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gmt1999 · 2 months

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Endangered Fireflies & Conservation

Fireflies are at risk of extinction due to habitat destruction, light pollution, and pesticide use. Recovery efforts started in 2023 for the 18 endangered species in North America. Almost 1 in 3 firefly species in the US and Canada are threatened with extinction.

Scientists have yet to prove the effectiveness of these steps due to limited research on firefly populations. However, there is evidence suggesting that human activities may contribute to the decline of fireflies. So, here's what you can do:

Turn off outside lights during nighttime hours

Allow logs and leaves to naturally decompose in your yard

Incorporate areas of water into your landscaping

Refrain from using pesticides in your yard

Avoid excessive mowing of your lawn

Plant native tree species in your yard.

Please take a moment to explore resources related to firefly conservation:

Discover articles from the Xerces Society on firefly conservation: https://www.xerces.org/endangered-species/fireflies

Watch a video from the Canadian Permaculture Legacy on saving fireflies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McjHyQMf5eQ

Learn more about the Firefly Conservation & Research organization: http://www.firefly.org/

Explore their articles on how you can contribute to firefly conservation: https://www.firefly.org/how-you-can-help.html

If you have spotted fireflies in your area, please report your sightings here: https://www.firefly.org/firefly-sightings.html

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rebeccathenaturalist · 9 months

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It might seem surprising that wildlife could thrive in the noise and lights of an airport. But some species, including threatened and endangered ones, manage to eke out a living on the fields between runways. Some airports are even deliberately creating wildlife habitat, while balancing the animals' needs with safety concerns. After all, it's no good for anyone when birds and planes collide.

I find this to be a poignant phenomenon. We've chewed up terrifying amounts of wildlife habitat worldwide, and species that need larger territories, are found in very small, rare habitats, or which are less tolerant of human activity, are losing ground rapidly. But it is heartening that even in a place as human-dominated as an airport there are still wild animals that manage to hang on.

This is not a reason to stop protecting and restoring better-quality habitat for these and more sensitive species. But we should keep accommodating those that can make use of those places, creating one more oasis amid massive habitat destruction.

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sandhya17 · 5 days

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Sunset Monkey Magic!

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wuh2k · 2 months

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I’ve taught my daughter to love pigeons. That one’s easyish…they’re fluffy and dorky in a cutesy way.

But I’ve also taught her to love gulls (seagulls aren’t real), but naturally there won’t be any videos of her feeding them out of her hands.

And if you ask her at 6yrs old, she’ll tell you that the reason we need to love them the most is because people hate them the most.

And I don’t know why.

I know the reasons people give…

They’re noisy.

They make a mess (poop & torn open garbage bags)

They steal people’s food.

And I’m like…is that it? Minor inconveniences also caused by your average drunk crowd on a Friday night? That’s it? You’re calling for culling because of slight annoyances?

We destroyed their nesting sites so they adapted and moved to the artificial cliffs of the coastal cities.

We stole all their fish, so they root through our garbage and occasionally steal someone’s chips.

And for that you want to cull them?

I love watching them on stormy days, killing it as they ride, dipping and diving, on the drafts. It makes me smile watching them wing their way home to bed at sunset, calling out to their kin and friends to join them.

Just fucking let them be. We’ve stolen enough.

#birds #gulls #seagull #sea gulls #ornithology #urban wildlife #herring gull #black backed gull #black headed gull #habitat destruction #culling #wildlife culling #wildlife

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nonooddo · 1 month

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Oddo OK’d & Oddo OK’d & Oddo OK’d …

Following the latest Olathe City Hall approval of yet another of Oddo’s plans for world domination - one small Midwest city at a time - rumors are rife that our town is about to be renamed - “Oddosville”…

Olathe Monopoly Apartments - Fun for all the Oddo Family. Watch Daddy Oddo race round the board using ALL the playing pieces - stomping on locals with his Old Boot, racing through one gateway to Cedar Creek after another in the Racing Car - all while wearing his C19th capitalist’s Top Hat. (Dogs are no longer allowed — these are monopoly APARTMENTS after all!)

The object of the game is to try to get in or out of Cedar Creek WITHOUT passing Go Go Oddo (I.e. an Oddo development. (Playing tip - you can’t! The man has a MONOPOLY …!)

Oddo just put another Cedar Creek gateway (College) into his big bag of “Approved”…! This follows an earlier Oddo OK on Valley and of course the Oddo OK in Lenexa and.. you get it, right?

