

What benefits do snakes provide?

They can keep pests, such as rats and mice, in check. And some species that are harmless to people prey on poisonous snakes, reducing the chance of a deadly encounter. Snakes can be useful in controlling rat populations. In some parts of the world, the benefits of snakes are now being recognized.

What happens if snakes go extinct?

If one species disappears, the entire ecosystem in which it once lived will suffer. It may not suffer long if the species can quickly adapt. But often, that doesn’t happen. Many ecosystems, especially swamps and deserts, are extremely delicate, and the loss of snakes could potentially destroy the foodweb as a whole.

How are snakes important?

Snakes make up a significant proportion of the middle-order predators that keep our natural ecosystems working. Without them the numbers of prey species would increase to unnatural levels and the predators that eat snakes struggle to find food. The feeding habits of snakes act as a natural form of pest control.

How can we save endangered snakes?

Things We Should All Do To Protect Endangered Species
1. Educate your family about endangered species in your area. …
2. Recycle and buy sustainable products. …
3. Reduce your water consumption. …
4. Reduce your personal footprint. …
5. Do not buy plastic products. …
6. Pressure your civil servants. …
7. Volunteer your time to protect the wildlife in your area.

Thanks to Wildlife of Africa Conservation Initiative, Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden and more to Mr. Akash for making this celebration an impacting event.

Wiping out all of Africa’s elephants could accelerate Earth’s climate crisis by allowing 7 per cent more damaging greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, scientists say.

But conserving forest elephants may reverse the trend, providing a service worth $43bn (£34.3bn) in storing carbon, the academics found.

The research, published in Nature Geoscience, shows that the presence of the animals leads to higher numbers of large trees that better capture greenhouse gas, but without elephants, smaller trees less able to absorb carbon thrive.

The extinction of forest elephants could lead to a 7 per cent drop in “aboveground biomass” – the weight of trees including branches and foliage – in western and central African rainforests.

This would mean an extra 3 billion tonnes of harmful carbon entering the atmosphere, Fabio Berzaghi, the lead researcher, told The Independent.

Large herbivores are known to be vital in spreading seeds, but until now ways in which elephants affect rainforests have been something of a mystery.

But the study found that while grazing in the Congo and elsewhere, the animals clear away smaller vegetation, which over time leads to fewer but larger hard-wood trees, which live longer and lock away more carbon than soft-wood ones.

Earlier this month, Swiss scientists reported that planting billions of acres of trees in an area the size of the US could be the “most effective solution to climate change to date”.

Using model simulations, the scientists from the Laboratory of Climate and Environment Sciences in France said one animal for every square km increases forest biomass by 60 tonnes per hectare (0.01 square kilometres).

Mr Berzaghi and his colleagues found that when elephants thin out forests, eating those that are less than 30cm wide, there is less competition among the vegetation for light, water and space, which allows fewer and larger trees – and with a higher wood density – to emerge, increasing amounts of carbon stored.

The total leaf area – or canopy cover – was about 70 per cent more in areas with elephants than those without, so only about half the natural light reached the ground, inhibiting growth of small trees.

The research suggests elephants have an important role in shaping the structure of African forests.

“We speculate that the presence of forest elephants may have shaped the structure of Africa’s rainforests, which probably plays an important role in differentiating them from Amazonian rainforests,” the paper said.

The projected drop of about 7 per cent of carbon stocks “is more than the estimated loss in tropical America and Africa due to the disappearance of large-seeded trees and their dispersers”.

The report added: “Elephant conservation may reverse this trend, which would represent a carbon storage service of US$43bn at a conservative carbon stock price.

“The value of the ecosystem services provided by the forest elephant and other megaherbivores should be reassessed in relation to carbon storage policy, forest management and conservation.”

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Applications are open for global Education Monitoring Report Fellowship program happening in France. The Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR), is an editorially independent, authoritative, and evidence-based annual report. Further, that monitors progress in education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have been adopted as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a special focus on SDG 4 on education.

Moreover, The GEM Report Fellowship program, supported by OSI, aims to strengthen the evidence base on education, particularly in emerging economies, build research capacity in education, and reinforce the links between research, policy, and practice in education. Further, Fellows will be among applicants from research institutions, government agencies or professional organizations. Candidates with a doctoral degree, who are familiar with quantitative research methods and experience in national-level policy-making and who have published work in scientific journals are encouraged to apply. Further, Selected fellows will be invited to work with the GEM Report team for a period between six months and one year, of which one month will be spent on site at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Also, The fellowship is nonrenewable.

Benefit
A stipend (up to US$25,000) for the duration of the fellowship (up to one year)
Full travel costs for one month to be in Paris for each of the fellows;
A mentor from the team of GEM Report researchers. The GEM Report staff will allocate 3-5 hours per week to mentor and guide the fellows when they are in residence in Paris, and 2 hours per week while they are based in their home country;
A desk and computer during their stay at the GEM Report team office, in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Eligibility
Academic background:

An advanced university degree in education, sociology, economics, political science, psychology, demography, statistics, psychometrics or other related fields.

Professional background:

1. Proven experience in policy analysis in an academic/research or a national/international agency setting.
2. Proven experience in organizing projects in research and/or policy contexts.
3. Also, contacts within the education policy community would be an advantage
4. Experience with education systems in low, middle or high-income countries.

Tools:

1. Sound knowledge of and proven experience in the application of statistical techniques involving large scale survey data.
2. Experience using statistical analysis software such as Mplus, R, STATA, SPSS or SAS would be an asset.

