Thanks for your thoughtful reply Rebecca! You have a real, lived sense of the non-sense of human constructs that overtake more collective relations. All those critters!
Hey. Finally (I think) have a handle on this. Just remember, ecosystems and bio -geo-species areas couldn't give 2 poops about manmade boundaries. Even elevation can change gene expression within one generation. At least in the US, roads and passageways such as freeways, were originally wild critter superhighways, then native and migratory tribes followed the same routes. They often 'followed the water,' and food sources followed.
Think of my old cabin in the woods;
mammals, and birds alike had scheduled appearances along a path they had cut through 'my' property.
Jays, rabbits, then turkeys, deer, a variety of wrens, junkos, robins, squirrels, bears (momma and kids in the morning, grumpy old pappa bear at night) after the skunks, foxes, and the occasional cougar, with cub in raining, all walked and flew along the same trail, and this was just to name a few.
I still think you should think about a constructive and conscriptive way to solve the plastic problem.
I read up on covid until I thought my eyeballs would fall out, and it now turns out that google withheld certain info. 'For our own good.'
Thanks for your thoughtful reply Rebecca! You have a real, lived sense of the non-sense of human constructs that overtake more collective relations. All those critters!
I hear you on the plastic. It makes me sick and there are people working on it... Here are some graphics to get a sense of how scale in plastic water bottles alone. 1 million plastic bottles purchased worldwide EVERY SECOND and in the US alone about 2.5 million every hour. https://bioplasticsnews.com/2019/09/08/plastic-bottles-sold-per-hour-day-month-and-last-ten-years/
Here's a good initiative I just learned about today: https://science.uq.edu.au/article/2023/01/bioplastics-project-shows-juicy-results
And here's an interesting interview I've only gotten halfway through (being a student requires lots of time and attention, but I love it!): https://youtu.be/c1Jbu_NBPdI?si=pCZcSrQFJ85fQ2bA
Big hugs, Mox
Hey. Finally (I think) have a handle on this. Just remember, ecosystems and bio -geo-species areas couldn't give 2 poops about manmade boundaries. Even elevation can change gene expression within one generation. At least in the US, roads and passageways such as freeways, were originally wild critter superhighways, then native and migratory tribes followed the same routes. They often 'followed the water,' and food sources followed.
Think of my old cabin in the woods;
mammals, and birds alike had scheduled appearances along a path they had cut through 'my' property.
Jays, rabbits, then turkeys, deer, a variety of wrens, junkos, robins, squirrels, bears (momma and kids in the morning, grumpy old pappa bear at night) after the skunks, foxes, and the occasional cougar, with cub in raining, all walked and flew along the same trail, and this was just to name a few.
I still think you should think about a constructive and conscriptive way to solve the plastic problem.
I read up on covid until I thought my eyeballs would fall out, and it now turns out that google withheld certain info. 'For our own good.'