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"Convergent evidence indicates that non-human
animals have the
neuroanatomical, neurochemical, and neurophysiological
substrates
of conscious states along with the capacity to exhibit
intentional behaviors.
Consequently, the weight of evidence indicates that
humans are not unique
in possessing the neurological substrates that
generate consciousness.
Non-human animals, all mammals and birds, and many
other creatures,
including octopuses, also possess these neurological
substrates."
The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness
"Play is by no means exclusively human, a fact
obvious to anyone who has ever raised a
dog or a cat. And it is not just domestic animals that exhibit playfulness but
wild ones too - hence the phrase, "monkeying around."
-
Charles
Eisenstein "Multiple generations of
children have been successfully raised to adulthood in our foothills among the
bears, rattlesnakes and mountain lions. Newer residents' fears that their
offspring will be mauled and mutilated tell us more about their lack of
real-life living skills than the dangers of wildlife. These maladapted, fearful
folks should've stayed down in the sterile, low-risk, boringly safe
environment of the
flatlands where they obviously belong." - Ellen Zunino
"The reduction of any issue as one of
people versus animals belies the irrational assumption that to be a
person is to be in
opposition to nature. Isn't this
symptomatic of the debased relationship to
the Earth that has led to global warming? Not to mention the absurdity of
destroying nature to enjoy an "artificial" nature purged of its inhabitants." -
Namita Goswami
"Humans can take
some steps to mitigate the effects of climate
change on our own species, but we can do little to help other species and
their habitats adapt. To an increasing degree, invasive species will take
root,
fires will burn, subtle changes
will overtake environments
across the globe, and all manner of species will be pushed out of their
native habitats - often with nowhere else to go." -
Ginette Chapman
I think I could turn and live with animals,
they are so placid and self-contain'd,
I stand and look at them
long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the
dark and weep for their sins ,
They do not make me sick discussing
their duty to God,
Not one is
dissatisfied,
not one is
demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one
kneels to another,
nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the
whole
Earth.
Walt Whitman
The Sixth Extinction
"Every 20 minutes we lose an animal species. If
this rate continues, by century's end, 50% of all living species will be gone."
- Jeff Corwin
"The accumulated damage humanity has wrought over
the last few thousand years is enough to cause the sixth great extinction along
with demise of billions of people in the 21st century due to war, famine, and
epidemic. If we continue to deplete our social, spiritual, and natural capital
in a desperate gambit to control the consequences
of control with yet more control, then the eventual payback will be even
worse." - Charles
Eisenstein
*
Aardvarks *
* African Clawed
Frog * African
Elephants * African Grey Parrots *
African Wild
Dog * *
Albatross *
Alligators *
Amazon River
Dolphin * American Black
Duck * Anacondas * Andean Condors * Anemones *
Angelfish *
Antelopes *
Antlions *
Apes *