For sure they are gonna be ditching the name Cedar Creek - that’s becoming Oddo Creek. (Or maybe Cedar Rick!) Either way that goes to a ‘vote’ of the planning commission sometime soon - but the result of the vote has already been released: “Approved”!

After all - when College Blvd AND Valley Parkway are BOTH now under the shadow of Oddo “Approved” plans - why would we still be stuck with the old Cedar Creek name? Didn’t Potter gain control everything in ‘Its a Wonderful Life’ and then the town was eponymously renamed…? “A great movie” the young Rick Oddo was once heard to say, adding: “pity the ending went all wrong…! But when I grow up…”

And now that he is all grow’d up - he never forgot his boyhood dream ‘I’ll own everything - and be happy…’!

And doesn’t he look Happy…!!

Valley Pkwy

College Boulevard

Cedar Creek Parkway

WHY MUST ALL 3 ROADS IN AND OUT OF CEDAR CREEK HAVE CITY APPROVED ‘ODDO APARTMENT COMPLEXES’? WHY OLATHE…? WHY, MAYOR BACON…? Ask Him: Mayor Bacon, City of Olathe, City Hall - 100 E Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061

#no no oddo #no apartments #kansas #olathe #cedar creek #green space #oddo #land rape #habitat destruction #bald eagles #Monopoly #gateways #city rubber stamp #sleaze #Spot Zoning #favored developer

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snekdood · 5 months

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#fave #videos #habitat destruction #urban sprawl #endemic species

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pixoplanet · 1 year

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It's November 5th, 🌏 World Numbat Day – a special day to honor, celebrate, and take action to conserve one of the most unique mammals on a continent full of unique mammals – Australia, of course! I bet if you aren't from Australia, you've never heard of the Numbat before, have you? Well, let me enlighten you a tiny little bit here, and maybe if we’re lucky, some more Numbat enthusiasts will enlighten us even more.

The Numbat is a very cute little endangered marsupial about the size of its more well-known cousin, the opossum. It has a long, sticky tongue perfectly evolved for devouring termites, which it feeds on exclusively – about 20,000 a day. The Numbat is under threat mainly from habitat loss and introduced predators like foxes and feral cats. With an estimated population of fewer than 1,000 animals, the Numbat desperately needs our help to ensure its survival as a species.

The Perth Zoo operates the only captive Numbat breeding program in the world. Every year, they release juveniles back into the wild into areas managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife to boost the wild population. Everybody living in Australia can contribute directly to the Numbat conservation effort by practicing responsible pet ownership (especially cats) and by never removing hollow logs from the bush (Numbats' preferred homes). It would be such a shame to lose these adorable creatures, wouldn’t it? ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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dr-otter · 1 year

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Here is something to think about; if you don't often see ocean life, and live in the US east of Colorado and south of New England, the 1800 image would include flocks of hundreds of bright green and yellow parakeets. They were all gone 100 years later. Look around you. Ask questions. What else is missing now where you live? What would your biome look like if it were healthy?

#ecology #extinct birds #extinction #marine life #marine biology #habitat destruction #shifting baseline #what you see around you isn't normal

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siennawright · 1 year

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Ecological Crises in The Lorax

Many environmental themes and ecological crises are present in The Lorax such as deforestation, pollution, animal endangerment, and consumerism.

The Lorax is a cautionary tale about a person’s responsibility to the environment. The environmental degradation shown in the film serves as a message to the audience to take care of the planet.

In a research article titled “Representing Ecological Crises in Children’s Media: An Analysis of The Lorax and Wall-E”, authors Brett and Kylie Carraway explain, “The citizens of Thneedville show no awareness or interest in the ecological impacts of their behavior. All the trouble lies outside the city walls. Thneedville’s residents seem to appreciate nature principally as an accessory or as a commodity to cheapen their day-to-day expenses (for example, they value trees as a way to reduce the cost of clean air) (Caraway 692).”

Thneedville’s residents are so worried about their cost of living that they would choose plastic trees and bottled air over the beautiful aspects of authentic nature.

Ecological crises are also shown in the tale of the Once-ler, which is told to Ted in the movie, who wishes to bring the girl of his dreams a real tree (Suess, The Lorax).

The Once-ler was a greedy ‘Thneed’ manufacturer who cut down all of the colorful, beautiful Trufulla trees after being warned many times by the Lorax, the land’s greatest environmental protector.

