Didn’t follow regularly but he left an impression. His untimely death was a huge loss to his young family and the conservation movement.
It’s amazing to see how his legacy lives on through the work of his loving wife, Terri and his two enthusiastic and motivated children,
Bindi and Robert.
~‘Crikey!’ Irwin family continues dad’s legacy on Animal Planet~
Crikey! It’s the Irwins
In this new series, the family of late Animal Planet star Steve Irwin (“Crocodile Hunter”) continue his legacy of educating viewers about animals like koalas, snakes, crocodiles and more.
The series features Irwin’s daughter Bindi, 20, his son Robert, 14, and their mom Terri, 54.
“Crikey!” is filmed at the Irwin family’s zoo in Queensland, Australia. It will occasionally feature clips of Steve Irwin, who died after being stung by a stingray while filming a documentary in 2006.
After months of training, Robert steps into his father’s shoes to feed Graham – Australia Zoo’s most notorious crocodile – solo, in front of the entire Crocoseum!
Meanwhile, Bindi witnesses one of nature’s rarest events: Cedar the Koala is having twins!
World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth.
It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries.”
The atmosphere of the Earth has a different composition from that of other planets in part due to the biochemical reactions of Earth’s organisms.
Trees and plankton play a big role in this. You’ve probably heard that trees produce oxygen, but have you ever wondered how much oxygen that is? You’ll hear a range of numbers and ways of presenting them because the amount of oxygen produced by a tree depends on the species of tree, its age, its health, and also on the tree’s surroundings. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, “a mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year.”
Here are some other quoted figures regarding the amount of oxygen produced by a tree:
“A single mature tree can absorb carbon dioxide at a rate of 48 lbs/year and release enough oxygen back into the atmosphere to support 2 human beings.”
~McAliney, Mike. Arguments for Land Conservation~
Documentation and Information Sources for Land Resources Protection, Trust for Public Land, Sacramento, CA, December, 1993
“One acre of trees annually consumes the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to that produced by driving an average car for 26,000 miles. That same acre of trees also produces enough oxygen for 18 people to breathe for a year.”
~~New York Times~~
“A 100-ft tree, 18″ diameter at its base, produces 6,000 pounds of oxygen.”
Saving the human species is this generation’s real challenge. At least that’s the message Conservation International is delivering in a new public awareness campaign called “Nature is Speaking.”
Seeking to inspire young people to help craft solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, the conservation nonprofit projects a startlingly indifferent message from the earth, forests, and ocean, among other elementals voiced by top Hollywood talent, in a series of visually stunning videos under the hashtag #NatureIsSpeaking.
Conservation International Launches Celebrity Studded Awareness Campaign Nature Is Speaking
Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature.
That’s the message of the provocative, celebrity-studded campaign Conservation International (CI) has launched. Nature Is Speaking aims to raise awareness that people need nature in order to survive.
Conservation International: Nature is Speaking
Robert Redford is The Redwood
~~GALLERY~~
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We are Conservation International.
We’re working to ensure a healthy, productive planet for everyone.
Because people need nature to thrive.
Conservation International
For more than 25 years, Conservation International has been protecting nature for the benefit of everyone on Earth.
But we’re not a run-of-the-mill environmental organization. We’re more like a human organization. We know that human beings are totally dependent on nature — and that when we work to save nature, we’re really working to save ourselves. CI is more than 1,000 people in 30+ countries helping to build a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet, for you and for everyone.
A man who once saved an elephant calf came face-to-face with that calf — now a massive bull — nearly three decades later.
Twenty-six years ago, a 3-month-old elephant followed his mother and their herd out into a clearing near Kenya’s Imenti Forest. A crowd of villagers, fearing for their valuable crops, surrounded the herd, firing off poison darts and spears and slaughtering those who were unable to flee.
The calf was struck in the head and fell unconscious to the ground where he seemed doomed to the fate of the others.
But a group of rangers arrived on the scene just in time to rescue the calf, along with one other, and brought the two of them to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). The baby elephant, who was named Ndume, was panicked at first, crying out and searching for his mother.
Soon, Ndume began adjusting to life at the rescue center and recovering under the care of a Kenyan keeper named Joseph Sauni.
He was released back to his home in the wild two years later.
~~GALLERY~~
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Ndume is now flourishing in the wild among a herd of other orphaned elephants and has become one of the herd’s largest bulls. He hadn’t been spotted much lately, but a recent encounter in the Tsavo National Park was caught on film.
Joseph Sauni, the keeper who fed Ndume milk from a bottle as a calf, came upon his old friend. The footage — and the delight of Sauni — is touching:
~~Reuniting with 26 year old Ndume~~
~~Published on Feb 25, 2015~~
Ex-orphan and fully grown elephant bull, Ndume, has been living wild for over 20 years among Tsavo National Park’s elephants but has been rarely seen in recent years. In a magical meeting in February 2015, he returned closer to home – watch our short video where he meets his former elephant Keepers!
Born from one family’s passion for Kenya and its wilderness, the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is today the most successful orphan-elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world and one of the pioneering conservation organisations for wildlife and habitat protection in East Africa.
Founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E, in honor of the memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE, the DSWT claims a rich and deeply rooted family history in wildlife and conservation.
~MISSION STATEMENT~
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife. These include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.
It Is What It Is 