Arctic Puffin *
*
Arctic Terns *
Armadillos *
Arowana *
Asian Elephants
* *
Atlantic White-Sided
Dolphins * * * Australian Brush-Turkey *
Australian Fur
Seal * Avocets * Axolotls *
*
Babirusa *
Baboons *
*
Badgers *
Baiji Dolphin *
*
Bald Eagles *
Baleen Whales *
*
Ball
Pythons * Bandicoots * Barbets * Barn Owls *
Bass *
Bats *
Bearded Dragons
* Bears *
Beavers *
Bees *
Bellbirds *
Beluga Whales *
Bengal Tigers *
*
Greater Bilbies
* Black Bears *
*
Black Howler
Monkeys * Black-Bellied
PloverBlack
Turnstone * * Blue
Crabs * Bluebirds * * Boas *
Bobcats *
Bogong Moth *
Bonobos *
Boobies *
Bottlenose
Dolphins * Bottlenose Whales * Bowhead Whales *
Brine Shrimp *
Broad-Winged
Hawks * Brown
Pelicans * Bryde's Whale * Buffalo * Burrowing
Owls * *
Butterflies * Button Quail * * * * California Quail * California Red-Legged
Frog * California Sea Lion * Camels *
Canada Goose *
Canaries *
Cane Toads *
*
Capuchin
Monkeys * Capybaras * * Caribou * * Carpenter Bees * * Cassowary *
Catfish *
Cats *
Centipedes *
Chatham Island
Taiko * Cheetahs * * Chickens * Chimpanzees * Chinchillas * Chinese Mitten Crabs *
Chipmunks *
Cicadas *
Cichlid Fishes*
Civet Cats*
Clownfish *
Cnidarians *
Cobras *
Cockatiels *
Cockatoos *
Coelacanth *
Colossal Squids
* Common
Dolphins * Condors * Cooper's Hawks *
Copepods *
Copperheads
* Corals *
*
Cougars *
Cowbirds *
Cows *
Coyotes *
Crabs *
Cranes *
Crayfish *
Crickets *
Crocodiles *
Crows *
Crown-of-Thorns
Starfish * Crustaceans * Cuscus * Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders * *
Dama Gazelle *
Deer *
Degus *
Desert Tortoise
* Dik-Diks *
Dingoes *
Discus *
*
Dogs *
Dolphins *
Donkeys *
Dorkings *
Dragonflies *
Damselflies *
Ducks *
Dung Beetles *
Dusky Dolphins
* Eagles *
Earthworms *
Eastern Cougar
* *
Eastern Mole *
Echidna *
Echinoderms *
Egrets *
Elephant Seal *
Elephant Shrews
* Elephants *
Elk *
Emperor
Penguins * Ermine * * Fainting Goats * Falcons *
*
Ferrets *
Fiddler Crabs *
Finches *
Fire Bellied
Toads * Fireflies * Fishing Cats * * Flamingos * *
Florida Panther
* *
Flower Horn
Fish * Flying
Fish * Flying
Foxes * Foxes * Fraser's Dolphins * Frogs *
*
Fur Seals *
Galagos *
Gambian Pouched
Rats * Ganges
River Dolphin * Gazelles * Geckos * Geese * Gerenuks * * Giant Panda * Giant Salamanders * Giant Squids *
Gibbons *
Gila Monsters *
Giraffes *
Goats *
* * Golden Eagles * Goldfish * Gorillas * *
Grasshoppers *
Gray Whales *
Great Blue
Herons * *
Great Egrets *
Great White
Shark * Greater
Kudus * Green
Crabs * Green
Tree Pythons * Green-Winged Teal *
Grey Seal *
Grizzly Bear *
Groundhogs *
Grunion *
Guanacos *
*
Guinea Pigs *
*
Hammerhead
Sharks * Harbor
Porpoise * Harbor Seal * Harp Seal * Harpy Eagles * Hartebeest * Harvestmen * * * Hawaiian Monk Seal * Hawks *
Hedgehogs *
Hermit Crabs *
Hermit Trush *
Herons *
Hihi *Hippopotamuses *
Honeycreepers *
*
Horned Puffin *
Horses *
Horseshoe Crabs
* Howler
Monkeys * Human * Hummingbirds * Humpback Whales * Hydroids *
Hyenas *
Iguanas *
Impalas *
Inyo California Towhee *
Irukandji
Jellyfish * Isopods * Ivory-Billed
Woodpecker * Jaguars * * Jellyfish * Jerusalem Crickets * Jumping Spiders *
Kakapo *
Kokako *Kangaroos * Kermode Bear * Kestrels * Killdeer * Orcas * Killifish * Kingfishers * Kiwis * Koalas * Koi * Komodo Dragons * * Krill * Ladybugs * Lamprey * * * * Least Weasel * Lesser
Prairie-Chicken * Lemmings * Lemurs * Leopard Geckos * Leopard Seal *