The Once-ler’s actions destroyed the homes of many animals and polluted the air and water, driving the forest to a wasteland. Before disappearing, the Lorax left the message, “Unless” engraved into a rock, meaning that nothing will ever improve unless someone cares about the environment (Suess, The Lorax).

Although Thneedville is an an over-exaggeration of real-world environmental issues, The Lorax shows how consumerism will overtake the planet if we do not take care of the Earth.

These examples from The Lorax and an analysis article do a wonderful job of exemplifying how environmental messages are portrayed in the movie. Environmental issues have serious consequences, and The Lorax highlights these issues throughout the movie.

#pollution #thneedville #habitat destruction

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quotesfrommyreading · 1 year

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Many conservationists jump on epidemics as opportunities to ban the wildlife trade or the eating of “bush meat,” an exoticized term for “game,” but few diseases have emerged through either route. Carlson said the biggest factors behind spillovers are land-use change and climate change, both of which are hard to control. Our species has relentlessly expanded into previously wild spaces. Through intensive agriculture, habitat destruction, and rising temperatures, we have uprooted the planet’s animals, forcing them into new and narrower ranges that are on our own doorsteps. Humanity has squeezed the world’s wildlife in a crushing grip—and viruses have come bursting out

— How the Pandemic Defeated America

#ed yong #how the pandemic defeated america #environmentalism #ecology #wildlife conservation #habitat destruction #climate change #global warming #epidemiology #virology #covid 19 #animals #bush meat #viruses #pandemic

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grrlscientist · 9 days

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WOW! As legal efforts fall short, residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt the building of export terminals on unspoiled wetlands: Lobby Europeans🇪🇺 to reject gas🛢️ from the US🇺🇸

#climate crisis #biodiversity loss #europeans #wetlands #texas #gas #usa #habitat destruction

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art-for-the-home-and-office · 3 months

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"Unearth the harsh truths of environmental impact in 'The Bulldozer,' a poignant poem that unravels the narrative of widescale destruction by broad-acre farming. Join me in this lyrical journey as we confront the consequences of the relentless bulldozer's path, delving into the ecological toll and contemplating the urgent need for sustainable choices. Let the verses serve as a call to action, urging us to preserve the delicate balance of our planet and nurture a future where nature thrives. 🌍🚜 #EnvironmentalPoetry #TheBulldozer #Sustainability"

#environment #habitat destruction #bulldozer #original poem

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monarchofdestruction · 3 months

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#habitat destruction #satanism #satanic #obey me satan #dark #anime and manga #netflix #anime art #alone with my thoughts

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sandhya17 · 2 hours

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Facts About Sloth Bear

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so-true-overdue · 4 months

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In the realm of kitchendom, the rising temperatures affect food production, spoilage rates, and storage conditions. It's a tangible example of how human-caused climate change is impacting a fundamental aspect of our daily lives. #ClimateChangeIsReal

#human-caused climate change #climate #destroying the earth #habitat destruction #ignorance #stupidity

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snekdood · 2 years

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“In reality, honeybees, overall, actually pose a threat to the ecosystem because of how they contribute to the honey industry while being regarded as protected livestock, because of their disruption of other insect and bee populations as an invasive species, and because many other bees and insects have the capability to fill their pollinator niche.

Honeybees do play a vital role in the honey industry. All of the honey that we consume is extracted by beekeepers from honeybee hives that are usually well protected. It is because honey is in relatively high demand that so much effort goes into farming and preserving honeybee hives. Because honeybees are protected and farmed like they are, they are considered livestock rather than wildlife.

This extra protection means that honeybee populations are much more stable than any other bee population. In fact, honeybees can’t be considered native wildlife as they are technically an invasive species: brought to North America by European settlers as early as 1622, honeybees were coveted for their honey-making ability. Honeybees were even referred to as “the white man’s flies” by Indigenous peoples.

Invasive species can disrupt ecosystems because they have no natural predators, because their food sources might not be able to keep up, and because they can rapidly expand and monopolize resources. Although honeybees aren’t this harmful to their ecosystem, their existence takes a toll on the native insect and bee populations around them.“

stop the honeybee propaganda, i’ve had enough, i don’t care abt them at all, i dont care about you apparently needing honey so so bad- it’s so clear that the honey industry heard from scientists that “bees were dying” and latched on to that to promote bs about protecting honey bees to sell more honey, knowing damn well it’s not just honey bees and they’re also not the ones we should be worried about keeping alive.

#honey bees #save the bees #native bees #habitat destruction #invasive species #fuck european honey bees all my homies hate european honey bees #endangered species #threatened species #native wildlife

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