Languages:

Fluency in one of the two UNESCO official languages (English and French) and the capacity to draft to a high standard in English.

Specifications
Type of Opportunity: Scholarships and Fellowships
Deadline: 28 September,2019
Country: France
Open to: All
Organizer: UNESCO

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A dog was so loyal to a woman so much she could leave her baby with him and go out for a few races quickly. She always returns to find the child deeply asleep with the dog. One day something tragic happened.
The woman as usual, left the baby in the hands of this faithful dog and went shopping.
When she came back, she discovered a horrible scene, and there was a total mess. The baby wasn’t in his crib, his diapers and his clothes in shreds, with blood stains all over the bedroom. In Shock, the frightened woman started looking for the baby. Suddenly she saw the faithful dog emerging under the bed, covered in blood from everywhere licking her mouth as if he had just finished a delicious meal.

The woman was convinced that the dog had eaten her baby. Without much thought, she beat the dog to death with a wood. Then she continued research to at least find a part of her child’s body. Soon she lives another scene. Behind the bed was the well-shaped baby who was naked and had fun on the carpet. Under the bed the woman discovers the body of a snake that has been torn apart. It was a fierce battle between the snake and the dog. The dog fought to protect the baby against the ravenous snake. It was too late for her now to make amends because, in her impatience and anger, she had killed the faithful dog.

How often did we judge people with hard words and spread lies about them before we had time to assess the situation?
For anyone who reads this, I pray that God gives us grace to avoid unconditional mistakes in our lives…

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A public research university, Groningen has stood as the best university in Netherland for the third time in the row. With its elaborate scholarship scheme to seek out talents from developing countries, the university has further gained an international reputation.

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What are the benefits of receiving University of Groningen Scholarship?
International students may receive Erik Bleumink scholarship that will cover:

tuition fee and books
costs of international travel
subsistence
Also, health insurance.

However, the applicants must note that a considerable number of students apply for this scholarship each year, whereas the University can issue only a limited number of grants.

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Am I eligible for Scholarship at the University of Groningen?

Fully funded Erik Bleumink scholarship is available to all masters program at the University of Groningen. However, the applicants must meet certain criteria set by the university which includes:

Candidates must be from developing nations from Asian or African region.
Further, they must obtain conditional admission to the program of choice
Also, demonstrate excellent academic performance.
Likewise, the candidates must have excellent grades during their bachelor/undergraduate studies;
Have excellent English language proficiency, in accordance with the admission requirements of the program of choice
Be available for the whole period of the program and be able to take part in the entire program
Be in good health, so that health insurance in the Hold the nationality of a country
Have no other means of financing the study in question.

How do I apply for the Fully Funded Scholarship at the University of Groningen?
The University of Groningen Admission Office, in consultation with the Admission Boards of its faculties, will determine the nomination of applicants for an Eric Bleumink Fund scholarship. The students may be nominated only if they hold a conditional letter for the Master’s program at the University of Groningen before February 2020.

Moreover, the candidates may only need to be eligible for the scholarship. Their application is considered automatically for the scholarship. Students do not need to file a separate application at all.

Deadline
Since there is no separate application procedure to apply for the fully funded scholarship, the students must apply for a masters program at the University of Groningen before December 1, 2019. The deadline for the scholarship is set as the last date to apply for the master’s program.

Specifications
Type of Opportunity Scholarships and Fellowships
Deadline 01 December,2019
Country Netherlands
City Leeuwarden
Open to All Nationalities
Organizer University of Groningen
Contact the organizer msd@rug.nl

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Australian National university welcomes applications for PhD scholarships in the field of Vision sciences. ANU’s mission is to contribute to society through the pursuit of education. In addition, ANU has a huge variety of support services, programs and activities to enhance your student experience. It’s approach is to create n exceptional student experience. Moreover,they aim to equip their students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in their chosen career. ANU has seven academic colleges that house a number of schools and research centers. Additionally, they empower individuals to challenge ordinary thinking in getting original ideas. Thr university offers fully funded scholarships for PhD.

Furthermore, this scholarship aims to attract a student of high merit, research qualifications and/or expertise, in vision sciences. Along with that, it encourages students to develop entrepreneurial skills for engagement with industry. Undoubtedly, heir academic staff are at the forefront of technology development and exploration. Whether it be in human health, chemical and earth sciences the staff are well skilled. Lastly, The university’s scholarship is open for all nationals.

Benefits:
The successful applicants of Australian National University – PhD Scholarships in Australia, 2019 will receive:

Firstly, a stipend paid of $27,596. fortnightly in arrears. Secondly, there are also allowances for thesis reimbursement. Along with, paid medical allowance. Finally, candidates are also offered maternity and paternity leave.

Field of study:
Vision sciences

Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must;

be a domestic or international student
enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the area of AMD research, at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University
hold an Australian Bachelor Honours degree and research publications and/or relevant experience.

How to apply:
There is no separate scholarship application for this scholarship. Students are automatically considered based on them meeting the eligibility criteria or conditions prescribed under the Eligibility section.

Please contact Tara Butler, JCSMR Student Administrator for further information regarding the application of this scholarship. Please include a current CV.

Deadline:
The last date to apply for Australian National University – PhD Scholarships in Australia, 2019 is 31st May 2019.

Specifications
Type of Opportunity Scholarships and Fellowships
Deadline 31 May,2019
Country Australia
City Canberra
Open to All Nationalities
Organizer Australian National University (ANU)
Contact the organizer +61 2 6125 5111

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