Environmental Graffiti

When Small Animals Go Supersize

Super-size isn’t just the American way; it seems Nature has been dealing out enormous portions for thousands of years – and the fast food nation just got on the bandwagon. Yep, through the course of evolution, many gigantic species have come to light, quite a few of which have gone back to the black of extinction. It’s the giants among animals we normally consider small that concern us here.

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China’s All-Natural Pest Control Program

Today I saw a story that was headlined “Beijing starts new pest control program”. Tree of sparrows. Image by Fir0002 Having just read about the arrest of dozens of Tibetans who protested against the state, I was shocked by this euphemistic language on the mistreatment of our fellow men.

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