Robber fly - Nature photographer Thomas Shahan specializes in amazing portraits of tiny insects. It isn't easy. Shahan says that this Robber Fly (Holcocephala fusca), for instance, is "skittish" and doesn't like its picture taken.

Nature by Numbers (Video)

"The Greater Akashic System" – July 15, 2012 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Caroll) (Subjects: Lightworkers, Intent, To meet God, Past lives, Universe/Galaxy, Earth, Pleiadians, Souls Reincarnate, Invention: Measure Quantum state in 3D, Recalibrates, Multi-Dimensional/Divine, Akashic System to change to new system, Before religion changed the system, DNA, Old system react to Karma, New system react to intent now for next life, Animals (around humans) reincarnate again, This Animal want to come back to the same human, Akashic Inheritance, Reincarnate as Family, Other Planets, Global Unity … etc.)

Question: Dear Kryon: I live in Spain. I am sorry if I will ask you a question you might have already answered, but the translations of your books are very slow and I might not have gathered all information you have already given. I am quite concerned about abandoned animals. It seems that many people buy animals for their children and as soon as they grow, they set them out somewhere. Recently I had the occasion to see a small kitten in the middle of the street. I did not immediately react, since I could have stopped and taken it, without getting out of the car. So, I went on and at the first occasion I could turn, I went back to see if I could take the kitten, but it was to late, somebody had already killed it. This happened some month ago, but I still feel very sorry for that kitten. I just would like to know, what kind of entity are these animals and how does this fit in our world. Are these entities which choose this kind of life, like we do choose our kind of Human life? I see so many abandoned animals and every time I see one, my heart aches... I would like to know more about them.

Answer: Dear one, indeed the answer has been given, but let us give it again so you all understand. Animals are here on earth for three (3) reasons.

(1) The balance of biological life. . . the circle of energy that is needed for you to exist in what you call "nature."

(2) To be harvested. Yes, it's true. Many exist for your sustenance, and this is appropriate. It is a harmony between Human and animal, and always has. Remember the buffalo that willingly came into the indigenous tribes to be sacrificed when called? These are stories that you should examine again. The inappropriateness of today's culture is how these precious creatures are treated. Did you know that if there was an honoring ceremony at their death, they would nourish you better? Did you know that there is ceremony that could benefit all of humanity in this way. Perhaps it's time you saw it.

(3) To be loved and to love. For many cultures, animals serve as surrogate children, loved and taken care of. It gives Humans a chance to show compassion when they need it, and to have unconditional love when they need it. This is extremely important to many, and provides balance and centering for many.

Do animals know all this? At a basic level, they do. Not in the way you "know," but in a cellular awareness they understand that they are here in service to planet earth. If you honor them in all three instances, then balance will be the result. Your feelings about their treatment is important. Temper your reactions with the spiritual logic of their appropriateness and their service to humanity. Honor them in all three cases.

Dian Fossey's birthday celebrated with a Google doodle

Dian Fossey's birthday celebrated with a Google doodle
American zoologist played by Sigourney Weaver in the film Gorillas in the Mist would have been 82 on Thursday (16 January 2014)

Monday, September 6, 2010

Landslides damage coffee farms in S Sumatra

Antara News, Monday, September 6, 2010 20:16 WIB

Pagaralam, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Landslides damaged tens of hectares of coffee and vegetable farms in some parts of Dempo Utara sub-district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra on Monday.

Some cliffs in the villages of Jangkarmas, Agunglawangan, Burungdinang, and Bumiagung, Dempo Utara sub-district, Pagaralam, South Sumatra Province, collapsed following two days of heavy rain.

ANTARA learned that the landslides also threatened some local residents` hutments.

The torrential rains had been showering the Dempo Utara sub-district areas over the past two days, triggering the collapse of some cliffs.

"The cliffs of Bukit Barisan mountainous areas near here had collapsed two times. As usual, this natural disaster is followed by flash floods which threaten residents` farmings," Herlan said.

The local resident said the landslides damaged some Jangkaremas villagers` coffee farmings and paddy fields.

Around the landslide sites, the condition of forests was in serious damage and they were on river bank so that the areas were vulnerable to such natural disasters as flooding, he said.

Meanwhile, Head of Pagaralam`s natural disaster surveillance unit, Yapani Rachim, said search and rescue workers had been prepared for anticipating all unwanted eventualities.

"To control the damaged forests, the Pagaralam city`s government has launched a planting tree program. Hundreds of thousands of trees have been planted in the damaged forest areas," he said.

Over the past few months, various parts of Indonesia have undergone extreme weather phenomena, including torrential rains that cause floods and landslides in some areas.

Last August, a part of Trans-Sulawesi highway linking Poso and Tentena in Central Sulawesi Province had once been paralyzed by a landslide for a few days.

Before being cleared, the Poso-Tentena road was stuck after rocks and dirt covered by one-kilometer-long, including big rocks and fallen trees.

In North Sumatra, the Sinabung Mountain has erupted for four times, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes.

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