Foxes obviously appreciate the benefits of urban infrastructure theyre becoming increasingly bold urban foxes often even approach humans. To the consternation of many foxes are thought to carry disease although in fact rabies was a radical beat in germany in 2005 just highly dangerous is rare. Has been having an issue in the western dutch on this knife. And its rare across germany and the risk of getting infected is very very not a fix if you dont come into direct contact with folks is the new not at risk and in general you just stick to hygiene rules after working in the garden or if youve been digging in the soil i bet you didnt even need to add up. Anywhere where fox is my clerk where theres fallen fruit vegetables or berries its important to keep washing your hands and if you do encounter a fox keep your distance. Most berliners dont mind living in close proximity to foxes info. That they like them sophia kimock will be completing her ph d. Thesis this year her research on urban fox populations has been exhaustive shes grown fond of her bushy tailed research subjects. Thats why to focus in where is where the 2nd folks are equipped with. A tough cookie who read how young hair every year. I dont get any data from her anymore but i still come by to see if shes still head to check up on her up so here are a few urban foxes lived to a ripe old age in this city you fear girls are their greatest enemy yet the growing presence of foxes shows that the opportunities of secure life clearly outweigh the threats. And yet suppose that hes continued to sprout up at an alarming rate is an ever more into surrounding areas humans and their beloved countries are taking over like here in china. And here in culture. As a consequence animals and humans are getting closer even sharing diseases of this which eat from india had a question about that. What is it were not take diseases they are diseases caused by pathogens carried by nonhuman animals that spread to people. Out of every 10 Infectious Diseases are believed to be zoonotic. The pathogens can be viruses bacteria parasites. Many of the diseases they cause in people a mild but some a serious and even deadly. The bubonic plague. Malaria and ebola as do an arctic diseases that have killed countless millions of people. And perhaps it was also cats and dogs and many other species carry pathogens that can make people sick that. Often they dont make the animals that host them sick transmission can occur via a bite also eating the flesh of a carrier or contact with its blood or feces. Zoonotic diseases can spread fast and far if the pathogens adapted to be transmitted from person to person thats the case with the Novel Coronavirus. One hypothesis is that pangolins with the intermediaries that transported the Novel Coronavirus from its natural hosts pass to humans. What markets where life wild animals are sold are considered a potential site of transmission of zoo and arctic disease pathogens some have been closed for that reason. Infectious diseases from animals are a growing problem the probably has to do with humans encroaching on animal habitats forests are cleared for timber or to make space for farms or towns humans and animals be shes on no longer far apart this Office Opportunities for the pathogens to make the leap. There are more than 200. 00 known zoonotic diseases the wreck countless germs out there to which humans have no immunity on new devastating diseases lurking to prevent the making the jump to humans we need to protect wild animals and their habitats. We do know to diseases can result from intensive livestock farming the earth the great animals are more susceptible to disease and so theyre given blanket antibiotics this can lead to resistant bacteria which can then be transmitted to people. Intensive farming also causes other problems its resins genetic diversity by repressing older brutes of farm animals. Meet turk pull your pigs. Styria and chickens and the ancient british white. People have been breeding and domesticated animals for at least 11000 years. Nowadays 180 breeds of farm animals are endangered in europe alone among them the german saddle back. At the head open air museum folk in favor is working to preserve the rare breed with its distinctive features for one thing its meat tastes very different from that of pigs raised on a factory farm. We have. In the autumn when the acorns fall to the ground in the saddle back seat lots and lots of them are so their meat has this wonderful acorn and flavor is something you dont often find nowadays we also make sausage out of the meat and its very special those. Pigs have been bred mainly for their meat. The german saddleback has a generous layer of fat which nearly spelled its doom. Tastes changed in the 1960 s. And demand for fatty meat declined. The Food Industry responded by getting it scientists to breed futuristic new pigs with more meat chops all the same size and crucially a lot less fat. The breeders did not care much about the health or well being of the animals these newfangled swine were too big and heavy for their legs and hearts specimens were put on treadmills so the strongest could be identified and allowed to have offspring. These pigs were longer and had 2 more ribs than most and lots of lean flesh. But modern pigs are susceptible to stress for example when being transported to slaughter but efforts are underway to. Breed a variety that takes even that in its stride. Old breeds are more robust and on the whole healthier and that probably has to do with their genetic make up. There are collections of genetic material from old breeds of farm animals. They are very important for research and for breeding purposes. One aim is to combine genes from different breeds in order to reduce the susceptibility to certain diseases. But its far from certain that epidemics of say swine fever could be prevented this way. German bred mountain cattle are long lived and undemanding. Have without complaining or complications for the most part. In the olden days there were no vets just down the road so everything have to just function properly and thats the case here even though its cold when they have their cobs in february humans rarely have to get involved thats a great advantage to very healthy. And the ancient celts are believed to have bred these red brown cattle 2000 or