Sorry, didn't mean to be hurtful. You are not the only person responsible for what is put up. This is a community, right? Perhaps the folks here need to be reminded by a veteran member like you that we can only make this a vibrant place if more people bring a variety of posts to the table including asking questions about what they can do at home and their communities, for support, and showing us what plants and animals live in their areas ( great opp for photographers), as well as supplying information articles. We are living in a critical point in time in which what we do and how we interact has a decisive effect on the future. I am particularly committed to making the future less onerous for the young and for nature. I'm in my seventies and time becomes much more meaningful as you get older.
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If you love kookas, make sure the old big trees with hollows in your area are saved from the chop. You can also purchase a kookaburra nesting box and put it up in a tall tree in your area.
Great to get a wildlife post not by me. In Australia we have such amazing and diverse species. I'm not sure why the above fairy wrens are considered 'radical'. Where I live in Qld we are fortunate to have various fairy wrens and a rich bird life generally.
Kookaburra older offspring also help in the care of younger siblings and in defending territory. I'll put up a post in case people are interested.
“What we are saying is [the Paris Agreement] needs a complimentary component which is much more binding, and where countries commit to a phase out.” I really hope this eventuates and is successful. We are in such need.
I used to have a bluey long ago in my yard and it was just so nice to greet the chubby little guy every so often. If you live in a dry area and don't have water nearby, put out a flattish dish with water out for your bluey and enjoy the friendship.
I hope there will be some action we can take soon.
The ones that were introduced to NZ were the brushtail possums. This little one which has been identified as threatened resides in the North Qld tropical rainforest.
So let's not read and get depressed, take some sort of action:
political: e.g. write or talk to your local MP, even your local councillor, support environment organisations with petitions and submissions or volunteering at events,
practical: plant native shrubs or trees that will help your local wildlife, join a Landcare or bush regeneration group, become a transporter (or wildlife carer) for volunteer wildlife care groups,
creative: create art related to nature and share it with others, go to workshops, read nature stories to your children, collect treasures in the bush and turn them into artworks with your kids or grandkids,
monetary: donate to environmental causes that are meaningful to you,
personal: commune with nature, look at the plants and animals around you, listen to their voice and the voice of the sea, the wind.
Get cranky, get passionate but don't give up if you love nature. It will love you back.
Yep, that makes sense. I could put up more posts but I don't want to overdo it in case people don't like to be 'flooded' with info they're not interested in.
Great news! All states should be doing the same.