It sounds trite, but there are individuals out there who, despite common practice and the vagaries of government, do make a difference — Bequia’s turtle man Ortin King is one of those.
David Gallo Shows Underwater Astonishments!
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean. – From TED.COM A pioneer in ocean exploration, David Gallo is an enthusiastic ambassador between the sea and […]
Eco Fishing: Can an Environmentalist Designer also be a Sport Fisher?
On a fishing trip to wildly breathtaking Haida Gwaii, environmentalist and designer J.C. Scott ponders the ecological impact of his trip, the wind power proposed and opposed for the region, how to help crabs migrate, and how to stop offshore oil drilling if we don’t have the option of alternate sources of energy — all this while fishing in some of the world’s most exciting waters.
Sleeping with the Finches: Tales of the Songbird Mafia
About a month into my feeding operation, I got up one morning to find three fat little birds sitting in the platter at the base of my feeder. These were not my usual customers. They were wild and rough looking, and occupied my feeder like it was now their private hangout, like Tony Soprano’s gang sitting outside Satriale’s. These were bad, bad birds, and I dubbed them the Songbird Mafia.
The Elephant Man Part 1: Rescuing Love
When John Roberts first saw Pang Kam Sao on the streets of Bangkok, he knew he had to save this young elephant. That rescue led to the creation of Anantara Elephant Camp in Northern Thailand, a gentle home to 34 Asian elephants, 53 mahouts, a dozen wives and as many children.
The Elephant Man Part 2: How to Talk to Elephants
Asian elephants and their mahouts in Northern Thailand share a language of physical commands and over 70 verbal commands developed over generations elephants. It’s called Elephant Language.
There are Some Things I Wish She Hadn’t Had to Learn
Children used to make drawings in school about the environment. Remember Smokey the Bear? But what are they drawing nowadays?
The Delicate Art of Saying Goodbye to Our Dogs
Our mentor has left us. Vincenzo Rudolfo Pooparetti, dog-father of the Belgian Mafia, has shuffled off this mortal coil. Elvis has left the building. That small brown dog who became such an important part of our lives has passed away.
How I Became a Conflicted Omnivore
Meat became much more than just meat for me that day. It has become a real and living issue about love and humanity and a concern about how the way we extend ourselves into the world becomes, in turn, what we are. We become what we do, and what we do is terrible.
Can Lifestyles that are Unsustainable be Moral?
In light of our troubled environment, crippled economy and diminishing resources, Nathan Thompson says it’s really time to question the morality of our economic systems as a whole because they have gone global, for better or worse.
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