Posts tagged extinction
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death [ENCORE] /275
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death [ENCORE] /275

Ayana and Mike touch on the history of cattle ranching and grazing rights, trophic cascades and the vitality of death, the violent lineages of conservation, and ecological restoration as an antidote to species loss.

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More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildnational park, restoration, recovery, conservation, Yellowstone National Park, evolution, predators, trophic cascade, gray wolf, extinction, extinction crisis, bison, coyote, American mythology, the West, coexistence, cattle ranching, grazing rights, biological diversity, conservation model, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, Anthropocene, Song of the Dodo, beyond-human, Rocky Mountains, american plains bison, ecological literacy, Western ColoradoComment
Dr. SAMUEL RAMSEY on Bee Population in Peril /210
Dr. SAMUEL RAMSEY on Bee Population in Peril /210

Dr. Ramsey gives us an in-depth explanation as to what parasitic mites like Varroa destructor and Tropilaelaps mean for bee health, how climate change impacts the nutritional quality of pollen, and how human design and development has strengthened and spread parasitic mites to the disadvantage of bees globally.

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More Than Human Kin, The Cost of Capitalism, Multispecies JusticeFor The Wildvarroa destructor, honeybees, honey bee, colony collapse disorder, native bees, murder hornets, giant murder hornets, neonicotinoids, climate change, extinction, entomology, Tropilaelaps mite, parasitic mites, apiculture, fight the mite initiative, Samuel Ramsey, Dr. Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Black entomologists, Project Apis.m, pollinator gardens, pesticidesComment
GINA RAE LA CERVA on Wild Foods and Our Web of Relations /197
GINA RAE LA CERVA on Wild Foods and Our Web of Relations /197

Gina shares how colonization eradicated many wild foods, the status of wild foods in the global market, and how “feasting wild” not only awakens a central part of our being, but it is also an opportunity for foragers to leade the way in ecological restoration and conservation.

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Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Food Sovereignty, Globalization, Conservation RestorationFor The WildGina Rae La Cerva, Santa Fe, NM, Feasting Wild, wild foods, foraging, mushroom foraging, wild mushrooms, the commodification of wild food, biodiversity, Borneo, Democratic Republic of Congo, game meat, bushmeat, wild meat, conservation, women and conservation, Noma, ramps, rewilding, biophilia, green sea turtle, extinction, industrial agriculture, diet, hunter-gathererComment
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death /152
MIKE PHILLIPS on Gray Wolves and the Vitality of Death /152

Ayana and Mike’s conversation touches on the history of cattle ranching and grazing rights, trophic cascades and the vitality of death, the violent lineages of conservation, and ecological restoration as an antidote to species loss.

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More Than Human Kin, Multispecies Justice, Conservation RestorationFor The Wildnational park, restoration, recovery, conservation, Yellowstone National Park, evolution, predators, trophic cascade, gray wolf, extinction, extinction crisis, bison, coyote, American mythology, the West, coexistence, cattle ranching, grazing rights, biological diversity, conservation model, Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund, endangered species, Endangered Species Act, Anthropocene, Song of the Dodo, beyond-human, Rocky Mountains, american plains bison, ecological literacy, Western ColoradoComment
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142
SEFRA ALEXANDRA on Seed Remembrance /142

Sefra and Ayana look into the culture of seed saving, the importance of diversity in the global food supply, the grave impacts of seed relief on local agro-economic systems, undermining seed oligarchies, and the ways in which being in relationship with seeds offer us a deeper connection to all dimensions of life

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Food Sovereignty, Plant Intelligence, Conservation RestorationFor The WildPerennial, ethnobotanical, conservation, preservation, restoration, heirloom seeds, non-GMO, seed diversity, seed saving, seed savers, plant genes, seed banks, seed bank, food security, seed sovereignty, ancient seeds, agroecology, agrarian, taro, kalo, seed dispersal, harvest, stewardship, bioregion, industrial agriculture, extinction, Seed Huntress, seed oligarchies, proprietary seeds, Bayer, Corteva, Monsanto, Crop Trust, Genebank, in-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, global seed bank, climate change, climate resilience, global food securityComment
KERRY KNUDSEN on Lichen and Life after Capitalism /116
KERRY KNUDSEN on Lichen and Life after Capitalism /116

Ayana’s conversation with Kerry spans the dreamiest of worlds, from the surreal and psychedelic presence of lichens to the magic of creating life post-capitalism.

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More Than Human Kin, Plant IntelligenceFor The Wildlichens, algae, fungi, symbiotic relationships, lichenologist, post-capitalism, embracing chaos, mycological taxonomist, lichen biodiversity, Chihuahuan Desert, lichen habitat, gragile ecosystems, changing climate, citizen scientists, biodiversity, extinction, More-Than-Human-Kin, More Than Human KinComment