Ha! How innovative. In my internet travels, researching my current book, I came across this wonderful story. The first line of the article: They come by night and they steal the future. It’s about turtle egg poaching and some really nifty new way to fight it.
It seems, some brilliant nonprofit Paso Pacifico, has created fake eggs that contain a GSM transmitter hidden inside.The project was one of the winners of the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge, organized by U.S. Aid for International Development, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Read the whole story. And congrats to Paso Pacifico. Go get ’em!
So, being the curious person I am, I had to look up the origin of the so-called mythological jackalope, the fearsome rabbit with antlers with a fondness for whiskey. Turns out, it was a hoax perpetrated during the early 1800s. Who knew?
Someone asked recently, what would you like on your tombstone? In other words, what is your legacy? I immediately answered: She helped the animals of this world. Since I was a young child, I’ve loved all critters. My eyes would light with delight whenever we saw wildlife. My mom even describes my life in terms of animal phases. My bedroom was redecorated many times. I’ll never forget the giant frog she sewed to my bedspread. Then there was the giraffe stage. Dolphins and bears still remain at the top of the list for me. There is something so special about them.