Australia could be in line for a tropical cyclone by the end of this week, according to the tropical forecasters. Something is brewing southeast of the island of Java in Indonesia, which could move south towards Australia.
This has a direct link to the severe flooding currently affecting Java. Landslides have buried dozens of people as heavy rains continue. Deforestation is blamed for the landslips, as wet weather is normal for this time of year in Indonesia. There was a degree of apprehension, as today is the 3rd anniversary of the tsunami, which killed 250,000 people, possibly more, in countries around the Indian Ocean. It arose following an sub-sea earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale, west of Sumatra.
This tiger escaped its enclosure in a zoo in San Francisco yesterday, and attacked several visitors. One was killed and two severely injured. The cat was shot dead; last year it had mauled one of its keepers, prompting a redesign of the big cat enclosure.
I saw the story about the tiger on CNN this morning, how sad. Some animals just aren't meant for captivity ~ after the first mauling perhaps someone should have thought of this, maybe the tiger & the victims would still be alive.
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I still have serious doubts about keeping wild animals in captivity and out of their element. Those tigers are endangered. What a shame. Chris
ReplyDeleteWe have been to the San Francisco Zoo many times, several years ago they were having major renovations..... This story is on all our news, so very sad for the victims and the tiger...
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It's truly an unfortunate event. They're saying now that they think the young men were taunting the tiger...that may be...but how did it get out? I have mixed emotions about animals being in zoo enclosures..but I know for thousands of people, it's the only way they'd ever see them in person. The two men that survived are doing better this morning. Linda in WA
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