Coronavirus – STOP blaming the bats!

Coronavirus was started by bats – a statement I hear all too frequently and am actually of hearing. The problem is – us humans! We have invaded their habitats and hunted them….. For more information about bats, see here For my hero Dr Jane Goodall put the facts Dr Jane explains the science. The WHO just stops short of banning wet markets – The Independent article – see below https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/coronavirus-who-world-health-live-animal-wildlife-market-disease-peter-ben-embarek-a9506836.html?jwsource=cl LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

David Attenborough – a vital message

Sir David Attenborough has just celebrated his birthday – 94 years – and is still going strong! Here from BBC Wildlife magazine are ‘Ten Things you probably did NOT know about Sir David‘ Sir David, who previously focused on making natural history programmes but would not be drawn on the politics, is now openly stating ‘ this IS the last chance for action’ ….. Do you agree with Sir David? LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

Plants in your garden

With the Coronavirus meaning that we cannot access museums, botanical gardens, zoos, National parks etc – we turn to Nature in our backyards and nearby. Here are some online resources to help out your IDENTIFICATION needs UNITED KINGDOM The Botanical Society has great ID resources here The Field studies centre excellent charts – note there is a cost Biodiversity resources might be helpful You could Bioblitz your garden If you have Wildflowers contact Wildflower Society UNITED STATES For United States...

‘Celebrating’ world Heritage

Yesterday was African #WorldHeritage Day…. What is World Heritage? Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage. World Heritage sites –...

Book review – ‘New Zealand Nature Heroes’ by Gillian Candler

Potton & Burton are very good at a high quality nature publishing. Nature Heroes takes the reader to an array of ‘larger than life’ characters , and real life folks, all of whom have one big thing in common – their love and nature , and their willingness to do something practical about a particular species, to help it out. By Award-winning author Gillian Candler Richard Henry – the grandfather of conservation’ – who helped the kakapo Don Merton –...

Nature kids clubs

There’s some GREAT resources for younger audience, so even when you cannot ‘get outside’ any further than your house and garden , you can still ‘get outside’ in your garden…. Here’s a selection UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The Audubon Society has this Kids club with amazing resources – downloads, videos https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/activities/audubon-for-kids The National Wildlife Foundation has Ranger Rick free online activities, plus a costed club with magazine. UNITED KINGDOM The Woodlands Trust has free online activities The RSPB – Royal...

Dawn Chorus Day

For those who are particularly into birdwatching or intend to be UP for this – Monday May 4th – here are some good resources United Kingdom – RSPB https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/birdwatching/ Australia – Birdlife https://www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds/birdwatching New Zealand – Forest & Bird https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/ as well as their kids club https://kcc.org.nz/ Here’s a video https://youtu.be/xudHav8digY The Guardian ‘take’ on dawn chorus https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/02/beautiful-birdsong-how-the-dawn-chorus-reconnects-me-to-life-and-hope?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

Bats

As bats are getting a hard time – with their connections to Coronavirus- these already creatures shouldn‘t ‘require’ any clarifications but ‘Just because’ here are some facts and myths exploded… The Guardian sets the record straight about bats and coronavirus Top ‘Bats’ websites Bats Conservation UK has many excellent resources / twitter @_BCT Bat Conservation International the United States based website / @BatConIntl Bats and flying foxes rescue (Australia) Australasian Bat Society / twitter @AusBats LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

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