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celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 22 Sep

I saw some dragonfly thing on YouTube and thought I'd share what I learned. Don't we all love them? I sure do. They are like something fairy-like to me. There are about 3,000 and are found on every continent but Antartica. They...

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The dense forests in the east are sources of oxygen

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 2 Apr 25

The dense forests in the east have good ecosystem. Many animals and birds thrive in the greenery. there is no pollution. Due to big canopy the sunlight hardly penetrates downwards. There is plenty of...

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Unintended consequences

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 18 Oct 24

I meant to write about this before, but @celticeagle and her post about cats just reminded me – thanks! A couple of decades ago India had a large population of vultures, and they did an important, but under-appreciated job of...

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Wolves Get A Bad Wrap

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 14 Apr 22

Wolves are one of my favorite animals. I feel they get a bad wrap. In the early days of this country people who came from other countries were afraid of wolves due to the myths and fairytales their countries told about...

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Today is World Wildlife Day!!! Let's Save Them!!!

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30597) • Surat, India 3 Mar 22

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing good too. Today, 3rd March is celebrated every year as "World Wildlife Day". The theme of World Wildlife Day 2022 is " Recovering Key Species...

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Threats of Garbage Masks to Sea Ecosystems

Reed @Mnridwan (191) • Indonesia 9 Jun 20

The massive use of masks to avoid the spread of covid-19 has caused a new problem in the appearance of a potentially harmful garbage heap in the oceans. The issue concerns me even more when garbage masks are not properly managed...

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Ecosystem Economy: Start clicking

Barjeru @Barjeru (296) • Vatican City State (Holy See) 19 Nov 18

myLot is a digital platform. We are in it. There are hundreds of thousands out there and more are still to come. Have you projected your role in it?

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The Importance of Keystone Species

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381760) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Oct 18

A keystone is the topmost stone in a stone arch. It is under less pressure than its neighbours but, should it be removed, the arch will collapse. There are animal species called ‘keystone species’ as, if they should become extinct...

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#11 Odd Facts

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 18 Dec 17

According to "The Nature Conservency" Extinctions are accelerating worldwide. Our planet is now losing up to three species per day. That figure is predicted to be three species per hour in scarcely a decade. By the year 2000...

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Please be considerate.

Thubten Choayang @TibetanCulture (460) 4 Aug 17

Please be considerate. Have you ever thought of your indiscretion and selfishness acts which may have triggered a sizable number of marine creatures that have been killed, trapped and suffocated each year from littering? As a...

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Should the odd even concept be used universally to control pollution ?

Vishal pawar @Vishalpawar (56) 28 Feb 17

New Delhi(India) started the odd even concept for private cars in the city where the last number of ur number plate is even than u can take your car out on an even date and the same follow for odd number. The concept was a huge...

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Deadly Ecosystem

inertia4 @inertia4 (27978) • United States 4 Aug 15

We have a delicate and well balanced ecosystem on this planet we call earth. As it is already, we humans have started to hinder that ecosystem. He have already destroyed some elements of this well balanced ecosystem of ours. And...

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Do we really need zoos around?

viney17 @viney17 (688) • Philippines 5 Oct 11

zoos keep wild animals in cages instead of letting them freely roam the wilderness, wild animals like lions or tigers, crocodiles, snakes, eagles aren't domisticateed like dogs or cats, so should zoos really keep them? I dont...

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What if the world runs out of space for humans?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 4 Sep 10

What do you think will happen to us? Time will tell but what can you speculate from this? I know people will eventually think of solutions and stuff but I don't think humans have balance because we don't have much predators so we...

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Killing of stray Dogs and Cats with smoke from cars are...

SinfulRose @SinfulRose (3527) • Davao, Philippines 3 Aug 10

People are so inhumane! At least that's what came to my mind as I opened my TV after such a long time. I would rather see those humans in the cage than those animals and have them dead instead. Thinking about it further, humans...

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Can nature recover from the Gulf oil spill????

Annie7677 @Annie7677 (20) • United States 7 Jun 10

What are the oil spill consequences for our oceans and marshes? The damage to our ecosystem is unimaginable. My heart is heavy. We've seen earthquakes and hurricanes, tornado's and volcano's but none could inflict the destruction...

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What do you think will effect of extinction of endangered animals to society?

Fulltank @Fulltank (2882) • Philippines 11 Nov 09

Any animal even mice if become extinct will effect all human kind. I see that some of this endangered animals (if extinct) will affect the "food chain" and also our ecosystem. But how?

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Do you think festivals affect the eco-system?

Murtuza K @murtuza89 (513) • India 3 Sep 09

We celebrate many different festivals. We have different ways of celebrating our festivals. However, knowingly or unknowingly, we tend to do rituals which make a negative effect on the environment. We burn fire crackers which...

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Wind energy , free,clean, why not?!

snipero @snipero (358) • Italy 18 Sep 08

What's the situation in your country? here in italy there is a lot of disinformation about wind energy,for sure is better oil for the politics and their interests but i think that if we don't start to look forward for clean and...

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Killing our ecosystem by killing vital creatures in nature

craftcatcher @craftcatcher (3699) • United States 30 Jun 08

I understand that many people do not like snakes and some have a downright phobia about them, but they are absolutely vital to our ecosystem. They kill other creatures such as disease carrying mice, rats, insects, etc. Without...

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