Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
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Re: Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
#2That's so nice to read.
Coral reefs, glaciers, many species ...
Re: Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
#3That's so nice to read. Coral reefs, glaciers, many species ... https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/03/1059061
It’s happening all around the world. Places like India has seen a remarkable drop in pollution levels. People are able to see Himalayas for the first time from their homes near by. Everest gets a break from the climbers.
And even Ganges is showing levels of purity never seen before : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/gang... [..] When the ancient Yamuna River in Delhi has reached a remarkable level of purity due to the absence of industrial pollutants in the last many days of India-wide lockdown, how can River Ganga show its sparkling clear waters to the nation?
Well, news has it that Ganga waters at Rishikesh and Haridwar have become very clean according to the observation made by BD Joshi, Environmental Scientist and Ex-professor at the Gurukul Kangri University. According to Joshi, it is after a long time that Ganga water has become good for achaman (ritual sipping) in Haridwar. Joshi also added that the cause behind cleaner Ganga water is a 500 per cent decrease in total dissolved solid (TDS), industrial effluent, dharmashalas, sewage from hotels and lodges. [..]
Perhaps this is the solution when pollution markers reach a certain threshold. Shut down everything for a month.
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#4> "The bear population has quadrupled," said [Ahwahnee Hotel employee Dane] Peterson...
> "It's not like they aren’t usually here," he said of the bears, bobcats and coyotes that he and other employees now see congregating outside their cabins and apartments. "It's that they usually hang back at the edges, or move in the shadows."
Edit: The title used here omits the quotation marks of the article title, making it more misleading.
Re: Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park
#5As noted in the article, the headline is misleading.
The population obviously hasn't quadrupled since Yosemite closed to visitors on March 20th. It is remarkable though to see how quickly wildlife is willing to re-enter areas that have historically been overrun with humans!
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#6As noted in the article, the headline is misleading. The population obviously hasn't quadrupled since Yosemite closed to visitors on March 20th. It is remarkable though to see how quickly wildlife is willing to re-enter areas that have historically been overrun with humans!
I was going to ask how their bears reproduced so fast. Maybe they were waterbears.
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#7I sometimes wonder if the earth is trying to remove us, its own infection of sorts.
If memory serves this was also the plot of some terrible M Night Shyamalan movie.
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#8I sometimes wonder if the earth is trying to remove us, its own infection of sorts. If memory serves this was also the plot of some terrible M Night Shyamalan movie.
That's the plot of the anime "Blue Gender" I saw as a kid.
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#9I sometimes wonder if the earth is trying to remove us, its own infection of sorts. If memory serves this was also the plot of some terrible M Night Shyamalan movie.
Well of course not. The Gaia hypothesis is dead.
Makes for good fiction though.
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#10I hope this inspires our generation. I hope we remember that the way things were recently aren’t they way have to be, or the way things naturally are. We need more pollution controls, clean power, and less driving. I also think we need to reduce how many people visit certain places as the harsh reality is that impact is clearly related to visits. It will mean a shared sacrifice but a healthier planet. Hopefully limits can be done in an equitable way like a lottery or apportionment somehow.