Let It Be Read..

Afternoons.

So, as promised, I have a few articles for y'all to read. These were all suggested to us as supplementary reading for Wildlife Tourism.

"Earth Day Cometh and Earth Day Goeth and Where Have All The Bees Gone?"
This a report by Sea Shepherd's Captain Paul Watson on Earth Day 2007. A lot of what he mentions is opinion, but he makes quite a few valid points and presents some very alarming information. It is important to note that in the four years since the report was made, the situation can only have become worse. So, with that in mind, here is the link:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/editorial-070420-1.html

"Species' Extinction Threat Grows"
This is a BBC News article from 2009 on the IUCN's (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species, and how vast percentages of these species are becoming seriously endangered. It's a short read, but an important one:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8338880.stm

"Out in the Pacific Plastic is Getting Drastic"
The following is a report, published 2008, by Captain Charles Moore aboard Alguita, an oceanographic research vessel. He addresses the state of a large part of the Pacific that few have seen, but which has become the world's dumping ground - plastics entering the oceans end up here en mass. It's a bit unnerving to think that very little of the world's population know what is happening here. There's even a video. Check it out:
http://www.trunity.net/upcycling/articles/view/135971/?topic=16214

I hope you will find the above articles as interesting and thought-provoking as I have - glad I could share :)

Coolness,
Andy

Guess Who's Back?

Hey guys

So, college has started with the usual hiccups and confusion, and it's time to get back on the proverbial horse. This year, subjects include Game Reserve Mangagement, Trails Guiding, Lodge Operations, Environmental Law and Entrepreneurship. It's going to be an interesting year :P

Durin the second half of this year, we (the second-year Game Ranging students) will embark on another 28-day excursion to Makuleke in Kruger to try our hands at achieving our FGASA Back-up Trails Guide qualification. This, too, should prove interesting, if the last trip was anything to go by.

I spoke last about articles that I wanted to share, and I will do so sometime this week.

Shot-oh,
Andreazzzz