Ireland's Ancient Animals, for which at least some evidence was found to suggest they once roamed this island, even if only for a while. Some might even make a comeback! Featuring the Irish elk, bear, lynx, great auk, wild boar, & wolf.

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/irelands-ancient-animals-a4-and-a3-fine-art-prints

#Art #MastoArt #MastoDaoine #Ireland #Rewilding #SciArt #Animals

The scientist in this video, at the end, asks why scientists are so quick to assume animals don't have language, and my immediate answer was, "colonization."

My ancestors knew animals could speak. They used a spiritual model to convey this idea, that animals and humans aren't different, and that everything has a spirit. They told stories about things animals had said to them and others.

This type of religious view is known as "animism," which is shared by many pre-colonized societies, including my own European pre-colonized ancestors.

But both Christian and scientific colonizers labeled these people "primitives" and their ways as "backward." Then they systematically obliterated these cultures wherever they found them until this idea became a religious element, taken on faith, within science.

Strict categorization is a tool of colonizers. These researchers concluded that language exists on a spectrum. Spectrum-thinking is decolonization. As the scientific method decolonizes, the scientific model becomes closer to understanding reality.

And if you want some tears, read some of the animal interaction stories in the comments. I've been learning to talk to animals and it is incredibly rewarding.

https://youtu.be/xZllWiKKPHk

#AbuseCulture #decolonization #rewilding #ReligiousTrauma

📰 "Beavers return to county for first time in 400 years" 🦫

🗒 "Beaver dams slow water flow, helping to retain water in the landscape, a critical function in Bedfordshire, one of the driest counties in the country.

"By attenuating peak flows, they contribute to natural flood mitigation within the River Ivel chalk stream catchment."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dy2r8y08o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Beavers #nature #rewilding #animals #wildlife #goodnews #Bedfordshire #england #Biggleswade

RE: https://mastodon.world/@WesternWatershedsProject/116341741347436909

Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday!

#RestoreNature #Rewilding