A young elephant gives itself a good belly rub on plants growing out of a termite mound while other elephants graze in the background. The young elephant looks ecstatic! Photographed in the Masai Mara in Kenya.
#elephant #elephants #masaimara #kenya #grazing #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #grasslands #giftideas #wallart #artforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt @joancarroll
https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/a-good-scratch-joan-carroll.html
Today the neighbours visited. They were a little monotone. Mostly just said moo.
While you're in there, you may as well eat the water lilies. It must be a treat, or at least a change from grass.
But … these rather large animals trample the bank into the canal, making it even more shallow. Considerate farmers use fencing to prevent destruction of the canal bank. #JustSaying
#cattle #agriculture ##farming #grazing #aquatic #vegetation #AquaticPlants #CanalLife #canal #maintenance #boating #boat #narrowboat
Two wildbeest in the grasslands of the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania Africa. See more here: https://joan-carroll.pixels.com/featured/two-wildebeest-in-ngorongoro-crater-tanzania-africa-joan-carroll.html
#wildebeest #africa #tanzania #ngorongoro #crater #grasslands #UNESCO #heritage #worldheritage, nature #grazing #artforsale #wallartforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas @joancarroll
This piece is part of a collection of works all of the same hillside at different times of the year. Today's is Summer Sunset with Cloud Heart Seven Tree Hill by Joan Stratton. Love that time of day when the shadows are long as the sun goes down.
Have a great day :))
#FediGiftShop
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/summer-sunset-with-cloud-heart-seven-tree-hill-joan-stratton.html
#landscape #cypress trees #twilight #grassy hill #grazing animal #sheep #vibrant sky #purple #red #bokeh lights #Art #Artforsale #Ayearforart #Buyintoart #Art #Paintingsbyjoan #JoanStratton
It's been quite a while since I created any new art...and I finally got back to it! I hope to continue :)
Summer Sundown Seven Tree Hill by Joan Stratton - A serene landscape at twilight with seven tall cypress trees standing upright on a grassy hill.
#FediGiftShop
https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/summer-sundown-seven-tree-hill-joan-stratton.html
#landscape #cypress trees #twilight #grassy hill #grazing animal #sheep #vibrant sky #purple #red #bokeh lights #Art #Artforsale #Ayearforart #Buyintoart #Art #Paintingsbyjoan #JoanStratton
Never a bad sign when the panel is asking plaintiffs about appropriate remedies at the end of a hearing. #AntelopeAllotment
#OregonSpottedFrog #Grazing
https://www.courthousenews.com/conservationists-ask-appellate-panel-to-protect-oregon-spotted-frogs-from-grazing-cattle/
Generation restore is collecting seeds to heal the land
Indigenous young people are restoring environment ravaged for generations.
"Generations of land clearing since colonisation has put an ancient ecosystem in southern New South Wales in danger. The ultimate goal is to create an environment suitable for native pines that have been over-harvested. Native trees such as the cypress pine were once prolific in the woodland, but were historically used for homesteads and fencing, which resulted in generations of clearing."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/native-seed-harvesting-in-lake-cargelligo/102774546
#GenerationRestoration #ecosystems #NSW #IndigenousPeoples #ColonialLegacies #degradation #Landclearing #grazing #erosion
Elephant grazing in the grass and flowers in Tanzania; close up. See more here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/elephant-grazing-tanzania-africa-joan-carroll.html?newartwork=true #elephant #tanzania #africa #grazing #eating #fields #grasses #foraging #animalphotography #naturephotography #travelphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #artDistrict #giftideas @joancarroll
Cool to see more users from #MovementEcology
Gu, C., Liu, L., Zhang, Y. et al. Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of #Grazing pressure in the Three-River-Source Region on the #TibetanPlateau. J. Geogr. Sci. 33, 1660–1680 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-023-2147-1
"The #GPScollar’s velocity transducer collected the moving speed information, and we used #MovingPandas (...) a #Python package for #MovementDataAnalysis, to obtain the daily #MovingDistance and #HomeRange
"When the Nazis Tried to Bring Animals Back From Extinction"
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"Their ideology of genetic purity extended to aspirations about reviving a pristine landscape with ancient animals and forests"
#freerange #grazing #grassfed #pastoral #paleo #fascism #nazi #lebensraum
"According to an article written by Driessen and co-author Jamie Lorimer, Heinz saw the extinction of the wisent as the natural progression of the result of nomadic tribes overhunting. His brother, on the other hand, became more and more interested in what he considered to be “primeval German game”—an interest increasingly shared by Nazis who sought a return to a mythic German past free of racial impurities."
"“Göring saw the opportunity to make nature protection part of his political empire,” says environmental historian Frank Uekotter. “He also used the funds [from the Nature Protection Law of 1935] for his estate.” The law, which created nature reserves, allowed for the designation of natural monuments, and removed the protection of private property rights, had been up for consideration for years before the Nazis came to power. Once the Nazis no longer had the shackles of the democratic process to hold them back, Göring quickly pushed the law through to enhance his prestige and promote his personal interest in hunting."
"“Göring had a very peculiar interest in living a kind of fantasy of carrying spears and wearing peculiar dress,” Driessen says. “He had this eerie combination of childish fascination [with the poem] with the power of a murderous country behind it.” In practical terms, this meant seizing land from Poland, especially the vast wilderness of Białowieża Forest, then using it to create his own hunting reserves. This fit into the larger Nazi ideology of lebensraum, or living space, and a return to the heroic past."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-nazis-tried-bring-animals-back-extinction-180962739/
HORSE BY PAMELA WILLIAMS
Magnificent creatures Gazing and wondering. Standing tall in the quiet of the moonlight. Spirits of the wild galloping. Grace and power an inspiring sight~pamela
#SharePamsArt
https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/11042-horse-pamela-williams.html
Bringing #beavers back to #colorado
"In the time of Enos Mills, and until relatively recently, #beaver were abundant in the Estes Valley, Tahosa Valley, and in many parts of North America. Locally, there were beaver dams and lodges at Lily Lake and along Fish Creek. There were also beaver colonies in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), creating and maintaining habitat for many other species. A good example of a thriving beaver colony can be seen from Fish Creek Road, west of the intersection with Rockwood Lane. But now, beaver are rare in this area. What happened? Outside RMNP, #trapping, #grazing, #logging, and human settlement took its toll on beaver populations. Inside RMNP, #overgrazing by ungulates like elk, and now moose, eliminated willow habitat beavers depended on and turned the marshes into dry meadow."
https://www.estesparknews.com/estes_park_news/article_4f458d40-9cd0-11ed-aa4b-cbcb61b400a1.html
#beaverrestoration #habitat #ecosystems #conservation
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#Grazing and #EcosystemService delivery in global #drylands - new paper in Science, coauthored by Yoann Le Bagousse-Pinguet https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4062