More lockdown ideas

Whilst we slowly ‘come out of lockdown’ , we are still in transition mode. So, here’s a selection of websites / ideas…. Marie Claire is not my usual ‘refer to’ but this is a great list! Verve Magazine has a nice list including family board games and building a fort! Kidadl is a blog for families Plantlife Is all about enjoying and understanding our plants Kids of the wild is definitely worth a check – with blogs like ‘unusual gardening...

Museums and galleries online

In these strange times, many museums and galleries, have added to their online resources including virtual tours. Here are a selection United states of america Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History , United States of America – ‘The world’s most popular natural history museum is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it. Delve into the fascitmnating story of our planet, from its fiery beginnings through billions of years of transformation, and explore life on Earth through...

Foxes new research

London Foxes Show Early Signs of Self-Domestication, according to Smithsonian The National Museums Scotland has a collection of about 1,500 fox skulls, diligently labeled with their original locations in London and the surrounding countryside. And when researchers compared rural fox skulls to those from in the city itself, they found some key differences. The results, published on June 3 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, show that while rural foxes remain adapted for speed and hunting small, scampering prey, urban...

Archaeology resources

Following the report of a newly-discovered city in Italy, here’s a list of archaeology societies and other online resources UNITED KINGDOM The British Archaeological Association was founded in 1843 by Charles Roach Smith, Thomas Wright and Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, to encourage the recording, preservation, and publication of archaeological discoveries, and to lobby for government assistance for the collection of British antiquities. All three men were Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London but felt the older body was too aristocratic,...

Ancient city discovered

Archaeologists discover ‘amazing’ details of Roman city, reports The Guardian Archaeologists have mapped a complete Roman city for the first time using ground-penetrating radar, revealing highly detailed images that they say could revolutionise our understanding of how such sites worked.  As well as a bath house, theatre, shops and several temples, the team from the universities of Cambridge and Ghent have discovered a large public monument of a kind never seen before, which may relate to the religious practices of...

Whale mother & calf

Brisbane underwater photographer Jasmine Carey has won the grand prize in the Hamdan International Photography award with her image of a humpback whale and its two-week old calf off the coast of Tonga. (Source : The Guardian ) Brisbane underwater photographer Jasmine Carey describes here how she captured the shot…. “I grabbed my 5D Mark IV camera, which is encased in waterproof housing and slipped off a small tour boat into the waters of the Vavaʻu Islands in Tonga. Small...

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 LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

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...

World Oceans Day

Here’s a roundup of some of the many charities involved in conservation of and education for , in and about the oceans… World Oceans Day 2020 Marine Conservation Society UK produces the Good Fish Guide. Plastic Oceans uses science to engage people 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...

Sharks….

Sharks often have a bad reputation – so the attack by a suspected great white off the New South Wales , Australian beach did not help! Here are a selection of Shark charities ( in no particular order) working hard to change the ‘JAWS’ mentality to show they are actually amazing creatures who happen to be top predators…. almost all of which have very good / excellent education resources. The Shark Trust UK undertakes research, a range of shark /...

Indigenous languages vital

As the world responds to the state of race relations in United States of America, I focus on the importance of Indigenous languages and groups working to raise awareness and take positive actions “When you drink water, think of the source” (Chinese proverb) Most indigenous languages are in danger, even though they are the main conveyors of knowledge that provide original solutions to contemporary challenges. “The major influence on the sorry state of their languages is the fact that indigenous peoples...

Should we kill ‘pests’ ?

Should I swat a fly? How do you deal with ‘pests’ if you love wildlife? This question, posed by BBC Wildlife online, was similar to my own experience of a cane toad‘s visit to my own garden Helen Pilcher explains: A few months ago I did a terrible thing. I was tending to my patio plants, barefoot, when I disturbed an ants’ nest under a pot. The feisty invertebrates were furious. They flung themselves at my toes, sinking their mandibles...

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