In this undated photo released by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, long-billed vulture chicks huddle at a breeding center in Pinjore, northern India’s Haryana state. The one of world’s most endangered birds has been bred in captivity for the first time in India, scientists said Tuesday, June 29, 2010.
AP (via Day in Pictures - Sacramento Bee)
“No hope now remains for this species. It is another example of how human actions can have unforeseen consequences”
- Dr Leon Bennun (BirdLife International’s director of science, policy and information)
Similar fate awaits many species of birds around the world including the vultures in India.
- Rawjeev
Measuring the worth of Natural Diversity in a narrow economic sense is like measuring ‘Mona Lisa’ by the tubes of paint or the size of canvas. We wont know the worth of what we mindlessly destroy (or fail to protect) without understanding it scientifically & holistically in light of a broader value system with an inclusive attitude.
By ‘inclusive attitude’ I mean that we humans should look at ourselves as a species cohabiting and depending on many other life forms on this planet. We cant continue to think of ourselves as an exclusive species with the right to consume and exploit every possible thing (irrespective of it being unsustainable).
- Rawjeev
Litter of Colours - Random, asymmetrical and colourful, leaf litter can sometimes be as beautiful as a happy face on a holy day.
(My picture for this week on Facebook’s “The Weekly Wildlife, Nature and Conservation Photography Challenge”).
Keep the bag ban moving! (via:allcreatures:constantflux:)
To a sea turtle, a plastic bag floating in the ocean looks a lot like dinner: a jellyfish, to be precise. That’s why the plastic bags that find their way into the Pacific pose an often fatal risk to wildlife.
And California uses 19 billion plastic bags per year.
A key committee has approved a bill to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. This one simple step could have a huge impact, but it’s going to take a big push to win the votes we need for final passage.
That’s why we need you to help us build support by e-mailing your state senator and assemblymember, using the form through the link.
Click picture to sign.
What about those creatures that cant point fingers at what we do to them?
And what about those that don’t even understand whats happening?
-Rajeev B.
allcreatures: georgefant: (via sebseballade)
Two reserves, Sariska and Panna in India have been emptied of tigers. What will be the fate of the remaining tigers?
Read Prerana Bindra’s blog.
Those trees, those giant trees
That locked branches with each other
Once lined either sides of the road
Those trees, those noisy trees
We were ‘shit’ scared to walk under
Homed a crowd of cackling birds
Those trees that dripped water
Long after the rain stopped
Those trees that hid the sun even in summer
Those trees that seemed to
Have stood there forever
Those trees that seemed like
They would stand there forever
Are gone now.
They were sawn across their trunks
And dug out from their roots
Leaving no trace of them
Except in memories.
Well they had to go
To make way to a flyover
There was no choice you know?
(not for them atleast).
-Rawjeev
People who know Indian political history know the significance of the year 1947. Sadly it was also the last year for cheetah in India.
I just learnt from an article that the the last three were shot (in one go) in 1947.
ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಪುಕ್ಕ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಣ್ಣದ
ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಜಿಂಕೆ ಮೇಯೋ
ಹುಲ್ಲೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಜಿಂಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಜಿಗಿತ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಹಾವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ಹುಲಿಯೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ನೀರೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ನದಿಯು ಇಲ್ಲ
ಇರುವ ಕಾಡನ್ನುಳಿಸದಿದ್ದರೆ
ನಾನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
ನೀನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ
No birds
No feathers
No colorful
Butterflies
No Grass
for the chital
No chital
nor their stride
No snakes
No tigers
No water
No rivers
No forrests
We protect
No you.
& No me.
…unlike the cotton plant, almost every part of the hemp plant is usable. The seeds contain essential amino acids for humans and can be eaten raw or cooked…or even made into hemp milk, tofu and even butter. The seeds actually contain almost as much protein as milk, meat, eggs or soy and are high in calcium and iron. The oil itself has been shown to relieve symptoms of eczema and also has anti-inflammatory properties. And like vegetable oil, hempseed oil can also be used as a biofuel and allow diesel cars to run off of something more sustainable…
Roughly speaking, you can put me in the league of Pashupati & Pan. Otherwise I am a button-pusher (who is often wood-sick).
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