Leopard Shark *
Leopards *
Lions *
Lizards *
Llamas *
Lobsters *
Loons *
Lorises *
Lungfish *
Lynxes *
Madagascar Hissing
Cockroaches * Mako Shark * Manatees * Mandrills * Mangabeys * Manta Ray * Mantella Frogs * Marbled
Salamanders * Marmosets * Marmots * Marsupial Moles *
* *
Mayflies *
*
McCown's Longspur * Meerkats *
Mice *
Millipedes *
Miniature
Donkeys * Mink * Minke Whales *
Mockingbird *
Mole
Salamanders * Moles * Mollusks * Monarch Butterflies * Mongoose *
Monitor Lizards
* Monk Seal *
Monkeys *
Moose *
Mosquitoes *
Moths * Mountain Pine Beetle * *
Mules *
Mute Swans *
Naked Mole-Rats
* Narwhals *
Nematodes *
*
New Guinea Singing
Dog *
* Newts *
*
*
Northern
Cardinals * Northern Fur Seal * Northern
Gannet * Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat *
Northern Right
Whale * * * Nutria *
Ocelots *
Octopuses *
Opossums *
*
Orangutans *
Orioles *
Oryxes *
Ospreys *
Ostracod *
Ostriches *
Otters *
Owls *
Oystercatchers
* Pallas' Cat *
Parakeets *
Parrots *
*
Peafowl *
Pelicans *
Penguins *
Peregrine
Falcons * Pheasants * Philippine Eagles * Pigeons *
Pigs *
Platypus *
Pine Marten *
Piranha *
Poison Dart
Frogs * Polar
Bear * Porcupines * Porpoises * Potbellied Pigs * Pottos *
Prairie Dogs *
Praying Mantids
* Primates *
Proboscis
Monkeys * Prosimians * Puffer * Pupfish * Purple Martins *
Pygmy
Hippopotamus * Pygmy Right Whale * Pygmy Sperm Whale
* Pyrenean Ibex * Pythons *
*
Quokkas *
Quolls *
Rabbits *
Raccoons *
Rainbow
Lorikeets * Raptors * Rats *
Rattlesnakes *
Rays *
Recluse Spiders
* Red-Breasted Merganser *
Red Kangaroos *
Red Pandas *
Red Tail Boas *
Red-Eyed Tree
Frog * Red-Tailed Hawks * Reindeer * Reptiles * Reticulated Pythons * Rhinoceroses *
Right Whales *
Ringed Seal *
Roadrunners *
Rodents *
Roseate
Spoonbills * Rosy Boas * Saiga Antelope * Salamanders *
Salmon *
*
* * Sawfish * Scarlet Ibis *
*
Scorpions * Screech Owls *Sea Slugs * Sea Spiders * Sea Turtles * Sea Urchins * Sea-Monkeys * Seadragon * Seahorse * Sharks * Sheep * Shining Cuckoo * Shrimp *
Siamese Fighting
Fish * Siberian
Tigers * Silkworm Moth * Silky Shark * * Skinks * Skunks * Sloth Bear * Snakes * * Snow Geese *
Snow Leopards *
Snow Monkeys *
Snowy Egrets *
Snowy Owls *
Solenodons *
Sparrows *
*
Spectacled Bear
* * Southern California Kit
Fox * Sperm
Whales * Spider
Crabs * Spider
Monkeys * Spiders * Spinner Dolphins *
Spiny Anteater
* Spiny Dogfish
Shark * Sponges * Spoonbills *
Spotted
Dolphins * Squids * Squirrels * Starfish * Star-Nosed Mole * Steller Sea Lion *
Steller's Sea
Eagle * Stick
Insects * Storks * Striped Dolphins * Sugar Gliders *
Sun Bear *
Swans *
Swordfish *
Tahrs *
Takahe *
Takin *
Tapirs *
Tarantulas *
*
Tasmanian
Devils *
* Tayras *
Tegus *
Termites *
Terns *
*
Thresher Shark
* Ticks*
Tïeke *
Tiger
Salamanders * Tiger Shark * Tiger Snake * Tigers * Toads * Toothed Whales * Toothfish *
Topis *
Toucans *
Tree Frogs *
Trout *
Trumpeter Swans
* Tuataras *
Tufted Puffin *
Tuna *
Tundra Swans *
Turtles *
Terrapins *
Uromastyx *
Vampire Bats *
Vesper Sparrow * *
Vervet Monkeys
* Vicunas *
Vultures *
Wallabies *
Walruses *
Wasps *
Water Buffalo * Water Dragons * Waterbucks * Weasels * Weka *
*
Western Meadowlarks *
*
Whale Shark *
Whales *
White Pelican *
Whooping Cranes
* Widow Spiders
* Wildebeest *
*
Wobbegong Shark
* Wolf Spiders
* * Wolverines * Wolves * Wombats * Wood Storks *
Woodpeckers *
Worms *
Yaks *
Zebra Finches *
Zebrafish *
