>> Whilst small individual efforts are better than nothing, and will allow for a small reserve that could in theory repopulate given the right conditions... you're trying to stop an avalanche with an umbrella.<<
No, I'm trying to stop it with a hooknet the size of a continent. Think incrementally...
* These are actions that anyone and everyone can do some of, without necessarily needing anyone else's permission. This lets concerned citizens do an end-run around a torpid or actively hostile government.
* And what if everyone did that? The whole relationship with the environment would change for the better.
* A person who begins by caring for butterflies will quite likely go on to care for many other things, and expand their environmental efforts over time.
* I did list the big conservation groups in case someone lacks a yard and/or prefers large-scale efforts.
* The environment is designed for refugia as a safety catch, and thus many species are equipped to take advantage of that. There are some great studies on how this works in certain habitats or situations. For instance, small burrowing animals are among the first to recover after a wildfire, and large animals seek shelter in water. Glacial extension maps will show you how equatorward areas functioned as refugia then.
This situation looks bad, because it is bad. But it's not hopeless, because life finds a way. I like to watch for actionable things that people can do to make a difference.
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2025-03-07 06:07 pm (UTC)That's true.
>> Whilst small individual efforts are better than nothing, and will allow for a small reserve that could in theory repopulate given the right conditions... you're trying to stop an avalanche with an umbrella.<<
No, I'm trying to stop it with a hooknet the size of a continent. Think incrementally...
* These are actions that anyone and everyone can do some of, without necessarily needing anyone else's permission. This lets concerned citizens do an end-run around a torpid or actively hostile government.
* And what if everyone did that? The whole relationship with the environment would change for the better.
* A person who begins by caring for butterflies will quite likely go on to care for many other things, and expand their environmental efforts over time.
* I did list the big conservation groups in case someone lacks a yard and/or prefers large-scale efforts.
* The environment is designed for refugia as a safety catch, and thus many species are equipped to take advantage of that. There are some great studies on how this works in certain habitats or situations. For instance, small burrowing animals are among the first to recover after a wildfire, and large animals seek shelter in water. Glacial extension maps will show you how equatorward areas functioned as refugia then.
This situation looks bad, because it is bad. But it's not hopeless, because life finds a way. I like to watch for actionable things that people can do to make a difference.