Monthly Archives: June 2016

Birds

Baby Bird Rescue

EinsteinI had the fortune of meeting Einstein, a baby bird last week.  She or he, we don’t know which yet, fell about eight stories out of its nest and landed on the ground.  Luckily, my colleague found the bird and rescued it.  It is no bigger than my index finger and is living on a mix of egg and some high protein cat food.  Einstein is so tiny that it has to be fed small pieces of food held with tweezers.  Remember, the parents would normally drop food into the hungry bird’s mouth.  If you look at the photo you can see the outline of its yellow mouth.  Right now it looks like Einstein is a catbird but time will tell if that is the case.

 

I just received some great news, Einstein is a bluebird.  Here is a photo below of what he or she is starting to look like.Bluebird

Animals, Sea Otters

Sea Otters – Check it Out

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) cradling sleeping pup Inian Islands
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) cradling sleeping pup Inian Islands

“Animals…are like us in so many ways.  They want to grow up free and raise their families in a world that is safe.  And if we let them disappear from this Earth then a part of us will disappear too….whether they’ll live happily ever after depends on us.”

Morgan Freeman

Sea Turtles

World Environment Day

Sea Turtle

 

On June 5th we observed World Environment Day, a day started by the United Nations Environment Program to raise awareness and have people take action to protect the planet and nature.  The day is celebrated in over 100 countries and was started in 1974.  Each year has a theme and this year focuses on preventing the illegal trade in wildlife.

Illegal trade in wildlife endangers the Earth’s biodiversity and drives animal species to extinction.  Some of the animals at risk include rhinos, elephants, tigers and sea turtles.  I once had the chance to swim with wild sea turtles and was amazed and awed by their size, beauty, intelligence and grace.  They helped me better appreciate the beauty of the natural world and have inspired me to protect it.

Work to counter illegal trade has been successful but there is still more work to be done.  Each one of our choices concerning travel, diet and consumption makes a difference.  Please make sure you stand with endangered species and help safeguard them for your children and your children’s children.  You matter and your actions make a difference.  Thank you.