Brazilian Amazon Old Growth Forest
I don't know if this falls as something sciencey or creative. But I think it took ingenuity of both for this one lone indian of an uncontacted extinct tribe to survive in 31 miles of isolated land into his late 40s. In terms of wildlife preservation, this is great. The Brazilian government gave him a 31 mile "safe zone" where no loggers, miners, other exploitative people are allowed. This guy runs around the Amazon shooting people who come too close with his bow and arrow. Awesome. Sadly, they think they found the remains of his bulldozed village that land-hungry assholes took over in 1996. Click here to read the article from MSN's Slate.
Bed bug infested mattress, New York, NY
My mom's been freaking me out about scavenging for a couch for my new apartment due to the recent EXPLOSION in bed bug populations. Matresses (duh), furniture, and clothing are the best breeding grounds and they're often unknowingly transported in hotels, airplanes and cruise ships. Some even argue the head rests at the movies. I think I'm gonna be sick. Top 10 infested cities from Mother Nature Network are New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, Denver, Columbus (OH), Dayton (OH), Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. AHH Right under my nose?! I'm glad to see SF isn't on here...maybe my furniture's safe? For more info on what they are/how to kill them/etc click here. Yuck.
Calderon Dolphin Slaughter off Faroe Island, Denmark
A friendly reminder that the annual dolphin slaughter occurs in Taiji, Japan this upcoming September first. One activist at one of my favorite blogs (Tree Hugger!) is heading over there to help film the The Cove's sequel, Blood Dolphin. One, I'm excited that there is a sequel because the first one was amazing, moving, powerful, scientific, emotional, from the point of view of the Japanese, crazy fucking Westerners who fly out there to stop this shit, and the rest of the world. It opens eyes to how many countries are allowed to whale and what is considered whaling. Two, I'm sad that there has to be a sequel. I was hoping some multi-million dollar entrepreneur would watch The Cove and set shit straight. Yet, apparently, people with that kind of money don't watch those kinds of films. That's something I love about documentary film: it can influence people to make a difference.
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