"In my day-to-day life I feel a reverence and appreciation for the plants that surround me.

"It’s not a corny feel-good sentiment emulated by some genteel honky in a teal velour vest – it’s a medicine I need to consume daily or I turn into an asshole."

#rewilding #nature #plants #humanity

https://www.rewildingmag.com/what-is-nature-and-what-is-it-good-for/

Wild Moors
"Wild Moors is working to accelerate the transition to a nature-rich, climate resilient and sustainable future by creating an upland environment which is respected, restored and protected."
https://www.wildmoors.org.uk/

#SolarPunkSunday #ReWilding #MoorLands #WildMoors #Moors #UpLands #Nature #BioDiversity #Carbon #Habitat #WildLife #Environment #Ecology #UK

News From The Nest
9.01 Greta and Bartek tidy the nest together, then Bartek flies off to find breakfast.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#NewsFromTheNest #SolarPunkSunday #WhiteStorkProject #Nature #Knepp #ReWilding #WildLife #BioDiversity #WhiteStorks #Storks #Stork #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon

Joined more than 40 locals to plant more than 730 plants this morning. This area was cleared of weeds to prepare for it. It's part of an important urban nature corridor along Norman Creek, connected to the bushcare site I usually volunteer at. A koala was spotted in this area not long ago, looks like they might be exploring beyond their Whites Hill and Toohey Forest hotspots.

#conservation #rewilding #bushcare #meanjin #magandjin #brisbane

News From The Nest
An overcast morning at Knepp.
7.37 As Pa Stork Bartek turns the eggs, Greta flies in with soft nesting material. Bartek greets her and preens himself briefly before flying off to find breakfast.
https://whitestorkproject.org/live-cam-feed/

#NewsFromTheNest #SaturdayStorks #WhiteStorkProject #Nature #Knepp #ReWilding #WildLife #BioDiversity #WhiteStorks #Storks #Stork #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon

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