May 2nd, 2021

Hey there!

Here is this week's edition of Conservationist Content Newsletter.

2 Things in this week's Nat-News:

*Nat-News is the cool way to say Nature News. But in like, millennial speak. We shorten words. That's kind of our thing.

1️⃣ Bill to kill up to 90% of Idaho wolves heads to governor

Link: Idaho 6 News//Full Story

Too long, didn't read: Idaho State Senator Mark Harris, among others, argue that wolves are “destroying ranchers” and wildlife in Idaho. There is absolutely no doubt some individual ranchers are deeply affected by wolf populations. But the loss is less than 1% of Idaho’s estimated 2.5 million cows and calves, and the elk population has not declined in over 20 years. At least 30 former wildlife managers penned a letter to say the methods for killing wolves allowed in the measure [e.g., traps, snares, aerial shooting, snowmobiles, night-vision optics] violate long standing wildlife management practices and sportsmen ethics as well.

2️⃣ Great Lakes Fish Benefitting from Restored Rapids

Link: NOAA//Full Story

Too long, didn't read: In 2016, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the state of Michigan restored fast-flowing rapids on the St. Mary's River, which is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The rejuvenated ecosystem has helped increase the number of young fish in the area. A win for fish!

2 ideas from me:

1️⃣ Watch an episode from Our Planet sometime this week. For those of you with Netflix, this documentary is a quick exploration of the life that's on this planet. There are many great conservation messages but I'd also just watch it for the cinematography. The images and video that they capture is quite literally magical.

2️⃣ A little goal you can have each week: Be a good ancestor. Do something a future generation will thank you for. A simple thing is to plant a tree. You won't come out worse for it. If you do, email me and I'll send you a refund for the sapling.

2 things you should think about:

1️⃣ To combat an enemy, become their friend. This is especially true if you are going to talk to someone about something they are going to be defensive about.

2️⃣ The perfectly sustaining system would be one where all relationships are circular ones. A circular relationship is one where, when you use something, it just goes to the next part of its lifecycle. Think about the things you use... do you have places you can switch something out for a different product that can have a lifecycle, not just a single use? Start this week with water bottles! Do you need plastic ones?

Thanks for making it this far down the page, I appreciate you,

- Josh