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A walk in the forest
Such a sweet surprise while taking a walk, especially in spring it is time for baby deer in the forest!
Don't forget to keep your dogs on a leash to protect wild animals...that way wild animals can't be startled and injured or even chased. But it's not just wild animals that need to be protected from dogs, your dog needs to be protected from them too. A surprised wild animal can try to flee if it gets scared, or it can attack to defend itself. Mother animals in particular defend their young vehemently.
Wild animals have very well-developed sensory organs. Unfamiliar loud noises cause them stress. Try to be quiet in the forest and listen to the birds, the babbling brook or the wind blowing through the treetops!
How to balance the Planet
is a short film by Vancouver-based creative studio "New Document", shot by Gwenael Lewis. Over 15 years ago, Gwenael began researching climate issues as a design student. These years sensitized him to the issues of biodiversity and sustainability.
This film is not about what we humans do wrong, but rather what we could do right,
to sustainably preserve our planet, which we all share.
The King of the Forest
Once upon a time there was a moose who was supposed to become king of the forest.
But he didn't really dare.
He was inexperienced.
He knew little.
Nothing seemed to work for him.
The day of the king's election drew ever closer, and with every hour the elk became a little sadder. With his head hanging, he trotted through the forest, and occasionally he met another animal that had far greater worries than he did. There was a hare that was separated from its den by a river - an insurmountable barrier. Or a blackbird whose young had just fallen out of the nest and could be eaten by the fox at any moment. And a domestic pig in its pen that dreamed of the great freedom of the forest but could not get over the fence.
Each animal asked the moose to help them. Since he was to become king, shouldn't he be able to solve the problems in no time?
But the moose always just said: “I don’t know either. You’ll have to think of something yourself.”
So the hare thought for a moment and then jumped onto the back of the moose, who was swimming through the river, and reached the other bank with his den.
The blackbird asked the moose to lower his head so that the young one could save itself on his antlers.
And the pig asked the moose if he could just kick the gate with his strong hind legs. He did so, the boards flew away and the pig was able to walk comfortably to freedom. Everyone was helped, and they had all come up with something of their own.
The moose didn’t understand at first.
But the animals loved him and chose him as king, precisely because he let them decide for themselves and supported them as best he could. The animals in the forest were not stupid subjects who lived in constant fear of a powerful ruler. They were his allies and fellow citizens. They couldn't wish for a better king, they cried out!
...This fable by the Swedish children's author Ulf Stark is also a piece for adults. It describes in clear images the nature of every civil society and every organization that is based on fairness, respect and equality...
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The consequences of single-use plastic items
Global plastic consumption has increased alarmingly and has become a major source of pollution for our planet. In fact, we all know that our plastic waste ends up in the ocean and nature, where it takes decades to degrade. But not everyone knows that plastic enters our food chain as microplastics.
Microplastics are small pieces of plastic less than 5 mm long. Their small size allows them to escape water treatment filter systems and spread throughout our oceans and other waterways.
Microplastics not only get into seafood, as you would probably expect, but also into drinking water, as plastic bottles have the highest levels of microplastics. You might be surprised to know that scientists have also found microplastics in beer, honey, and sea salt.
The exact effects of microplastics on our health are not yet clear, but we do know that plastic harms nature. To shed light on the issues and raise awareness about the consequences of single-use plastics, Sweet Sneak Studio has created this exhibition for Copenhagen Zoo, showcasing eight different foods in which scientists have found traces of microplastics.
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Some people need their tongues primarily for sticking out their tongues. Others for swallowing, tasting, speaking. And animals?
By Hannah Lena Weber
to read in the South German Newspaper