more years ago the cattle provide milk and meat and can be harnessed to plow the fields this breed is endangered outgunned by modern turbo cows. Breeders have been adapting cows to the requirements of industrial farming. New breeds have been designed on the drawing board. The cows udder was bred to fit the shape of a milking machine milk production increased the bodys use of feet was optimized. Red mountain cattle were regarded as extinct in the 1970 s. But thanks to a coincidence it has survived a stud seed was discovered at a breeding facility. As he was known sire to a new generation and in doing so saved the breed from extinction. The cattles characteristics could be useful in the future. Even if theyre no longer used in production their genetic material is needed for further breeding and we cant know today exactly what kind of breeding requirements will have a century from now. As in. The change of scene the roman mountains of central germany are home to the ruined sheep its positive characteristics were also nearly forgotten. Once demand for its ruined sheep pelts dried up its numbers dropped from hundreds of thousands to just a few 100 creatures the sheep scratchy wool became unmarketable. Modern sheep were needed to provide more meat more milk and above all softer wool. None of this applies to the ruined sheep but still its being rediscovered for landscaping purposes modern sheep brains often suffer from both disorders but not the root in their trotters are especially tough. Thanks to this hardness they have no problem grazing year round and since sheep are big eaters they help maintain sensitive ecosystems. This is silver thistle an emblem of the run their only chance of survival depends on the grazing strategy used and the sheep are best suited to the purpose of this the sheep choose what they like and they leave the rest alone that means just biodiversity already exists i mean actually want more of this dismissed my. Old farm animals they are still useful for Landscape Maintenance for their ease of care for their taste and for their genetic diversity. If outlet is right why ave latin even if. 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Fuck at them i dont think i meant i didnt go to university to kill people and i thought if i acted that way i haint. People feel for their lives and their future so they seek refuge abroad but what will become of those who stay behind. Displaced starts october 16th on d. W. M m m m. M m m this is a small town in the north in german state of lower saxony. Its home to around 2000 people and nearly all of them are protestants. But im a has something no other town in the region have. Stephanie and eleanor vodka are a same sex couple both ordained ministers there are local pastors and also if you tubers their channel is called on does amen on doors being the german word for different and amen well so be it. The topic of an upcoming episode is the gay and lesbian hanky code by which some poor people signal their sexual preferences. I dont think i can do it. What will happen after its broadcast ill have to go into hiding for. Iranians to bring queer in Church Together thats our intention and not long ago while listening to a podcast i had something about the handkerchief i thought this is interesting something cutlass always seemed to have the same significance like violet for instance means practically the same thing in the churches liturgical year as in the thank you. Brigitta shada chairs the Parish Council in iowa she showing us the vestments and various altar linens. Each color has a special liturgical significance the pastors about to see a link between this tradition and the color code the queer people used to indicate their sexual preferences. Discuss pretty much anything there im heterosexual couples dont signal in public what they like to do to each other. And when it comes to the topic of sex you may reach a point where you say i really dont want to know. That could of course happen to us but then its usually the case that it quietens down again. They knew from the start that not everybody would like their you tube channel. To say send. Me. Here you see the spam container in the car. We have to pick it up ourselves then you must. Know im in an elevator with sperm. And here you can see our positive pregnancy test. Finding out the time carrying a child that im going to be a mother that were going to be a family has really changed things just like that ive developed enormous feelings for this child the love of this being in my belly. He would die if we were in a Polyamorous Relationship this would maybe you die to. One text this never take is that if i had a horse or woman on my side it would kill you. Now its worth it i think it has a lot to do with the individual in the course of your life you have to figure out why arent what you need to summon up. They were court the videos in the old parsonage. The channel is produced by the local Protestant Churches radio station. Is the programme producer. During auditions we quickly noticed that most people werent up to it then we met ellen and defeat by chance at a party in frankfurt we drank a lot of apple wine together and realised they were perfect for it to their total opposites and yet have such a strong bond we had so much fun that evening and thought maybe that will come across on the internet through a flight of internet remember if you show means penance by doing that. And then we have to hang out there and for most of your listeners its clear that by that i mean spanking your let in here but if you are like stephanie and dont understand these concepts spanking means putting somebody envy on us was a way pennis equal spanking in just 6 months under a man has garnered more than 10000 subscribers that makes it the most Successful Program in the german Protestant Churches new social media offensive. Stephy isnt bothered by negative comments but recently one of her parishioners expressed criticism that she took to heart. And its causing her problems while filming the latest episode. Do you know its inhibiting me that comment about how when i change my voice i sound stupid that the post is blocking me. But most reactions are positive theres lots of fan mail. This is wait its bigger than the beirut i have seen your videos was like a revelation its hard for me to put into