SPECIES EQUALITY... I was hoping to post a video of a leopard playing in a tree. Signal strength means I can't. Also hoping a projector does show up today for the Living with Leopards class, the theme is leopards and trees, I want to show some short clips. Nothing is easy here but really hope the device arrives. As i posted yesterday, it's the little things, I fantasize about hot water running out of a tap.
Working on the final draft for Code of Practice I've had a lot of correspondence with leopard conservationists around the world about why our species is so neglected. I'm even delving into the legality because protection status can dictate the fate of a sentient being. The general consensus is there is little understanding of the importance of some species because like it or not, some are keystone and their survival is imperative for the help of ecosystems. The icon species garner millions of dollars of support based on emotions even though these animals are often living in fragmented areas with an ecological value lower than other non protected areas where wildlife is being slaughtered. There is no better example of this than the leopard. More science needed, that combined with the right ethical approach can help win this thing. The INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE LEOPARD will have a strong theme based around why the leopard is so important.
#WorldElephantDay - Note the guy with one tusk, he's pretty famous round here. He gets up to mischief but is much more passive than Messi. He's older so Messi will stay away when he's around but they all move round a lot so it's never certain what is going on. Messi has not hassled us since I tested the tiger audio but he has caused destruction elsewhere.
