Wonderful Wildlife Mag with new features

Introducing the new-look BBC Wildlifemagazine and website BBC Wildlife has had a make-over!   “BBC Wildlife magazine and the Discover Wildlife website have a brand new look, and we’ve still got the in-depth and expert nature writing, photography, advice, guides and more that you’ve come to know and love. Launched in 1963 and first titled Animals magazine, BBC Wildlife has evolved over the years. This will be its 16th incarnation! While  our photo- and feature-packed magazine is still at the...

Protecting architectural masterpieces a key to our past and future

The director of the World Heritage Centre Mechtild Rössler – who I have been privileged to have had direct communication with – has announced that after 30 years she will step down.  For “LearnFromNature Today “ blog I will begin a new series of weekly posts on world heritage and architecture topics. The mother art is architecture. Without architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilisation.  Frank Lloyd Wright    What people build reflect the soul...

World heritage sites impacted by COVID-19 for years to come

COVID-19 has impacted all sectors and all regions, and the world’s over 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage properties are no exception.   To understand the impact of COVID-19 on World Heritage one year after the start of the pandemic, UNESCO launched a far-reaching survey of site managers and national authorities and have published the results in the report ‘World Heritage in the face of COVID-19’. The survey found that many respondents expect the effects of the crisis on World Heritage properties...

Resources : Koalas

  Lone Pine Sanctuary  https://lonepinekoalasanctuary.com International Zoo Educators Association  https://izea.net Australian Geographic magazine  https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/tag/koala/ Australian Koala Foundation  https://www.savethekoala.com/ The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is the principal non-profit, non-government organisation dedicated to the effective management and conservation of the Koala and its habitat. Our main goals are to refine and update the Koala Habitat Atlas mapping of all wild Koala habitat and to get the Koala Protection Act enacted to ensure Koalas and their habitat are protected. National Geo  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/koala  ...

Prince Philip – Stalwart champion for the environment

    It has become only too apparent that the world’s tropical rainforests are critically endangered. Prince Philip, 2002  WWF International expresses its condolences on the passing away of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. His Royal Highness served for many years as president of the global conservation organization and was WWF International’s president emeritus at the time of his death. Prince Philip was a pivotal patron of WWF, serving as a passionate voice, advocate and...

Some of the animals of Easter

The Easter story has only a few animals associated with it… Donkey “We all know that a donkey carried Mary to Bethlehem and on the trip to Egypt,” Powell said. “Jesus rode a donkey to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the significance of Jesus’ riding a donkey was that he was coming in peace. “The Nubian donkey has a cross on its back because it was said that this breed of donkeys carried Jesus to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.” Powell...

Conservation dogs to the rescue

As a dog lover – dogs are not called ‘people’s best friend’ for nothing – I’m interested in how dogs are used to help us humans in many different ways.  They ( dogs) are intelligent, can be trained for very particular purposes …. Here are two examples of dogs skills being applied to help with nature conservation especially endangered species. Australia Detection Dog Research Team In addition to the Fighting Extinction Dog Squad, Zoos Victoria employ the skills of dogs...

Hope for the Oceans | Dr Sylvia Earle & Hope Spots

Dr Sylvia Earle- oceanographer spectacular – has had a remarkable connection with the sea, and a similarly remarkable history of achievements .   Her charity Mission Blue Mission Blue inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue is uniting a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awareness, access and support for a worldwide network of marine protected areas – Hope Spots. Under Dr. Earle’s leadership, the Mission Blue team...

Watch out for … bees !

, Bee sting twice as likely to land Australians in hospital than encounter with venomous wildlife   Study finds five in 100,000 Australians taken to hospital for bee and wasp stings, twice the rate for spiders and snakes   Australia is home to the 11 most venomous snakes in the world, the deadliest spider in the world, and some of the most venomous marine life. And yet according to a study released on Wednesday, Australians are twice as likely end...

World Book Day | Some great nature books

As its World Book Day – here are some books that I would recommend for your reading pleasure, for the nature lover …. including Diary of a Young Naturalist Best nature books    Wild Child by Patrick Barkham review – why children need nature From blackberry picking to digging a pond … a perfect lockdown reminder of how having fun outdoors is essential for children, in cities as well as the countryside Alice O’Keeffe There is a certain grim irony...

Forests | Sustaining People and Planet … Wild at Home

Wild at Home Thousands of consumer products used in Europe and around the world contain ingredients obtained from wild plants. Wild ingredients often come from the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth and are collected by some of the most impoverished communities. However, thousands of harvested species are at risk mainly from a combination of overharvest and habitat loss, with over 20% of species estimated to be threatened with extinction. These declines threaten biodiversity and wider ecosystems also putting at risk...

Helping children to identify wildlife – UK

( image – The Wildlife Trusts ) Ever came across an insect, birdsong, or a rock which…. you just could not identify? Here are some great groups resources about ‘kids nature ID activities’ – mainly downloads. United Kingdom   wildlife in general Wildlife Watch – the junior branch of The Wildlife Trusts – has ‘dozens’ of worksheets to give you ideas and actual activities, which you can then adapt for your local use.  Click here  Countryside Classroom similarly has ‘dozens’...

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