Thank you Debra, as always, for sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly about the environmental landscape, and especially for refugia good news. In a sense, wildlife crossings act as refugia by enabling wildlife to move across the landscape and thereby avoiding becoming roadkill, as well as reducing fragmentation leading to biodiversity loss and population decline. I really appreciate the article on wildlife crossings in Colorado, I was not aware that they have now built 28 crossings, including some overpasses (very pricey). I think you will be interested in a Gala online teaching tool on 'Wildlife Crossings in Costa Rica' that I worked on with some friends/colleagues a couple of years ago based on a journal article we published: https://www.learngala.com/cases/costa-rica-wildlife-crossings. Yes, wildlife crossings are happening arround the world, and in Costa Rica there is a whole generation of Ticos who are passionate about road ecology and wildlife conservation. On another note, you should be aware of a new film by Ben Albert (grandson of Cal De Witt) called "An Invitation to Wonder" about the Waubesa Wetlands that Cal and his neighbors have worked to preserve for many decades. Cal was director of the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies for 25 years, and he appears prominantly in the film. But the real star is the wetlands, and the invitation is to slow down, observe, and behold what God has created. Here is the website link: https://www.learngala.com/cases/costa-rica-wildlife-crossings. We are screening the film at my university (Point Loma Nazarene University) on Earth Day, and I believe there will be quite a few local screenings (Ben is in your neck of the woods). The film can be viewed for free this month, or for $8 via PBS. This film is the perfect refugia film! Cheers, Mike
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Thank you Debra, as always, for sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly about the environmental landscape, and especially for refugia good news. In a sense, wildlife crossings act as refugia by enabling wildlife to move across the landscape and thereby avoiding becoming roadkill, as well as reducing fragmentation leading to biodiversity loss and population decline. I really appreciate the article on wildlife crossings in Colorado, I was not aware that they have now built 28 crossings, including some overpasses (very pricey). I think you will be interested in a Gala online teaching tool on 'Wildlife Crossings in Costa Rica' that I worked on with some friends/colleagues a couple of years ago based on a journal article we published: https://www.learngala.com/cases/costa-rica-wildlife-crossings. Yes, wildlife crossings are happening arround the world, and in Costa Rica there is a whole generation of Ticos who are passionate about road ecology and wildlife conservation. On another note, you should be aware of a new film by Ben Albert (grandson of Cal De Witt) called "An Invitation to Wonder" about the Waubesa Wetlands that Cal and his neighbors have worked to preserve for many decades. Cal was director of the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies for 25 years, and he appears prominantly in the film. But the real star is the wetlands, and the invitation is to slow down, observe, and behold what God has created. Here is the website link: https://www.learngala.com/cases/costa-rica-wildlife-crossings. We are screening the film at my university (Point Loma Nazarene University) on Earth Day, and I believe there will be quite a few local screenings (Ben is in your neck of the woods). The film can be viewed for free this month, or for $8 via PBS. This film is the perfect refugia film! Cheers, Mike
Oh thank you for both these links! I really appreciate these connections. Thanks for reading, and greetings to climate folk at Point Loma.
Note to readers: here is the link to the film. https://www.waubesafilm.com/
Congrats on passing the 1000-subscriber mark. Well-deserved. Appreciate your analysis this week, as always.