08/06/2020

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Shark finning

Following my post about shark groups, and world oceans day yesterday, here is what happens to many sharks…… What is shark finning? Wasteful and horrible practice, and totally unnecessary! It is the gruesome practice of cutting off a live shark’s fins and throwing the rest of the animal back into the sea, where it dies a slow and painful death. The fins are used in China and Hong Kong, and by Chinese communities elsewhere in the world, as the key...

Elephant charities

Following the tragic death of the Asian elephant in India – see my post here – its only fitting that a post be on elephant charities … Save the Elephants (STE) is a UK registered charity based in Kenya founded in September 1993 by Iain Douglas-Hamilton. It works to sustain elephant populations and preserve the habitats in which elephants are found, while at the same time fostering a heightened appreciation and visibility for elephants and their often fragile existence. Save the Elephants...

Amazing nature diary!

“Here is a book that’s different… It’s pertinent. It’s about enduring, its about passion, beauty and connection. It’s very, very special’” Naturalist chris packham, foreward Extent: 224pp | Format: Hardback | JUST published : 25 May 2020ISBN: 9781908213792 | Price: £16 – Available through the LearnFromNature Bookshop – contact me...

World Oceans day (2)

Here are more important charities undertaking vital work for and in our oceans ZSL – Zoological Society of London – has a number of projects including Project Ocean – In the next decade, our oceans could hold one kilogram of plastic for every three kilograms of fish. Project Ocean 2015 is setting out to raise awareness and drive change to reduce the amount of plastic entering our oceans. Oceania – save the oceans, feed the world IUCN World Commission on Protected...