Zebras *
*
Zorilla
*
January 14, 2006
- hundreds of sea turtles found dead off the coast of El
Salvador
In the last three months of 2006, a new
phenomenon began to occur in honey bee colonies which scientists called Colony
Collapse Disorder. Losses range from 30-90% of bee colonies. Beekeepers in the
mid-Atlantic and Pacific Northeast regions also reported significant losses of
more than 50%. Losses have been reported in migratory operations wintering in
California, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas. Honey bee colony losses also have been
reported in Canada and Europe. Colony losses are occurring mostly because bees
are failing to return to the hive (which is largely uncharacteristic of bee
behavior), bee colony losses have been rapid and colony losses are occurring in
large numbers.
The 1980s saw two periods of large die-offs due to
Varroa and tracheal mites. Varroa mites are also said to have
eliminated most feral bee colonies in the mid-1990s. The pathogen
Paenibacillus larvae is the most serious honey bee pathogen and causes
American foulbrood (AFB), which is a disease of larval honey bees. Mite and
pathogen infestations have caused beekeepers to use miticides and/or
antibiotics. High levels of bacteria, viruses, and fungi have been found in the
guts of the recoverable dead bees. These high infection levels are compromising
the immune system of the
honey bees.
Several new pesticides have recently been put
on the market, many of which have now been banned in Europe. One class of
insecticide which may be part
of the problem are neonicotinoids, which contain the active ingredient
imidacloprid, and similar other chemicals, such as clothianidin and
thiamethoxam. Honey bees are affected by such chemicals, which are known to
work their way through the plant up into the flowers and leave residues in the
nectar and pollen. It is more than likely that the combination of chemicals
miticides, fungicides, antibiotics and
pesticides is causing the
collapse. A class of pesticides, nicotine-based
neonicotinoids, created the tipping point.
In the
spring of 2007 thousands fewer seals were killed in the Canadian seal hunt in
the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Unusually warm weather led to the drowning
of thousands of baby seals as the sea ice melted before the baby seals learned
to swim.
In September 2007 three blue whales washed up
on Southern California shores after a judge
decreed in August that the navy can go
ahead with a high power sonar 'test' off the coast of Southern
California.
It was discovered in January 2008 that thousands of bats are
dying from an unknown illness in the Northeast at a rate that could cause
extinction. At eight caves in
New York and one in Vermont, scientists have seen bat populations plummet over
two years. A cave that had 1,300 bats in January 2006 recently had just 38
mostly underweight bats. At another cave, more than 90% of about 15,500 bats
have died since 2005.
"A quarter of all mammal species are now
endangered, mostly because their habitat is disappearing." - Olivia Judson
October 14, 2008
Homo sapiens also caused the demise of the genus
Homo neanderthalensis. This was probably done in two ways: by driving small
family groups off of productive land and by
genocidal extermination of a being seen
as inferior - a communal sin.
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