Environment & Non-Domesticated Animals
CLIMATE CHANGE VERSUS THE ANIMALS
By Emma Sealey
By the year 2050, climate change will reduce thirty five percent of Earth’s nonhuman animals and plants to extinction. Global warming and climate change as a whole have become such politically charged topics that, when assessing the impact, it is important to recall proven facts. According to the largely respected scientific agency, NASA, evidence for rapid climate change include: a rise in global temperature, retreating glaciers, rising sea levels, increased ocean acidification and more. These proven and undeniable observations are evidence that climate change is slowly contributing to the ruination of our planet and the species occupying it. To save and preserve a multitude of animal species, humans need to do more to prevent climate change and the negative consequences that accompany it. |
A SHARED HOME
By Anika Rossow-Strasser
Every semester students have the opportunity to choose to do projects that interest them. One project option is to create a children's story that teaches children non speciesist ways to relate to nonhuman animals. Please enjoy this beautiful story about a lovely bird who lost some of their feathers. The book was hand illustrated in ink on paper and is based on a bird who the author once met. Be sure you read the captions to see the story's text! |
INVISIBLE INVADERS:
THE MENACE OF MICROPLASTICS IN OUR OCEANS
By Ivan Burmeister
The glimmering waves, shimmering horizon, and the immense breathtaking extent of our ocean have long captivated our mind and souls. However, a looming danger lurks below this surface: microplastics. These tiny, virtually invisible particles have infiltrated our oceans, posing a grave threat to marine life and, ultimately, our own well-being. It's time we take a stand to address this issue and all come together to contribute to ocean cleanup efforts.
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ONE SMALL STEP FOR HUMAN ANIMAL,
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR NON-HUMAN ANIMAL KIND
My project is a building model of Armstrong Hall on the MNSU Campus with more non-human animal friendly features. Earlier in the year I was inspired to make a 3D model of a project we had done. I want there to be a real connection to how beautiful it can make our campus if we were to implement these features into all the buildings, new and old. If we were to implement these changes, we would be making minor changes but could result in major ones. The lives of non-human animals and human animals alive would be improved and in result would be helping the Earth also.
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WOLF HUNT
By Sena Balbach
The Grey Wolf is easily one of the most politically polarizing animals in the United States. Ever since Europeans began settling North America there has been conflict between wolves and humans. Today farmers and ranchers want the wolf populations managed because of the potential risk they pose to their livestock, but environmentalists argue the importance of wolves in their ecosystems. There are many misconceptions surrounding wolves that drive human support for the wolf hunt. |
FAUX FUR?
By Sena Balbach
Many people in today’s society wear clothing and accessories made from fake fur instead of real fur. Is this simply because faux fur is more accessible in mainstream clothing stores? Or are people aware of the cruelty in the fur industry and consciously avoid clothing made from real fur from other animals? If you fall into the second category there is still a chance that your faux fur items contain fur from a non-human animal and have been mislabeled. |
THE SHARK CULL
By Holly Blooflat
What is shark culling? Unknown to many, shark culling is the practice of mass slaughtering sharks as a response to an attack. Sharks are caught in various ways including nets, drumlines, dishing, and newer technologies. Many of the species of sharks being caught are at risk of extinction and the balance of the ecosystem rests in their jaws. Sharks are facing a certain extinction with over 100 million of them being killed per year for their fins and for sport. |
FOX HUNTING A TRADITION OR TORTURE
By Chelsea Zblewski
Fox hunting is the act of tracking and killing foxes, typically red foxes. It is a common tradition in many countries, such as, Canada, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States. This type of hunting is prominent in the upper-class community. The foxes are hunted as a form of pest control, population control, and as tradition. |
HUNTERS THE CONSERVATIONIST: A PARADOX OR THE TRUTH
By Chelsea Zblewski
Many hunters consider themselves conservationist. This many seem very confusing to some, including myself. How can someone who is killing the non-human animals be helping the non-human animals at the same time? There are many ways hunters believe they contribute to the conservation of non-human animal. |