#convervation

[redpandazine]

Red Panda Network Launches Conservation Science Film Series on YouTube

Premiering, Thursday, April 18, 2024.

(via CONSERVATION SCIENCE SERIES | RED PANDA NETWORK | CSS - YouTube)

[acti-veg]

on the whole, are animals considered to be beautiful / cute more likely to be protected than those who are not?

They’re generally referred to as “charismatic animals,” but yes, a positive public perception of animals does generally help their conservation status a great deal. It doesn’t seem to matter too much when it comes to eat them though, we still kill piglets, we shoot calves, we grind up male chicks up alive. We generally feel a bit more empathetic towards cute animals I think, but not so much that it takes precedence over our palette pleasure.

[deborahchapinstudio]

Saturday Treat. While working in the studio and prepping for the next live session which I think is going to be a dawn scene, I thought I’d pass along some footage I took last Christmas. I am now showing it on my https://gallery.DeborahChapin.com/bigscreen this is just a gif bio link to my site and click on Bigscreen - Part of the reason I paint is to show the raw beauty of nature. When you paint you can express your emotional connection to a scene. However video shows the raw power in motion And nothing, IMO, Expresses the power of nature more than to see. I’m an advocate for the preservation of the raw beauty of nature and the health and well-being of our oceans. #WomenMarineartist #Marineartists #pemaquidpoint #rawnature #convervation #artistswhocare #preservationofnature #deborahchapin #deborahchapinfineart (at Pemaquid Point, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMFQEmXnUSP/?igshid=tybtwhb5o267

[swimwithseals]

Great to take this wonderful team to swim with seals today! @nvtrust #teamwork #convervation #responsibletourism #swimwithseals #plettenbergbay #plettitsafeeling #blueflagboats (at Offshore Adventures) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGZu3yupOgy/?igshid=edwmz606pm49

[madetofly]

Americans who otherwise think that any animal going extinct is a bad thing will talk about mountain lions and how they shouldn’t come back and how it’s idiotic that they’re protected because they’re too dangerous.

The last time a mountain lion killed someone was in 2008. About 5 people die per year from snake bites in the US. 130 people per year are killed by deer (mostly because of car accidents that deer cause).

You can make excuses that that’s because there are way, way more deer than there are mountain lions, and that’s undoubtedly true and has an effect.

But the fact remains that deer frequently jump in front of cars. (Has anyone who drives not ever encountered deer? Because I can’t imagine it unless you’ve only ever driven in, say, New York City.) Mountain lions don’t want to run in front of your car. In fact, they want to stay as far away from you and your cars as possible. If they show up where humans are, it’s because they have nowhere else to go, and they still don’t want to hurt you unless they think you’re a threat to them.

(Also, I bet a lot of Americans who talk about wanting mountain lions to go extinct would also voice support for protecting lions or tigers.)

[janeflowersart]

Grizzly bear protection won in court, jubilant animal lovers celebrate victory on Twitter

Judge Dana Christensen ordered that federal protection for the Yellowstone bears be restored, the hunts are cancelled.

[ginamariewilliams1]

Orsi Polari: The Struggle of Magnificent, Fragile Creatures in a Warming World

Orsi Polari: The Struggle of Magnificent, Fragile Creatures in a Warming World

Italian photographer Luca Bracali, who I had the great honor of meeting during the Siena Art Photo Travel Festival and Siena International Photography Awards Contest in Siena, Italy late last month, just wrapped up his reportage of the annual polar bear migration through Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. See the full National Geographic Italia piece and Bracali’s amazing images here:  For translation…

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[unhsimson-blog]

Environmental tip of the day - keep pitcher behind sink for emptying water glasses etc to water plants later (convenient way to collect grey water - where you would normally dump it)