#NationalEndangeredSpeciesDay

Posted by Maverick ~ on May 19, 2017
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"Endangered Species Day was created by a Senate resolution in 2006 to encourage “the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.” It has since been celebrated in May by countries such as Australia, Bahamas/Nassau, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, England, French Polynesia, India, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland and Sweden, the coalition reports."  *   -- Tiger Conservation Groups

“One saw a bird dying, shot by a man. It was flying with rhythmic beat and beautifully, with such freedom and lack of fear. And the gun shattered it; it fell to the earth and all the life had gone out of it. A dog fetched it, and the man collected other dead birds. He was chattering with his friend and seemed so utterly indifferent. All that he was concerned with was bringing down so many birds, and it was over as far as he was concerned. They are killing all over the world. Those marvellous, great animals of the sea, the whales, are killed by the million, and the tiger and so many other animals are now becoming endangered species. Man is the only animal that is to be dreaded.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, Krishnamurti to Himself: His Last Journal

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18 comments on “#NationalEndangeredSpeciesDay”

  5. Such beautiful creatures, Tigers. Looks so cute, I’m almost tempted to play with him. Then I remember he’s a wild creature capable of killing me. I think this could be one reason some like to kill them; it makes them feel powerful. As for the smaller creatures who become fodder for bullets, I couldn’t say. Hopefully, this practice will be obliterated by the more powerful machine: Evolution toward right thinking~

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