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)

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Floods hit Siberut Island, three dead, more displaced

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang | Fri, 04/25/2008 12:11 PM


Floods on Siberut Island, Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, over the last three days have claimed the lives of three people and swamped three villages.


When the banks of the Sikabaluan River burst, as many as 205 homes in Monganpoula village, 140 in Sotboyak villages and 174 in Sikabaluan village were flooded. Farms located along the river growing bananas, yams, ground nuts and other cash crops were destroyed.


"Some houses have been submerged up to their roof," a resident from Muara Sikabaluan, North Siberut, Bambang Sagurung, 24, told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.


Three people reportedly drowned in the Sikabaluan River on Tuesday. Jheki Cheli, 16, from Muara Sikabaluan, drowned when the motorboat he was in capsized at the mouth of the Sikabaluan River.


"His body was found on a beach at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. We will send his remains to his parents," North Siberut district chief Sahad Pardamaian said.


The two other victims, Martina, 27, and her son, Riko, 3, of Sotboyak, also drowned after their boat tipped over in the Sikabaluan River on Tuesday afternoon. They were returning home from their farm with Togat, 30, Martina's husband, when the accident occurred.


"The boat lost control and later overturned because of the swift river current. Mother and son were pinned between the boat and a sago trunk tied to the boat," said Bambang.


Sahad said floods had been prevalent in the three villages since 2003.


Bambang said during the search for Jheki, many tree logs were seen scattered in the area. The logs, likely felled by timber companies, drifted into the river.


"We're not sure whether or not the logs were legally felled," Sahad said.


Mentawai Islands Regent Edison Saleleubaja banned logging activities on Siberut two years ago, while the Andalas Madani Cooperatives' forest concession area in North Siberut is still operating.


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