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Recognition for Native people who honor the Earth is good news for the Earth

December 17, 2010 – Mail Tribune, A steep Rogue River rapid near Gold Hill will again be named for the ancient American Indian village there.  The U.S. Geological Survey this week gave final approval for changing Powerhouse Rapid to Ti’lomikh Falls in honor of the Takelma village at the waterfall, which was a key salmon-fishing stretch for the Indians.
“Isn’t that grand?” said Agnes Pilgrim, 86, who is the oldest known surviving member of the Takelma tribe. “It cheers my heart that we get recognition. It’s long overdue, but it’s great to have it move forward.”

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Filed under: Native Peoples, Native Peoples, Land

Thought extinct in the 1940s, bird found on U.S. soil

Dec 9, 2010 www.content.usatoday.com | “A bird once thought extinct and then found only in two breeding sites in Japan has turned up on U.S. soil. Nests of the endangered Short-tailed Albatross have been discovered on two tiny islands in the northwestern Hawaiian islands. Previously the birds were only known to nest on Torishima and Senkaku islands in Japan.”

“~ Nests of the endangered Short-tailed Albatross have been discovered on two tiny islands in the northwestern Hawaiian islands. Mother Nature is full of surprises.
Thought extinct in the 1940s, bird found on U.S. soil – Science Fair: Science and Space News – USATO
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Thought extinct in the 1940s, bird found on U.S. soil – Science Fair: Science and Space News – USATODAY.com”
    • Janie Harwood “Now they won’t be as safe! Human intervention, not always a good thing. Good luck to these lovely birds”
    • Janie Harwood, Judith Green, Hannah Urpeth, Bradley Rendon, and Good Vibrations like this.
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Filed under: Animals & Plants, Species Re-discovered

What to do with Unwanted Fur? Donate It to Help Orphaned Wildlife

Dec 1, 2010, www.humanesociety.org | “Do you have an old fur coat in your closet? Is your grandmother’s mink stole stored in the attic? Many of us have fur apparel that we no longer want or that was left to us by a family member. Some aren’t comfortable selling it or giving it to charity, because they feel people should not wear animal fur.  So what should people do with it?

Give it back to the animals. If you would like to see that old fur put to a good use, see if there is a wildlife rehabilitator in your area who will use it to aid and comfort wildlife.”

Lindy Rose shared a link.
Donating Used Furs to “Coats for Cubs” Helps Wildlife : The Humane Society of the United States.
Don’t know what to do with that old fur coat? Give it back to the animals. Here’s how.”
Comments:
Robert Brothers “What a great idea! Wildlife rescuers use the furs to warm and comfort orphaned and injured wildlife. More than 200 groups from across the United States and Canada now participate in the program. This is the kind of creative thinking that helps us look for other opportunities like this.”
    • Judith Green “Three years ago while my mother and I were cleaning out her closets we ran across some old forgotten fur muffs and stoles that had been purchased by some family member or other back in the 1940’s or ’50’s. We both felt bad finding those furs. We sure did not want to keep them or wear them! But we didn’t want to sell them, either–didn’t want the money, and didn’t want to encourage other to wear the furs. Fortunately I’d seen a notice about this “Coats for Cubs” programs at the Buffalo Exchange in Bellingham, Wa. My mother agreed that was where they should go. It felt good to be able to give the fur back to animals and to know it would give comfort to some little orphan or injured animal.”
    • Robert Brothers “great to hear how this really works!”
    • Robert Brothers, Ara Johnson, Judith Green, Ysabel Vicente, and Christine Aspinall like this.
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Filed under: Animals, Animals & Plants, Compassionate Actions