It's always weirded me out that humans think of any (other) animals as pests or invaders in our space, since WE are the ones technically invading THEIR space, as they've already been living on the land for so long.
This is a really cool piece about coyotes, urban wildlife, and co-existing together: https://www.biographic.com/the-coyote-next-door
#nature #coyotes #wildlife #science #biology #UrbanWildlife #coexisting #coexistence
An end to plunder and pillage: how a First Nations nature reserve became a model for the world
"Amid widespread global biodiversity loss and last-ditch international meetings to protect what remains, many now wonder if the triumphs – and stumbles – of Gwaii Hanaas could be a model for how Indigenous stewardship of lands and waters could act as a safety rail on a planet dangerously out of control."
"With mines running dry and fish stocks depleted from over-harvesting, industry turned its focus in the mid-20th century to clear-cut logging – with plans to fully clear the archipelago of old-growth trees by 1996. Clearcut logging in other parts of Haida Gwaii is still permitted, and there are growing concerns that the practice isn’t sustainable, with more than 2,000 hectares (nearly 5,000 acres) of forest still clear-cut each year."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/we-know-how-to-win-how-a-haida-nature-reserve-became-a-model-for-the-world
#TraditionalKnowledge #IndigenousStewardship #IndigenousPeoples #Haida #Canada #coexisting #ecosystem #exractivism #IndustrialLogging #blockades #landslides #ClearFelling #biodiversity
Thirty years ago, when the people of Haida Gwaii blockaded logging roads in British Columbia, few foresaw the result – the remarkable Gwaii Haanas agreement that has reshaped how to manage contested areas
The best available science shows #coexisting with predator animals - rather than killing them - is the most effective management strategy.
#Wildlife killing contests have no place in the 21st century, nor do they have a place in NY. Help make New York the 9th state in the U.S. to ban these barbaric contests.
Tell Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the bill on her desk that would #BanWildlifeKillingContests in New York (A.2917 / S. 4099)
- Wolf Conservation Center 🐺
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https://engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=181
Asher & Mom are sleeping with backs against each other. They're both snoring too😹 I just put my earplugs in.
#Caturday #GrayTuxedoCat #family #coexisting #cosleeping #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfSDF #MyCat #furbuddy #CatLovers #CaturdayIsEveryday #SleepBuddies
Wee little garden cross orb weaver spider. Resting on tomato plant leaf in my greenhouse.
This is one of the most commonly found spiders on Vancouver Island. Introduced to North America from Europe.
#spider #OrbWeaver #GardenFriends #arachnid #nature #AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall #SpidersAppreciation #coexisting #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #WhatsInMyGarden #zone8 #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Araneidae #diademSpider #EightLegged
Incentivizing the killing of New York’s wildlife is wrong - it’s both cruel and scientifically unsound as a management tool.
The best available science shows #coexisting with predator animals, rather than killing them, is the most effective management strategy. Consider #coyotes as an example. For more than 100 years, what amounts to an extermination campaign has been waged against coyotes across the #UnitedStates.
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#2in1 #FirstNations #CulturallyModified #PNW tree & also one that #beavers tried cutting/eating.
#Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #nature #coexisting #wetlands #forest #Indigenous #NativeHarvesting
#Bee stings hurt and can give people #AnaphylacticShock resulting in death. Approaching a beehive to extract honey is a perilous process that requires specialized equipment. Beehives are usually kept far away from people’s homes — unless you are a member of a #Maya #beekeeping family living in the #Yucatán peninsula. For generations these families living in the Yucatán peninsula have kept #bees in their homes, sharing the space #harmoniously .
https://thegauntlet.ca/2023/03/16/u-of-c-researcher-explores-maya-beekeeping-practices/
By Kimberly Taylor, March 16 2023— Bee stings hurt and can give people anaphylactic shock resulting in death. Approaching a beehive to extract honey is a perilous process that requires specialized equipment. Beehives are usually kept far away from people’s homes — unless you are a member of a Maya beekeeping family living in the […]
#Hugging #cat #befriends #dog missing both front legs in Victoria.
https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/vancouver-island/2023/3/11/1_6309516.amp.html
#FeelGoodNews #GoodNews #heartwarming #BeautifulStory #Animals #coexisting #friendship
Jake in the desert
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