words and it probably sounds crazy but just to see your buddies knowing youre there and that youre happy makes me happy. Candace amen has found an audience. Some of the 4 we couldnt have imagined it 5 months ago then the coronavirus came along and gave digitalisation momentum in the church and maybe a whole new form of church is developing through things like under the hood for. The capital of lower saxony. Saunders was controversial in the Protestant Church from the start. We asked the local bishop what he thinks about it. My story steffi and alan about his boss the bishop is no fan of men. Trying to mammas me for me i was there not doing it for me but im not the target audience cool if i get off there are lots of things where i think after 3 minutes oh no not again or thats just silly. The continuous self irony and the story of their relationship which they talk about over and over no thanks i dont need it so but other people like it they find it interesting and thats the reality of. The pastors themselves as part of their ministry including their candid discussion of how ellen got pregnant. In the batting i should have to think yes according to statistics one in 5 couples cant get pregnant without help. And the church remains silent on the issue. And this in the past paul of the year pa. I think we know what its like to get a negative pregnancy test after 2 weeks of wasting test not after youve invested a lot of money in the process. Why is this in the churches silent in the face of the suffering. But ministry is about letting people know hey youre not alone. Giving people hope when you look at work. For us there are stories in the bible about people who tried desperately to get pregnant but these stories are largely unknown no longer told me talking about human failure is part of preaching and thats why we do it with us. As. The doctors are visiting the german capital berlin. Its wished f. You had to was born and raised and came to know the church. And visit to her old parish in the berlin might be district. Pastor sasha gabbar open the church just for her say its so nice of you to do this on your day off to. This is the path wed always take. You know im not sure where it is but its not on here i think we only have to go up one flight of stairs. And this was your room this was the room its really big. So cool. So its amazing that they gave us a room like this we were just straight ahead. You didnt have any supervision this was a number it was incredible we smoked weed here and drank they put in a football table and asked if we needed a t. V. And a playstation and they never asked anything about incredible i was so impressed that they trusted us it was reason enough for me to go to church. As if its amazing for me to see this room shes told me lots of stories about herself and her friends about things that happened here and i couldnt quite visualize it because for me the church was a place where you were taught a place where there were clear rules thats the complete opposite of what she experienced here so its really great to be here in this room im. Officially stephanie belong to a different parish the kaiser 3 jewish Memorial Church in the berlin hands a quarter she was confirmed in this church and here she struck a bargain with god. She would attend church for a year after confirmation if you helped her make something of her life. You were confirmed here. For crazy you know this is strange to be back here it was so long ago that was in 2000. And you received your 1st blessing on those steps well i was already christened but the 1st i can remember kneeling section me. Well theres no need or it was not exactly sure where it was what you dont really show you. I didnt laugh i was so nervous. I noticed it made me feel cold. As a teenager i heard that our i didnt understand the sermon didnt understand what the people was doing here i was glad if i could find the right him i had no idea what was going on even though id been confirmed or. I just used the time to think about my life. And that one hour a week helped me become calmer more reflective what about and i heard really good things. I try to listen to the sermon but after 3 minutes my mind would wonder. But i would still grasp some idea that i could think about the millions in the bank of the masses in your thought. After best lived i felt at home here in church i was lost in a battle and i had my parents but my father died young i was always a troublemaker in school. And here i learned to find peace and. It enabled me to do things that i hadnt been given the chance to do before. And im a pretty tough. Christian ministry wasnt an obvious career choice for stephanie vodka but she rose to the challenge. Today shes meeting her confirmation class for the last time before their big day. On the agenda making sure everyones shoes are in good order i love ok weve prepared its most intimate now you just have to relax a little and enjoy yourselves. Ask about get their shoes on i. Thought. I might come over here since you had twins show me your souls the other one. Ok here ok. Ok. Yeah i know me can i get that leg up you can do it ok. No visible price tags on the soles now comes the running test is there to say i love the snow i want you to run around the rails to nuts in your shoes and you cant you start. A. New guy who can step it up. So that she wont make it but was also falling apart. The shoe exercise was simple now its time to rehearse the confession of faith busy play twins go 1st. You declaring your faith in front of the congregation i believe in god the father almighty the creator of heaven and earth. If we give into the scenes the resurrection of the body and live life to have a lasting amen. So that were very good not have got it noisy i was the one necessary for the pastor. But not all of the kids know their confession of faith as well as the twins pastor roger gets tough. If you cant remember it all cancel tamara i keep telling you youre the ones who have to declare your confession of faith you have to recite it on your own i wont tell. Stephanie hard can also be stern. She agrees to practice with each candidate. Only the twins are allowed to recite together. But the kids do get to choose a group activity. As a gas it is really cool guys you know. Not everyone would do it now. But. He could but how do you get it. To