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Tipton St John Scout Group learn about DonkeyS. Photo copyright of The Donkey Sanctuary
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SCOUT TROOP SPENDING TERM AT THE DONKEY SANCTUARY

A 19 strong group of Scouts are spending their entire autumn term learning about the worldwide work of The Donkey Sanctuary and meet each Monday at the charity headquarters near Sidmouth.

On Monday 8th November the 1st Tipton St. John Scout Troop will be learning about the charity’s work in Mainland Europe in six project countries including sanctuaries in Cyprus, Italy and Spain.

Since the 6th September, the Scout Troop have been involved with caring for the donkeys (grooming etc), learning about the history of The Donkey Sanctuary and had introductions to the Fundraising and PR functions of the charity.

Dawn Vincent, who held the 4th October session on Public Relations, involved the Scouts in writing a quote for a news release, which would help to promote the work of the charity in local press.

Jack Roberts of 1st Tipton St. John Scout Troop said: “I was amazed by how much work is put in everyday, all over the world and how much they care about every single donkey.”

Over the next few weeks, the 1st Tipton St. John Scout Troop can look forward to hearing about the charity’s work overseas on international veterinary aid and educational work, including the opportunity to make toggles using leathers and materials used in project countries.

Jan Aherne, the Education and Activities Manager who has organised the action and fact-filled term for the Scout Troop says: “It is wonderful to share our devotion of donkeys with the Scouts and we hope they learn a great deal about our worldwide work in a fun and interesting way.”

The Scout Troop are working towards their Global, Community and Promise challenge badges and will be presented with these on Friday 10th December during the Sanctuary’s Carol by Candlelight event.

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NOTES TO EDITOR
For an interview, further information or images, please contact The Donkey Sanctuary press office on 01395 573097/573014 or mobile 07970 927778

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About The Donkey Sanctuary
The Donkey Sanctuary aims to protect donkeys and mules and promote their welfare worldwide.

The charity was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen M.B.E. in 1969 and has since provided a sanctuary for life to more than 14,500 donkeys and mules in the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe.

It alleviates the suffering of working donkeys in developing countries and has major projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico where donkey welfare is improved through education and veterinary work.

The charity relies entirely on donations to continue its vital work in 29 countries worldwide. For further information telephone: 01395 578222, view www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk or visit the charity’s headquarters near Sidmouth in Devon (open 365 days/free admission).

Collective Quotes from the 1st Tipton St John Scout Troop:
•Chris Seers: “I have had a great time at The Donkey Sanctuary, and I have learned that donkeys are very interesting animals”

•Lily Pearson: “I’m feeling really excited because I know I’m working with a charity that changes the world each day”

•Jamie Davis: “The experience at The Donkey Sanctuary has been interesting, but also very motivating. It is intriguing about the history and what the staff have done to help improve their lives”

•Madeleine Roberts: “I’m loving my time at The Donkey Sanctuary because I know that if I continue learning about them, I have the potential to change a donkey’s life. Even cleaning out a donkey has been great, because I’ve never been so hands on before in my life”

•Harry Holmden-Bollard: “I like coming to The Donkey Sanctuary because it is fun spending time with the donkeys. I have learned that a lot of owners do not treat their donkeys with respect and know the way they should be treated”

•Amy Taylor: “Over the past couple of weeks I have been coming to The Donkey Sanctuary I have seen some really great things which have come out of some really bad things. I now feel strongly about the welfare of donkeys, but I know that not every owner in the world is as kind to their donkeys as others.”

•Polly Edwards: “I think that I am amazed and impressed by how long the people at The Donkey Sanctuary have worked, and how much they put into it – and how many donkeys they rescue from all over the world every year.”

•Jack Roberts: “I was amazed by how much work is put in everyday, all over the world – and how much they care about every single donkey, no matter how big or small.”

•Charles Amos: “I think that the donkeys don’t deserve to be treated in a horrible way. The people who use the donkeys to work shouldn’t treat them unkindly. I have been working with the donkeys that have been brought in, and I am finding out different things about them. They have a right to be treated they way we would like to be treated because they help us. I am working for a badge for my scout activities. I love working with the donkeys, they are lovely. Please carry on treating the donkeys nicely”

•Ben Wilkins: “I think The Donkey Sanctuary does some really good work to help the donkeys”

•Tobias Walters: “I think the people at The Donkey Sanctuary are very kind and caring towards these amazing animals”

•Lewis Douglas: “I think The Donkey Sanctuary is a fabulous idea. They take in an array of different donkeys and make sure they live a happy life – and live it to the full extent”

•Tom Gardner: “Since I’ve been at The Donkey Sanctuary I’ve become more interested in donkeys and giving them hope”

•Matthew Shepherd: “Help donkeys at The Donkey Sanctuary every day to help them live a happy life”

•Finn Hutchings: “I think The Donkey Sanctuary is a good charity, looking after poor and wounded donkeys and giving them a good life, helping them to live a lot longer and giving them hope”

•Joanna Barker: “I think that The Donkey Sanctuary is a great charity. The staff there have the expertise to advise and expand. They have shown presentations that have made me feel touched, and also sad about how some donkeys are treated all over the world”

•Jacob Franks: “The most amazing, revealing experience of all time – hardworking and worth it”


A witch in disguise, perhaps?
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Image by Gabriela Ruellan
This is a followup to a series of events started here.

So, after a month and a half spent in pupal stage, this moth eclosed yesterday at 3 AM (yay! — and there's still one pupa left in the jar). I did some photo sessions of it and left it in the garden at dusk, then it flew away.
Yesterday was overcast and rainy, so I had to resort to artificial lighting.

I don't know much about Citheronias, but this one looked like it was a female, judging by the thin antennae and from the fact that it spent quite a lot of time doing the pheromone release thing. The one that's about to eclose should be a male then, since the two pupae were different. Suspense...

Edit: It is a female, lol. It did not go away, it's still in the garden and has managed to attract not just one male, but two. Impressive, considering I had never seen a male Citheronia moth before.

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Esta es la continuación de una serie de eventos que comenzó acá.

Bueno, después de haber pasado un mes y medio en estado pupal, esta mariposa nocturna hizo eclosión ayer a las 3 de la mañana (¡iupi! y todavía queda una pupa en el tarro). Le hice algunas sesiones de fotos, la dejé en el jardín al anochecer, y ahí se fue.
Ayer estuvo nublado y lluvioso, así que tuve que recurrir a la luz artificial.

Mucho no sé de Citheronias, pero esta parecía ser una hembra, juzgando por las antenas finitas y por el hecho de que pasaba bastante tiempo haciendo la cosa de echar feromonas. La que está por eclosionar debe ser un macho entonces, porque las dos pupas eran diferentes. Suspenso...

Editado: Es una hembra, jua. No se fue, está todavía en el jardín y consiguió atraer no a un macho, sino a dos. Impresionante, considerando que yo nunca había visto una polilla Citheronia macho antes.

Citheronia brissotii meridionalis
7 cm / 2.75 inches long

Distribution range / Área de distribución: Southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina / Sudeste de Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina

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