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Vincent van Gogh, Chestnut Tree in Blossom, 1987

California wildlife officials confirmed three new wolf packs in Northern California, bringing the state total to 10.

So, here's the thing: ranching in the United States was developed in part by exterminating any large animals that could pose a threat to cattle and other livestock, whether through predation or competition for food. That includes wolves, bears, cougars, bison, etc. While it's likely there was someone along the line who tried to coexist with these wild animals while raising livestock, the prevailing solution was to kill "nuisance" species, whether by shooting, trapping, or poisoning them en masse. These animals were wiped out from much of their native range in the lower 48 states by the early 20th century, and their more recent return represents a reckoning with the way we have used and abused the land since.

Now that we have more understanding of the ecological importance of every native species that exists in an ecosystem, there's no excuse to keep defaulting to killing wolves and other predators. Conservationists have offered ranchers a wide variety of solutions to protect their stock, from wolf-proof fences and hazing protocols to livestock guardian dogs. Ranchers can request financial compensation in many Western states for wolf-killed livestock and other losses, though not every rancher wants to differentiate between a cow killed by wolves, and one that died of other causes but was scavenged by wolves postmortem. And, unsurprisingly, some ranchers file fraudulent claims to game the system.

But there also remains the attitude that ranchers should be able to let their cattle run wherever they want on private or public land, and not have to monitor them or create adequate barriers against predators. The entitlement they feel to enormous areas of land, to include public lands that are supposed to be for everyone's use, has its roots in the assumption that "taming the land" for economic profit is more important than any other use. They want any potential threat to be preemptively removed for their convenience, no matter the ecological cost--or human cost, for that matter. Don't forget that every ranch in the West was once the homeland of indigenous people who were, more often than not, forcibly and violently removed so the ranchers' predecessors could move in with their livestock.

It's time for ranchers to accept that they're going to have to adjust to the return of native animals that have lived in these ecosystems for thousands of years. It is already beyond generous that states are willing to pay ranchers for lost cattle. They need to return the favor by working with conservationists to find solutions that reduce predation without just shooting the predatory species native to their region. Ranching as it stands today can only be achieved by the elimination of native animals from the land, but it's not the only way to successfully raise livestock in wild areas. It's time for new solutions that benefit both the cattle and the wildlife alike.

generationjones

It's simply crazy how every state has rules about invasive species and yet somehow doesn't see free-range cattle as an invasive species

rebeccathenaturalist

Washington and Oregon can't get European holly (Ilex aquifolium) listed as invasive because of all of the holly farmers in those states, even though it has a seriously damaging impact on forest ecosystems across the region. Even when I am doing habitat restoration miles away from any mature holly trees, I still find tons of little seedlings popping up because birds eat the berries and then fly elsewhere.

Seriously, agriculture and the nursery industry have a lot to answer for in continuing to promote and spread invasive species.

rebeccathenaturalist

I'm in the Blue Mountains of Northeast Oregon for a few days. Here's my view yesterday evening from the ridge at the Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland in Wallowa, OR. While I was on the trail I got to see my first rock wren and lazuli bunting, as well as my first yellow-bellied marmots and a lovely Metapeira orb weaver spider. Today's goal includes visiting the Zumwalt Prairie for the first time, one of the few places that shows what the Wallowa Valley used to look like prior to colonization, now that the vast majority of the land has been turned into farms and towns.

theinternetarchive

a few great films that are free on the internet archive

in decent quality too!

here is the archive collection of these films so you can favorite on there/save if desired.

links below

black girl (1966) dir. ousmane sembene

the battle of algiers (1966) dir. gillo pontecorvo

paris, texas (1984) dir. wim wenders

desert hearts (1985) dir. donna deitch

harold and maude (1973) dir. hal ashby

los olvidados (1952) dir. luis bunuel

walkabout (1971) dir. nicolas roag

rope (1948) dir alfred hitchcock

freaks (1932) dir. tod browning

frankenstein (1931) dir. james whale

sunset boulevard (1950) dir billy wilder

fantastic planet (1973) dir. rené laloux

jeanne dielman (1975) dir. chantal akerman

the color of pomegranates (1969) dir. sergei parajanov

all about eve (1950) dir. joseph l. mankiewicz

gilda (1946) dir. charles vidor

the night of the hunter (1950) dir. charles laughton

the invisible man (1931) dir. james whale

COLLECTION of georges méliès shorts

rebecca (1940) dir. alfred hitchcock

brief encounter (1946) dir. david lean

to be or not to be (1942) dir. ernst lubitsch

a place in the sun (1951) dir george stevens

eyes without a face (1960) dir. georges franju

double indeminity (1944) dir. billy wilder

wild strawberries (1957) dir. ingmar bergman

shame (1968) dir. ingmar bergman

through a glass darkly (1961) dir. ingmar bergman

persona (1961) dir. ingmar bergman

winter light (1963) dir. ingmar bergman

the ascent (1977) dir. larisa shepitko

the devil, probably (1977) dir. robert bresson

cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) dir. agnes varda

alien (1979) dir. ridley scott + its sequels

after hours (1985) dir. martin scorsese

halloween (1978) dir. john carpenter

the watermelon woman (1996) dir. cheryl dune

celluloidrainbow

და ჩვენ ვიცეკვეთ | AND THEN WE DANCED (2019) dir. Levan Akin Merab is a devoted dancer who has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli, gifted with perfect form and equipped with a rebellious streak, throws Merab off balance, sparking both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause him to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships with Mary and his family. (link in title)

