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vedi articolo apparso sulla stampa CdT 9.5.2019 Easier to break down wolves. Wrong choices, dictated by atavistic fears (and ignorance) Wolves and bears in the viewfinder: the Swiss National Council has decided to loosen the conditions of regulation of the great predators, making their killing easier. The deputies went beyond the Government’s demands. The …
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. I'm still baffled, my daughter yells at me from her bedroom last night: "Mom Notre Dame is on fire"! Looking at the images, those emotions that I felt every time I entered the magnificent cathedral came back to life. Paris has always been in my heart, since the first time I visited it in …
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. Questo video mostra alcune rane salvate dalla strada a Magadino, una delle quali visibilmente gravemente ferita che ancora voleva raggiungere la libertà. È così orribilmente difficile guardare le rane spiaccicate per strada perché alla gente non importa e invece di rallentare, danno gas. Abbiamo bisogno di volontari per aiutarci, specialmente quando piove o con …
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. . Native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia, the snow leopard is considered a protected species with a high risk of extinction. Also called "ghost of the mountains", because he is difficult to observe, he lives in an arid environment, between peaks and rocky crags, covered with moss and shrubs, between 3,000 and …
. As part of an EU-Life re-introduction of species in areas where these are extinct, a lynx from Switzerland has been released into the forests of Rhineland-Palatinate. Mala, this is the name of the female lynx, will be monitored by means of a special collar for the duration of one year, in order to observe …
Post taken from: Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) & venus2407 World Animals Voice Who heard their scream, thinks of children’s voices. Fear of death, wounding and desperate children’s voices. Collarbears release these terrible screams twice a day. If they still have the strength. Bile juice is taken twice a day in an unbearable procedure. For this …
As much I read about it, as much I see that kind of movies… there is a strange deep feeling arising in my being. Sometimes I'm up to think "Gee, I can't bear anything more, like this cruelty without any meaning…" And I have to force myself to watch to the end the movie, with …
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See some more descriptions and pictures at this link Actually, between 1985 and 1997 I had been hundred of times in London! When flying with the Airbus 310 (Swissair), the night's stop in LHR were the great occasion to visit the city and attend to many musicals, or classical music concerts. I loved (and still …
Each Autumn, I receive a lovingly visit in our garden! But I'm not sure he's the same one of the previous years. It's so strange, but I didn't give him a name... maybe because a blog friend of mine, she had for several years the visit of Mir, a beautiful robin, and she now misses …
by Stacey Source Veganism: A Truth Whose Time Has Come Posted by M. (known as) “Butterflies” Katz See all the pictures at this link-page: Stand united against ALL oppression and injustice. In these brilliant signs from around the world, you’ll see many of the messages state that all oppression and injustice is connected. The signs …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOlGo-QbXMc Crossing with the cinema time and imagination, Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores signs for Almo Nature a contemporary fairy tale whose protagonists man, the wolf, and the dog. A lovely short video to show us how to prove compassion and respect towards all the other species, as well... ...oOo... Attraversando con il cinema …
A volte ci mettiamo a programmare viaggi in terre lontane, oltre oceano e magari sopportando delle trasferte di giorni interi... quando in verità, abbiamo posti incantevoli ad un paio d'ore d'auto da dove viviamo. A Sara Luna è stato offerto un corso di musica da camera di una settimana ad Arosa, nel canton Grigioni (avendo …
On the road to Calabria, in the most southerly part of Italy, we stayed two nights in Rome. The Eternal City has always fascinated me and every occasion for a visit is always welcomed with joy (see more photos here). But long-standing friends also live in Rome, and with Nunzia I share the passion of …
Once a year, all the Swiss WWF Sections meet to discuss topics and strategies, put priorities and get updated about the many projects going on especially in our Country. This weekend, I had the Chance to attend with my husband, President of the Swiss Italian part, and himself a "volunteer" too. After the greetings of …
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Non più specie “strettamente protetta”, ma solamente “protetta”. Il Consiglio degli Stati ha deciso martedì che sarà più facile abbattere i lupi, declassandone il grado di protezione. Con 29 voti contro 14 è stata respinta una proposta della sinistra di rinviare al Governo la modifica della legge federale sulla caccia. La revisione – di cui …
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Claudine Giovannoni 