Australian wallabies thriving in Mid Wales UK..

The exotic animals synonymous with Australia have been spotted several times in woods near Lake Vyrnwy in Powys 

It's true - there ARE wallabies on the loose in North Wales.

Breeder Stuart Robertson, 68, lost all three of his wallabies when Storm Desmond brought a tree down which broke the fence of his compound.

The animals escaped from the fenced area at Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy), Llanwddyn, Powys, roughly a month ago.

One was killed when it was struck by a car but Mr Robertson believes Sheila (the mother) and the baby (Joey) are still alive and thriving in a forest nearby.

He said: “They’ll be doing quite well I imagine, they’re just like sheep really, they eat grass.

“I do hear reports from neighbours every now and then saying they’ve been seen and it’s nice to hear.

“I’ll never be able to catch them again now they’re wild but as long as they’re doing well it could be worse.

“They’ve got no homing instinct at all because they can survive so well on their own,”

Before Christmas Chris Hall, 44, from Hope , Flintshire and his mates Phil Wade and Donato Villan were cycling near Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy) when they claim to have seen a wallaby nonchalantly sitting on his two hind feet.

Mr Robertson thinks it was probably one of his.

“I’m almost certain it’ll be one of mine. Funnily enough there aren’t many around this part of Wales.

“I really did enjoy looking after them, I’ve been doing it for years now.

“Sheep just seemed a bit dull so I thought I’d give wallabies a go.

“Some people have told me they’re worried about them but wallabies aren’t vicious at all.

“I thought I might be able to domesticate them a bit, to train them to answer my name, but I’ve had no luck really.

“People should not be concerned.”

As well as being the nickname for Australia’s international rugby team, a wallaby is a small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia and New Guinea and they belong to the same family as kangaroos.



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Australian wallabies thriving in Mid Wales UK..

The exotic animals synonymous with Australia have been spotted several times in woods near Lake Vyrnwy in Powys 

It's true - there ARE wallabies on the loose in North Wales.

Breeder Stuart Robertson, 68, lost all three of his wallabies when Storm Desmond brought a tree down which broke the fence of his compound.

The animals escaped from the fenced area at Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy), Llanwddyn, Powys, roughly a month ago.

One was killed when it was struck by a car but Mr Robertson believes Sheila (the mother) and the baby (Joey) are still alive and thriving in a forest nearby.

He said: “They’ll be doing quite well I imagine, they’re just like sheep really, they eat grass.

“I do hear reports from neighbours every now and then saying they’ve been seen and it’s nice to hear.

“I’ll never be able to catch them again now they’re wild but as long as they’re doing well it could be worse.

“They’ve got no homing instinct at all because they can survive so well on their own,”

Before Christmas Chris Hall, 44, from Hope , Flintshire and his mates Phil Wade and Donato Villan were cycling near Llyn Fyrnwy (Vyrnwy) when they claim to have seen a wallaby nonchalantly sitting on his two hind feet.

Mr Robertson thinks it was probably one of his.

“I’m almost certain it’ll be one of mine. Funnily enough there aren’t many around this part of Wales.

“I really did enjoy looking after them, I’ve been doing it for years now.

“Sheep just seemed a bit dull so I thought I’d give wallabies a go.

“Some people have told me they’re worried about them but wallabies aren’t vicious at all.

“I thought I might be able to domesticate them a bit, to train them to answer my name, but I’ve had no luck really.

“People should not be concerned.”

As well as being the nickname for Australia’s international rugby team, a wallaby is a small- or mid-sized macropod found in Australia and New Guinea and they belong to the same family as kangaroos.

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Cyclone Ula threatens Tonga and Double Earthquake to boot

I posted an Article late Thursday night about the formation of Cyclone like storm to pass by Fiji.

This storm system has now strengthened to a Category 3 Cyclone. 

t’s the first tropical cyclone of 2016 in the Pacific, with the category three system passing close to several islands in Tonga, bringing 150km/h winds and the potential of “major property damage”.

Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva took the precautionary action because “an emergency is happening or is about to happen”, with destructive winds and rising sea levels.

“It is necessary for the emergency powers to be exercised in order to prevent or minimise the loss of human life, illness or injury, property loss or damage and damage to the environment,” he said.

When this energy flows has caused Earthquake close by.

As i finish off writing this article a second 5.0 magnitude Earthquake pops off in the local area.

Flood maps reveal long-lost Roman roads across England.

Aerial flood maps have uncovered long-lost Roman roads across the UK.

Aircraft equipped with laser scanners have revealed several ancient tracks – including an 11-mile road connecting Ribchester and Lancaster.