celluloidrainbow

PRIEST (1994) dir. Antonia Bird Father Greg Pilkington arrives to his new Liverpool parish as a somewhat pompous young Catholic priest who’s determined to whip his congregation into shape, but the day to day of inner-city work exposes Fr. Pilkington to the realities and serious moral dilemmas he’d never faced before. If this was not enough to cause a crisis of faith in the reverent priest, Greg is also struggling with his desires, which are exacerbated once he hooks up and begins a secretive relationship with Graham, a man he meets at a gay bar. (link in title)

celluloidrainbow

PLEASE BABY PLEASE (2022) dir. Amanda Kramer Suze and Arthur live an outwardly traditional lifestyle as the Lower East Side’s most bohemian Eisenhower-era couple. The pair’s cage is rattled when they encounter a gang of sadistic, leather-clad greasers known as The Young Gents. Suze and Arthur’s initial thrust of fear evolves into confusion of thrill and lust. This sudden exposure to flamboyant masculinity unlocks the realization that Suze is an aspiring leather daddy who mistook herself for a housewife. Meanwhile, the perpetually sensitive Arthur finds himself falling into a spiral of desire after meeting the Young Gent Teddy. (link in title)

celluloidrainbow

PRIEST (1994) dir. Antonia Bird Father Greg Pilkington arrives to his new Liverpool parish as a somewhat pompous young Catholic priest who’s determined to whip his congregation into shape, but the day to day of inner-city work exposes Fr. Pilkington to the realities and serious moral dilemmas he’d never faced before. If this was not enough to cause a crisis of faith in the reverent priest, Greg is also struggling with his desires, which are exacerbated once he hooks up and begins a secretive relationship with Graham, a man he meets at a gay bar. (link in title)

manny-jacinto

2025 Academy Awards race | Conclave edition

lousolversons

Patrick Wilson as Lou Solverson FARGO FX | 2x03 | The Myth of Sisyphus

apocryphics

oh ok

gorps

byojaku-moved

what if i told you there was one user on the russian social network/ video sharing website odnoklassniki/oднокла́ссники that has uploaded nearly every movie ever from 1896 to the current day, mostly with subtitles. and including that has uploaded every criterion collection film in full hd with subtitles. for free. all hail ok.ru user fleurinna guta

they keep their films in unlisted folders so you cant just see them all on their profile unfortunately but ill provide links. also don't ask me why this user separates their films in this way, i don't know and frankly it confuses me too.

EUROPEAN FILMS (sometimes includes west asian films?)

JAPANESE FILMS

CLASSIC FILMS (aka american and British films)

"MISC FILMS" (aka films from everywhere that isn't the usa, europe, japan. sometimes films from the GDR are in here which is confusing again because communist germany was still part of europe)

this is a much better alternative to stuff like 123movies or bflix because there are no hot singles in your area or games that you wont last 5 minutes playing. hope u enjoy and let us all praise and embrace user fleurinna guta

cinemaocd

I want to discourage people from using OK.RU because it is full of pirated movies. Don't open Firefox in incognito mode. For heaven's sake don't open duck duck go and search for the movie you want by its english title and year it was produced. For the love of all that is holy don't set your search results for duration: long and please refrain from clicking on the results and then unmuting the video, using the pop out button while avoiding clicking on pretty much anything else on the OK. RU website. The worst thing is these pirated videos will play right away and you don't have to log in or give account information or anything...it's diabolical...

enchantedbook

'Small Horned Owl on Maple Branch under Full Moon' by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

hyperallergic

Archaeologists discovered 168 geoglyphs near the arid Nazca plain in Southern Peru. The new findings, which encompass images of humans, birds, snakes, cats, and killer whales, date between 100 BCE and 300 CE, when the pre-Incan Nazca civilization lived in the region. The discovery adds to nearly 1,000 straight lines and hundreds of figurative drawings that have so far been identified as part of the vast Nazca lines.

Professor Masato Sakai of Yamagata University in Japan and Peruvian archaeologist Jorge Olano led the recent survey. The team used aerial photographs, some captured by drones, to decipher the figures. Most of the newly discovered figures are relatively small — less than 32 feet wide — and many were drawn on hillsides.

Elaine Velie reports.