“History is who we are, why we are, the way we are.” historian David McCullough Our history as a society on this new American continent is filled with complexities, and immensely different perspectives and belief systems that are passionately held. So too the perspectives held regarding the wildlife we share this land with. The initial views brought…
DetailsHOW WE TREAT COYOTES MATTERS! This past week I spoke with a friend of mine whose daughter is being treated for Lyme disease. It has been an ongoing difficult time for both a mother who is deeply concerned for her daughter, and her daughter who just graduated from high school with the happy expectation of…
DetailsIN 1775 … OUR FOREFATHERS WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The central words in declaring their independence from the oppression and violence of the English monarchy were “Our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…” They based these rights not on any law of any government, but that these rights were bestowed on all…
DetailsTAKE FEAR……MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY…..IT BLOCKS YOU FROM THE REAL EXPERIENCE
TODAY I READ TWO STORIES ABOUT DOGS … The first was about Dukey, a beloved Labrador who had cancer, and spent the last day of his happy life being showered with love and comfort….and then he was lovingly and respectfully put to rest. The second was about Pit Bulls and the abuse and suffering and…
DetailsIF YOU HAVE NOT READ ABOUT RAJU’S RESCUE…SEEK IT OUT! In short, he was poached from his mother when he was just a baby and has spent the last 50 years of his life being abused and tortured and starved. On the 4th of July he was rescued in India and is now in a…
DetailsYOU AND I LIVE IN A WORLD THAT IS HEALTHIER FOR ALL LIFE BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF THIS ONE WOMAN BIOLOGIST! In her book, Silent Spring she alerted the world of the very dangerous road our species was taking by the massive use of powerful, toxic chemicals and the continued dropping of practice A-Bombs…
DetailsWILD MUSTANGS AND COYOTES On any number of occasions, community members will ask me, “Are Coyotes endangered?” You know….this is an interesting question. What do you think is the underlying thought process behind that question? Should we be concerned about them if there are only small numbers of them left, and not be concerned…
DetailsNEVER FEED WILDLIFE! So what is the significance of this statement? THERE IS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE, a significance that goes beyond the “common sense” reasons. Katy Payne in her book Silent Thunder, writes “I was thinking about what is lost when wildness is lost, and realizing that habituation is not just a slight modification of wild nature.…
DetailsThe beautiful fur coat of a healthy wild Coyote. Yes, this is what they should look like. But from time to time when I give my presentations, a community member will say to me, “Are the photos you show of coyotes, wild coyotes? Their coats look so beautiful.” Then they will continue by saying that they…
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