Amateur archaeologists used special maps provided by the Environment Agency, which show areas at risk of flooding, to find the tracks which went unseen by the naked eye for hundreds of years.

The agency has been mapping the English landscape with lidar, light detection and ranging technology, for almost two decades – but the data was only made publicly available in 2013.

The lasers measure the exact distance between the aircraft and the ground, and is precise enough to show height differences of as little as five centimetres.

Flood maps reveal long-lost Roman roads across England.

Aerial flood maps have uncovered long-lost Roman roads across the UK.

Aircraft equipped with laser scanners have revealed several ancient tracks – including an 11-mile road connecting Ribchester and Lancaster.

Amateur archaeologists used special maps provided by the Environment Agency, which show areas at risk of flooding, to find the tracks which went unseen by the naked eye for hundreds of years.

The agency has been mapping the English landscape with lidar, light detection and ranging technology, for almost two decades – but the data was only made publicly available in 2013.

The lasers measure the exact distance between the aircraft and the ground, and is precise enough to show height differences of as little as five centimetres.

Record-Breaking 2015 Temperatures Connected To Ongoing Fish Kill on Mississippi Beaches

Cleanup crews were dispatched to beaches in Hancock County, Mississippi, on December 27th to remove over a thousand dead fish and the remains of other animals.

Scientists attributed the fish kill to a “red tide” algae bloom that took hold in early December. It won’t go away until temperatures drop and fresh water from the north spilling out from the Mississippi moves through the area. 

”Red tides produce neurotoxins that affect not only marine life, but humans who can breathe it in when it is aerosolized by wave action,” Jennifer Hecker, director of natural resource policy for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, wrote on a social media post about the fish kill. “Some scientists believe exposure can contribute to human nervous disorders such as Parkinson’s…not just an eyesore.” 

Although red tides are a natural occurrence along the Gulf Coast, they don’t occur in the winter. The record-breaking temperatures and less than average rainfall have created favorable conditions for the red tide.

Read more - http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/12/31/record-breaking-2015-temperatures-connected-ongoing-fish-kill-mississippi-beaches

Record-Breaking 2015 Temperatures Connected To Ongoing Fish Kill on Mississippi Beaches

Cleanup crews were dispatched to beaches in Hancock County, Mississippi, on December 27th to remove over a thousand dead fish and the remains of other animals.

Scientists attributed the fish kill to a “red tide” algae bloom that took hold in early December. It won’t go away until temperatures drop and fresh water from the north spilling out from the Mississippi moves through the area. 

”Red tides produce neurotoxins that affect not only marine life, but humans who can breathe it in when it is aerosolized by wave action,” Jennifer Hecker, director of natural resource policy for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, wrote on a social media post about the fish kill. “Some scientists believe exposure can contribute to human nervous disorders such as Parkinson’s…not just an eyesore.” 

Although red tides are a natural occurrence along the Gulf Coast, they don’t occur in the winter. The record-breaking temperatures and less than average rainfall have created favorable conditions for the red tide.

Read more - http://www.desmogblog.com/2015/12/31/record-breaking-2015-temperatures-connected-ongoing-fish-kill-mississippi-beaches

Powerful Cyclone Storm system to brush Fiji in next 3 days

Fiji is located at the Green circle

1st January 

2nd January

3rd Jnuary

Powerful Cyclone Storm system to brush Fiji in next 3 days

Fiji is located at the Green circle

1st January 

2nd January

3rd Jnuary

Southsea promenade flood defence wall crack 'bigger'

A large crack in a flood defence wall in Portsmouth is getting bigger, the leader of the council has warned.

A section of promenade has been cordoned off after the crack appeared behind the Pyramids Centre in Southsea, some time between 25 and 26 December.

Portsmouth City Council's Donna Jones tweeted that it had "eroded more overnight with the hole getting bigger. The next 24 hours are key."

The council begins rebuilding the wall on Wednesday at 07:00 GMT.

It said it was the earliest the repair work could begin "due to the high tides and strong winds, as well as the availability of machinery and materials". Work will take place over two weeks as the hole is filled and 2,000 tonnes of rock delivered.

The crack will cost £250,000 to repair, with the funding expected to come from the Environment Agency.

Rob New, cabinet member for environment and community safety, said: "Everyone should be aware this area of the esplanade is a very dangerous place at the moment as the defences are structurally unsafe.

"We have put barriers in place to block access to the part of the esplanade affected but we are unable to prevent access via the beach due to the tides."

Ms Jones said the authority had already been working on a multimillion-pound replacement scheme of old sea defences, including this section.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-35193237